Fired Marvel star Jonathan Majors reveals he was ‘sexually abused by men and women’ since age 9

Jonathan Majors on surviving childhood abuse

“I dealt with sexual abuse from both men and women from the time I was nine,” Jonathan Majors told The Hollywood Reporter. “From people who are supposed to look after you, in the absence of a father. I was f–ked up.” As he prepares to flip a new page in his career with Magazine Dreams hitting theaters on March 21, the Creed III star opened up about the trauma he’s carried for years. While Majors avoided speaking directly about his domestic violence case, citing legal restrictions, he did offer an insight into his early life and the emotional fallout that followed after his infamous trial and public criticism. Growing up in Dallas, Majors was close to his mother, a pastor, but his father left when he was just eight. After his legal troubles, he found himself facing his long-buried wounds. “I underwent therapy,” he said. “As a result began to unpack childhood traumas I had not confronted before.”

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Majors shared that when he finally told his mother about the abuse, her reaction was one of misery and regret. “She apologised for not being able to protect me,” he recalled. “I’m like, ‘It’s not even an issue, Mom. I just want you to know. And now we can all get busy and continue to connect and grow and learn from it because it’s something that was in our family.” Processing his past, Majors says, has given him a deeper understanding of his own behaviour. “There are no excuses,” he admitted. “But by getting help, you begin to understand things about yourself.”

Despite public sentiment against him, Majors still has strong backing from industry figures willing to work with him again, including Michael B Jordan and Matthew McConaughey. But for Majors, rebuilding isn’t just about external support, it’s about taking control of his own story. “At some point, there has to be accountability for writing your own story,” Majors says. 

He refuses to fall into the trap of self-destruction or blame. “Have a struggle, blame the world. Have a struggle, hate yourself. Have a struggle, deny everything. None of those narratives is beneficial.” Instead, Majors says, his strategy as he builds a new life post-trial is: “Have a struggle, learn, metabolise, grow.”

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Majors’ Magazine Dreams is set for a US release on March 21 via Briarcliff Entertainment. The bodybuilding drama revolves around  Killian Maddox (Majors), a man consumed by his dream of becoming a world-famous bodybuilder and landing on the cover of fitness magazines. He pushes himself to his limits while trying to find a connection with others. The film shows how far he will go for recognition in a world that often ignores him. The film gained attention at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival but was dropped by its distributor after a legal issue with Majors. Magazine Dreams is produced by Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy, Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman, and Luke Rodgers.