The actor, who recently co-starred in “Creed III” and is viewed as a rising star in Hollywood, was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment.
The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on Saturday in Manhattan and charged with strangulation, assault and harassment after what the police in New York described as a “domestic dispute.”
Mr. Majors, 33, was taken into custody without incident, the authorities said. The victim, described only as a 30-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital after suffering what the police said were minor injuries to her head and neck.
In a brief statement, Carrie Gordon, a representative for Mr. Majors, said he had “done nothing wrong.”
“We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up,” the statement said.
“Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident. The victim sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition.” He was no longer in police custody as of Saturday night, the NYPD spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press.
A representative for Majors denied any wrongdoing by the actor. “He has done nothing wrong,” the representative said in an email to the AP on Saturday. “We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up.”
Majors is one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood. After breaking through in 2019′s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” Majors has starred in “Da 5 Bloods,” “The Harder They Fall” and last year’s “Devotion.” He also stars in the recent Sundance Film Festival entry “Magazine Dreams,” which Searchlight Pictures is to release in December.