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Actor Jonathan Majors, who was convicted of assaulting an ex-girlfriend last month, will no longer portray Dennis Rodman in an upcoming movie, according to CNN. The news network reports that although Majors has not officially been dropped from the film, 48 Hours in Vegas — which focuses on Rodman’s 1998 trip to Sin City during the NBA finals — Majors will not be a part of the project.
A source tellsRolling Stonethat Lionsgate is no longer actively developing the movie and that the producers are working to set it up theatrically elsewhere. CNN reported that Majors was not the only factor in play, and producers had discussed plans with a director whose vision went beyond the film’s budgets.
Talent agency WME, which represents Majors, did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
The fallout has been swift since a jury found Majors guilty of harassment and assault on Dec. 18. As he awaits sentencing, which could mean a year in jail, companies he works with have distanced themselves from him. (Majors was also found not guilty of other counts of aggravated harassment and assault on the same day.)
Marvel Studios fired Majors, who portrayed the villain Kang in Marvel movies and the TV series Loki, within minutes of the verdict. He was to star in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty slated for May 2026. Now the company needs to figure out how to move forward. And last March, after news of his arrest broke, the U.S. Army stopped airing ads that featured him; in October, another movie that was to feature Majors, Magazine Dreams, was removed from the release schedule.
CNN’s sources speculated that another picture, Spike Lee’s Da Understudy, that was to feature Majors might not move forward — not necessarily because of Majors but because it’s having a long gestation.
Reps for Lee and Amazon, which was attached to Da Understudy, did not respond to Rolling Stone’s requests for comment in time for publication.
Last March, Majors was arrested for when an ex-girlfriend alleged he’d strangled, assaulted, and harassed her. Grace Jabbari, a dancer, claimed that during an argument, Majors twisted her arm behind her head, hit her in the head, and shoved her back into a car.
The allegations broke just weeks after the release of Creed III, which he appeared in. In June, Rolling Stone published the results of an investigation that uncovered nearly a decade’s worth of abuse claims against the actor; two dozen sources, which include former partners and people who have worked with him on sets, spoke out.
Majors has maintained his innocence throughout all of the allegations. In an interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis, he claimed he was never abusive in relationships. “Yeah, I was not the best boyfriend at the time … but [I] never hit a woman,” he said. “My hands have never struck a woman, ever.”
This article was updated at 6:50 pm on Jan. 12 to include a statement from a source.
