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Jonathan Majors Arrested Over the Weekend After Alleged Domestic Dispute

Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday morning after an alleged domestic dispute, but his accuser has recanted her story.

This weekend was a legal whirlwind for actor Jonathan Majors. On Saturday (March 25), the Creed III star was arrested for misdemeanor assault, attempted assault, and aggravated harassment, citing an alleged domestic disturbance that involved a woman. According to TMZ, sources claim that the woman is Majors' girlfriend, and the two got into an argument in a taxi upon returning home from a bar in Brooklyn.

The woman claimed that the incident turned physical and had visible injuries, including a laceration behind her ear and redness on her face. Although the woman was moved to an area hospital in stable condition, the actor was taken into custody without incident on Saturday by the NYPD and released afterwards.

According to documents obtained by People, the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania actor was charged with multiple misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment. Documents says that Majors allegedly "[struck] her about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear," and that he allegedly grabbed the woman's hand and neck, "causing bruising and substantial pain."

Majors' lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, said her client was “completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.” Chaudhry also said that the woman had recanted the accusation and that the lawyers were gathering video evidence to show the Manhattan district attorney’s office that Majors didn't assault the woman.

“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,” Chaudhry said.

“Unfortunately, this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday,” Chaudhry added. “The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested. We expect these charges to be dropped soon.” Chaudry also said in her statement that the "incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday."

On Saturday evening, Majors was seen leaving a New York City courthouse, wearing a hat reading "freedom freedom."

In light of Majors' arrest, the U.S. Army paused its “Be All You Can Be” advertising campaign starring the actor." While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, prudence dictates that we pull our ads until the investigation into these allegations is complete," the U.S. Army said in a statement.

When the accusations went public, some filmmakers in the New York City area have shared now-deleted and protected tweets claiming that Majors has a history of violence and anti-social behavior.

“I’m just gonna say this about Jonathan Majors and be done with it: folks at Yale and the broader NYC community have known about him for years. He’s a sociopath and abuser and that is how virtually everyone speaks about him," tweeted director Tim Nicholai.

This story was updated on Monday, March 27.

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