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26-Mar-23 12:23am
#2
theJaw
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Yah saw this. Shame, was a big fan of his talent. Unfortunately it seems we have another piece of crap on our hands (gross).

Wondering who will be recast as Kang now. Though that’s the least important thing, hoping the best for the woman who’s apparently being hospitalized. Apparently there were past indiscretions too. Oof.
26-Mar-23 12:45pm
#3
KillerKlown


Anyone who randomly carries a coffee cup around at all times is probably not super stable....
26-Mar-23 12:58pm
#4
Frank
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27-Mar-23 9:29am
#5
Best1989
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That second post escalated quickly.
27-Mar-23 10:21am
#6
Scott
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27-Mar-23 10:37am
#7
theJaw
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Let's hope that's true. I suppose the video footage will prove what actually happened, but who knows if we, the public, will ever see it. I want to believe the original report was misconstrued but at the same time, money deals with similar results, albeit fabricated results, have been made behind closed doors and a good enough PR team can spin anything these days. Fingers crossed the dude isn't actually a piece of garbage because there are too many of them in Hollywood and just the world in general.

It is worth noting that two different directors who have worked on films with Majors previously had come out and spoken about "abusive, cruel behavior" from the actor on the sets of their films, so the initial report isn't out of the realm of possibility. But we'll see I suppose. Whether he's a woman beater is yet to be proven, but regardless, it seems he's a bit of a prick either way.

EDIT: Here's the article where the filmmakers spoke about him, he apparently had a reputation as being somewhat of a sociopath before getting his big break in Hollywood: https://www.cinemabl...
27-Mar-23 11:07am
#8
Scott
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I hope he didn't do it. I was really starting to like him, and would hate to find out he attacked a woman like that. The lawyer's confidence, and specific things he cited, makes me think Majors is not guilty. It wasn't just some vague "my client is not guilty blah blah blah", he specifically claimed they have video evidence, eye witness testimony from the driver and "others", plus something about the alleged victim recanting her allegations. You can't throw out specific claims like that if you're unable to back them up.

As for those comments from those other directors...one of them even came back later and said he hadn't really read what had happened yet, and he didn't know of Majors ever being physically violent. This could very well just be some personal beef he has based on some disagreements in the past or something. Who knows.
27-Mar-23 12:15pm
#9
nonamesleft
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I read the title of this thread as Scooby Doo saying "uh oh."
27-Mar-23 1:40pm
#10
theJaw
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@Scott Unless we see the things the lawyer is suggesting, really anything could have happened to result in Majors looking innocent at the end of this. Happens all the time with pay-offs and whatnot. Again, a good enough lawyer and a good enough PR team can spin any garbage into gold if the money's there. I'd say we have to "wait and see" for a trial or something, but if the victim "recanted" her allegations, then it'll likely never go to trial and we'll never be made aware of the evidence he claims they have, or what actually happened. Smells a lot like a pay-off to me. If they wanted to ease our minds, they could still come forward with the evidence, though I'm unsure of the legality there.

All we know is he was arrested for strangulation and the victim, who allegedly recanted her allegations, ended up in the hospital following the incident. I don't know how one just ends up in the hospital like that, or why Majors would be arrested for it, if there wasn't some correlation. It's also worth noting that the two directors who spoke up about him are well respected in the business, so I don't think they'd speak out if the issues they had with Majors were just disagreements. The second quote about him being known as somewhat of a sociopath in the acting scene before his big break is the most upsetting to me. But yah, we'll probably never know, and he'll probably just keep on making MCU movies.

I also hope he didn't do it, I've been singing the dude's praises since Lovecraft County and Da 5 Bloods, him getting cast in the MCU was just a cherry on top for folks who were already a fan of his. Just sucks that we're probably not gonna know what actually happened, and that what we are aware of (the arrest and the apparent reason for it) is so awful.
27-Mar-23 2:13pm
#11
Scott
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@theJaw I hear ya. I'm really hoping any evidence they have that proves Majors' innocence DOES to come to light, to put an end to all of this.

