{"id":64043,"date":"2023-12-19T20:42:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1640672"},"modified":"2023-12-19T20:42:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:42:53","slug":"the-josh-brolin-controversy-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/19\/the-josh-brolin-controversy-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Josh Brolin controversy, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After Jonathan Majors<\/a><\/strong> was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment, Marvel Studios announced they would no longer work with the star, whom the MCU had previously been all-in on as their latest villain, Kang. Before Kang<\/a><\/strong>, the primary MCU foe was Thanos<\/a><\/strong>, played by Josh Brolin<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Thanos storyline concluded in Avengers: Endgame<\/em>, and before that, Brolin played the big purple bad guy in Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/em>, Avengers: Infinity War<\/em>, and Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> in 2014, 10 years after Brolin’s domestic abuse controversy, in 2004, involving Brolin\u2019s ex-wife, Diane Lane, according to The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n

Based on Marvel Studios’ response to Majors’ convictions and the fact they hired Brolin with that arrest on his record and continued to work with him raises the question: Is there a double standard at play?<\/p>\n

Brolin was arrested on charges of spousal battery<\/h2>\n

In 2004, police were called to the Los Angeles home of Josh Brolin and his then-wife, Diane Lane. Lane called the police but declined to press charges. Brolin was still arrested, however, on an arrest-first-ask-questions-later policy on police calls involving domestic battery. Lane later called the incident a misunderstanding. Brolin was released on $20,000 bail. He was never convicted of a crime, Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/em> reported.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Brolin told The New York Times<\/em>, referring to what happened: <\/p>\n

“God, I\u2019ve never been so careful with my words. Ever. Maybe in all 50 years. And there\u2019s no reason for me to be other than there\u2019s no explaining it. Do you know what I mean? The only person who can explain that would be Diane, and she\u2019s chosen not to, so I\u2019m O.K. with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brolin’s controversy was pre-#Metoo<\/em><\/h2>\n

So, in the end, Marvel Studios may have continued to work with Brolin because the case never went to trial, charges were dropped, and he was convicted \u2014 all crucial legal points to consider. In cases of domestic abuse and assault, however, Hollywood’s zero-tolerance policy is another matter. Perhaps Marvel’s decision to hire and continue to work with Brolin but fire Majors \u2014 who was tried and convicted \u2014 is less a double standard but an indication that Hollywood, post-#Metoo<\/em>, has finally learned its lesson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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