The Army had already released two ads featuring the ‘Creed III’ actor before he was arrested in New York City on Saturday in relation to a domestic dispute.
Now according to the Hollywood Reporter they have pulled a major Be All You Can Be ad campaign featuring Jonathan Majors following the actor’s arrest on Saturday.
“The U.S. Army is aware of the arrest of Jonathan Majors and we are deeply concerned by the allegations surrounding his arrest,” Laura DeFrancisco, the public affairs chief for the Army Enterprise Marketing Office, said in a statement on Sunday. “While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, prudence dictates that we pull our ads until the investigation into these allegations is complete.”
The Army had already released two ads featuring the Creed III actor before he was arrested in New York City on Saturday in relation to a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman, according to local authorities.
The NYPD responded to a 911 call around 11 a.m. at a Manhattan apartment before Majors was arrested, without incident, on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment. He was no longer in police custody as of Saturday night. According to a spokesperson for the NYPD, the woman sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was taken to a hospital.
In response to his arrest, the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania actor’s lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement Sunday that Majors’ detainment was the result of a standard procedure in relation to the charges “and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested.” His team expects the charges to be dropped.
“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows,” Chaudhry said. “All the evidence proves that Mr. Majors is entirely innocent and did not assault her whatsoever.”
As part of the ad campaign, a senior marketing official with knowledge of the situation told The Army Times that the next round of commercials was previously slated to arrive in August. The Army reportedly already invested millions in advertisement purchases for the 2023 NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with immersive in-person events for the tournament’s Final Four.
Jonathan Majors to Present Video Evidence and Witness Statements Proving He Is ‘Completely Innocent’
Attorneys for Jonathan Majors are prepared to present video evidence that proves he’s “completely innocent” of the assault charges that led to his arrest on Saturday.
“This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations,” Majors’ criminal defense lawyer Priya Chaudhry said in a statement. “All the evidence proves that Mr. Majors is entirely innocent and did not assault her whatsoever.”
Twitter continues to react to the news:
I'm giving Johnathan Majors the same benefit of the doubt that celebrity media gave Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Ezra Miller, Josh Brolin and Dana White.
— Torraine Walker (@TorraineWalker) March 26, 2023
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Johnathan Majors was released because police stated they did not have enough evidence to find probable cause… As per usual the media has begun publicly lynching him with headlines that exclude him being released. SHIT IS FAWKIN SICK
— Ghost ?? (@GhostFaceDrizzy) March 26, 2023
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Johnathan Majors, my black brother why?? You were destined to kill Thor in cold blood. pic.twitter.com/BAIm2WGc37
— uPhakathwayo. (@BayandaGumede_) March 25, 2023
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Michael B Jordan next next time he's asked about Johnathan Majors pic.twitter.com/3puDD7SfV2
— NEEZY (@BeLikeNee) March 26, 2023
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How tf did Johnathan Majors get famous AND cancelled in the same damn month pic.twitter.com/O7wxanhJOj
— chrstn? (@blaxkstarrr) March 25, 2023
This year has seen major success for the Devotion star, with critically acclaimed performances both in the Creed and Ant-Man threequels. His appearances as Kang, which he originated in the first season of Loki, will see him headling the MCU’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025, along with a rumored appearance in the second season of the Disney+ series about the god of mischief.
