Jonathan Majors is no longer part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios will end its collaboration with the actor who played Kang the Conqueror in 2023, PEOPLE can confirm. Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and is featured in the current season of the Disney+ series Loki.
The 34-year-old was also set to star in various other upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, including the fifth the Avengers movie.
The move comes about an hour after a jury returned a verdict Monday in his misdemeanor assault trial.
A timeline of Jonathan Majors’ legal troubles: from his March arrest to his assault trial
In a split verdict, Majors was found guilty of two counts: misdemeanor assault in the third degree, recklessly causing bodily harm, and harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor. The actor was acquitted of third-degree assault with intent to cause bodily harm and second-degree aggravated harassment.
The charges were related to an alleged fight between him and his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, that spilled into the streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown in March.
Paul Rudd and Jonathan Majors at the premiere of ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’. Mike Marsland/WireImage
Standing before the judge, President Rebecca Martinez declared Majors “not guilty” of the first count. Majors kept his head down until she found him guilty of the second. He watched her until the end of the charge. Then each of the other five jurors – two other women and three men – each separately told the judge that they agreed with the verdict.
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The six-member jury returned at 2:25 p.m. Monday with the message, “We, the jury, have reached a verdict,” after about six hours and 15 minutes of deliberations, which began Thursday.
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Majors faces up to a year in prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 6, although a judge could opt for probation or treatment instead of jail time.
The judge reminded him that the protective order remained in place and he could have no contact with Jabbari or he could face additional charges.
“No studio or production company would be right to work with him at this point,” an entertainment executive source told PEOPLE, noting the jury’s verdict.
Marvel Studios is the latest entity to distance itself from the Majors. After he was arrested in March, his advertising company, the Lede Company, “pulled out” of working with him, PEOPLE confirmed at the time. Disney later pulled its film Dreams magazine from their release schedule as well.
Priya Chaudhry, one of Majors’ attorneys, issued a statement Monday.
“It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story about what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause her any injuries,” the statement said.
“We are grateful for that. We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbara, the jury still found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless when she attacked him,” she continued in the statement.
“Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, friends and fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months,” she added. “Mr Majors remains confident in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name.”
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