I'm really torn on the comments from the directors though. They admit the guy was never physically violent with anyone. Still calling him a sociopath seems like some hyperbole in that case. I'm also not a fan of when someone takes it upon themself to speak on behalf of a huge group like that one director did ("folks at Yale and the broader NYC community have known about him for years"). If this were true, then people should be coming out of the woodwork to speak out their past experiences with this so-called "sociopath".
27-Mar-23 3:44pm
#12
theJaw
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@Scott Well, only AB Allen came out and said he never saw him be physically violent. Tim Nicolai (a well-respected member of the NYC Broadway/acting scene) is the one who acknowledged he acted like a sociopath during his time on that scene and that's not a small claim to make - especially for somebody as ingrained in the scene itself. And to be fair, he did mention that folks actually had attempted to come out and speak about Majors' actions in the past but were shrugged off because the victims themselves never came forward. As we all know, victims tend to have trouble coming to terms with their abuser or the abuse they were put through and often times opt to attempt to just bury it in the past instead of dredge it back to the surface. Either way, it's not necessarily that Nicolai was speaking FOR the huge group, it was more him acknowledging what others had tried to bring to light previously and what Majors' reputation around those parts has been.

This quote from him sums it up: “The specifics of what *I* know unfortunately would still expose people who have been hurt and deserve to not become part of some larger media inquiry if they don’t want to.” It's difficult to get a full grasp if the folks involved would rather not enter the public light. The way these types of cases involving high-profile celebrities tend to go, I can't say I blame anyone for not wanting to get involved.

(Didn't neg you obv, btw)
31-Mar-23 9:59am
#13
theJaw
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So Majors' lawyer released text messages from his girlfriend in an attempt to prove his innocence in the public eye, but they really just raise more questions than answers. The video below is the Reel Rejects going over their feelings on the text situation and I pretty much agree with them. If the lawyer has the video and the eye witness accounts, release those, because these texts are really only going to add to speculation and if the intention was to ease the public's mind about this whole thing, this was not the way to go about it. Again, they claim to have video evidence that proves he's innocent... so just release that (as apparently it'd be perfectly legal to do so). The texts (if legitimately sent from the girl in question) reek of codependency, which is often a pattern in abusive relationships, and the wording in certain areas seem like she's typing from a script.

But again, who knows? Alls I know is this is only going to create murkier waters regarding the whole situation.

https://www.youtube....
31-Mar-23 1:26pm
#14
Scott
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Yeah, I'm not going to run with it, I still want more evidence.....but those texts didn't come off great.
18-Apr-23 10:16am
#15
theJaw
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Don't know if anyone's still following this, not much has come out since those weird texts, but apparently yesterday Jonathan Majors was officially dropped by his manager and publicist. So it's not looking very likely that he's going to be absolved of any allegations anytime soon, especially considering the complete lack of any "video evidence" or eye witness testimony. Again, if the lawyer actually had these things, you'd think she'd have dropped them by now.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Kang get the ol' recast treatment, even though there have apparently been "no talks" of recasting the character within the MCU yet.

I'd like to throw Corey Hawkins' hat into the ring, personally. He was great in In the Heights from 2020 and even better alongside Denzel Washington in the Macbeth adaptation that came out a year later. No doubt in my mind that dude could handle the role easily.



18-Apr-23 3:43pm
#16
Scott
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Yeah, it's not looking good for him. I really hate that they're going to have to re-cast him though, he was playing a great Kang.
18-Apr-23 11:27pm
#17
Foxhack
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It just got way worse for him - he got dropped from pretty much every job he was lined up for.

https://deadline.com...
19-Apr-23 6:52pm
#18
Foxhack
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Dude is done.

https://variety.com/...
19-Apr-23 6:59pm
#19
theJaw
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Where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire.
19-Apr-23 8:24pm
#20
Best1989
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Ok, now we can talk about that Kang recast, lol

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