The Jonathan Majors assault allegations have led to a series of cancelations however Disney and Marvel have been notably silent.
According to the NY Post, Disney is facing a looming crisis over its multi-million dollar star Jonathan Majors after he was charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
The movie giant has the worldwide premiere of Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” on Thursday when stars including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Vin Diesel, and Karen Gillan will tread the red carpet at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood.
There, the stars will be left in the awkward position of facing questions about their Marvel Universe colleague’s Manhattan arrest for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, 30, last month.
Insiders tell The Post that Disney bosses fear that if they dump Majors, he will sue — and instead, they are waiting to see if his case will go to trial.
At the same time, he has adopted an aggressive legal strategy, releasing footage to attempt to portray his now ex-girlfriend as a liar, and highlighting that he is black.
Majors, 33, a Yale drama school grad who played Kang in “Ant-Man and The Wasp” and starred in “Creed III,” is now one of Disney’s biggest investments.
Variety reported he has signed a $20 million payday including back-end compensation for “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.”
But that is only the start of his enmeshment in the entertainment giant’s slate.
He is also signed up to star in “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
And he has a separate deal to appear as Kang in “Loki” on Disney+, the streaming service.
Alongside this, Disney’s Searchlight studios have snapped up his most recent movie, “Magazine Dreams,” in which he plays a tormented bodybuilder.
And he presented at the Oscars, another sign of his rising stardom.
Majors has already been getting Oscar buzz for the film which is slated to release in December.
An Oscar win for Disney would be seen as a vindication of boomerang CEO Bob Iger’s focus on creativity — but now the studio has to consider whether it will stand by the film.
One highly placed Hollywood studio source said the studios need to be careful should Majors in fact threaten legal action, adding: “It’s very possible they are waiting for things to play out before they make that decision.
“There is definitely a legal consideration, they need to gather facts should there be a dispute over his removal from any projects.”
But his arrest for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, British dancer Jabbari, is threatening to upend his promising career.
Variety also reported multiple alleged abuse victims are speaking with the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Office.
Majors was arrested in NYC on March 25 over the alleged domestic dispute with Jabbari, in a car as they returned to Manhattan from Brooklyn.
She was taken to the hospital with “minor injuries to her head and neck,” according to authorities, and later released.
Majors is expected to appear before a judge on May 8 as he faces multiple counts of harassment and assault filed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
He denies the accusations.
