Anthony Mackie becomes first Marvel star to address Jonathan Majors abuse allegations

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Mackie has responded to the abuse allegations facing fellow Marvel star Jonathan Majors. We are confident that he will be fully exonerated.” After news of the allegations broke, Majors was dropped by his management team, while the US Army pulled a number of After first playing Kang in the 2021 Marvel series Loki, and reprising the role in this year’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Majors had been lined up as the main franchise villain throughout the next few years, culminating in a two-film arc in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Asked about Majors’s future involvment in the MCU, the Captain America star responded: “We’re a country that was built on ‘everyone is innocent until proven guilty.’ That’s one of the staples of this country. But as a country, everyone is innocent until proven guilty.” Jonathan Majors Mackie’s quotes prompted some criticism on social media, with many questioning the actor’s choice of words.