{"id":73703,"date":"2024-01-08T23:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1645874"},"modified":"2024-01-08T23:53:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T23:53:04","slug":"why-does-jonathan-majors-compare-himself-to-martin-luther-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/why-does-jonathan-majors-compare-himself-to-martin-luther-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does Jonathan Majors compare himself to Martin Luther King?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>In what marked his first interview since being convicted in a much-publicized domestic violence case, <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/jonathan-majors\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jonathan Majors<\/strong><\/a> has compared himself to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. \u2014 <em>again<\/em>. For those who need a refresher, the actor <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/marvel\/jonathan-majors-2-guilty-charges-explained\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was found guilty<\/a> on misdemeanor charges relating to the assault and harassment of his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in December, 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the lengthy trial and conviction in an interview with <em>Good Morning America, <\/em>Majors \u2014 known for his role as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe \u2014 compared his current girlfriend, actress Meagan Good, to Coretta Scott King, widow of the slain Civil Rights leader, and a human rights titan in her own right. \u201cShe\u2019s an angel,\u201d the actor told Linsey Davis, \u201cshe\u2019s held me down like a Coretta [Scott King].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan Majors is speaking out for the first time since his conviction in a domestic violence trial in an interview with ABC News: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bYpwZ4qbfq\">pic.twitter.com\/bYpwZ4qbfq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1744355502039916806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It marks the most recent instance in which Majors has likened himself or his partners to the civil-rights activists. So why, exactly, does Jonathan Majors compare himself to Martin Luther King?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-does-jonathan-majors-compare-himself-to-dr-king\">Why does Jonathan Majors compare himself to Dr. King?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan Majors on Meagan Good: &quot;She&#39;s an angel. She&#39;s held me down like a Coretta [Scott King]. I&#39;m so blessed to have her.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zXzVB5N4oL\">pic.twitter.com\/zXzVB5N4oL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1744355925551423613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Majors\u2019 comparison between his current girlfriend and Coretta Scott King isn\u2019t the only time he has invoked King family name while referencing himself. During his domestic violence trial last month, jurors were played a recording from 2022 in which Majors told then-girlfriend Jabbari that she \u201cneeds to live up to the standards of Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King\u2019s wife, and Michelle Obama.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The same recording sees Majors call on Jabbari to emulate King\u2019s wife, since \u201cthe woman that supports me needs to be a great woman and make sacrifices.\u201d He continued by describing himself as &#8220;a great man,&#8221; say he, like King, is doing &#8220;great things&#8221; not just for himself, but &#8220;for my culture and the world.\u201d Majors doubled-down on these sentiments yet again in his most recent <em>GMA <\/em>interview.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvie holds her knife to Victor Timely's throat in 'Loki' season 2, episode 3.\" class=\"wp-image-1609720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jonathan-Majors-Victor-Timely-Loki-S2-EP-3-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screengrab via Marvel Studios\/Disney Plus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Majors described the comparison as an \u201canalogy of what it is I\u2019m aspiring to be,\u201d saying men like Obama and King are his \u201creference point.\u201d Majors later admitted he did \u201ca terrible job\u201d at trying to make his point, but wanted to give \u201cperspective\u201d on what he was hoping to get from his relationship with Jabbari.<\/p>\n<p>The interview goes some way in explaining Majors\u2019 logic, though it\u2019s safe to say the disgraced actor was correct in his admission that comparisons to King are \u201cterrible.\u201d It marks the latest bizarre moment in what has been a messy trial and fallout for the actor, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/has-marvel-released-an-official-statement-on-jonathan-majors\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly been terminated<\/a> from his role as Kang<em> <\/em>following the conviction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marvel Studios has yet to officially confirm Majors\u2019 removal from the cast, though a slew of starry names have been speculatively <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/marvel\/could-will-smith-replace-jonathan-majors-as-kang-the-controversial-projection-explained\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer 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