Jonathan Majors Reveals He Survived Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Jonathan Majors has apparently been working on himself.
In 2023, frightening evidence from Majors’ assault trial sickened the actor’s fans. Many had hoped to see his proverbial star continue to rise.
Since then, Majors has attempted to reenter the industry. And he isn’t merely banking on most people simply forgetting about his trial and conviction.
In a heartbreaking new interview, he’s opening up about childhood sexual abuse that he experienced. And, he says, it has helped him to better understand his own behavior.
Jonathan Majors is a CSA survivor
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Majors is opening up about surviving childhood sexual abuse.
“I dealt with sexual abuse from both men and women from the time I was 9,” the actor revealed.
“From people who are supposed to look after you, in the absence of a father,” Major described. “I was f–ked up.”
Jonathan Majors’ father left when he was 8. He shared that he recently told his mother about the sexual abuse that followed. His mother apologized for having been unable to protect him from that.
“I’m like, ‘It’s not even an issue, Mom. I just want you to know,’” he said of his reply.
“‘And now we can all get busy and continue to connect and grow and learn from it, because it’s something that was in our family,’” Majors summarized.
Hopefully, Jonathan Majors’ understanding of his own trauma can help him to improve his adult self
Jonathan Majors announced that processing his own traumatic experiences has helped him to better understand his own behavior as an adult.
“There are no excuses, but by getting help, you begin to understand things about yourself,” he described.
Majors then alleged that he has now learned to take accountability for “writing [his] own story.” Many people endure evils that shape them into their adult selves. These experiences may explain, but do not excuse, harm done to others.
“Am I going to fall into that narrative of falling apart, of self-destruction?” Jonathan Majors asked, perhaps rhetorically.
“Have a struggle, blame the world. Have a struggle, hate yourself,” he described.
Majors continued: “Have a struggle, deny everything.” Just for the record, he adamantly denied assaulting or otherwise mistreating his ex.
“None of those narratives is beneficial,” Majors concluded.
His new plan, he shared, is to “have a struggle, learn, metabolize, grow.”
Notably, he does not at any point directly address his ex, Grace Jabbari, or her allegations against him. That would seemingly be a sign of the personal transformation that he has undergone.
However, his lack of commentary seems to be because of the ongoing civil suit on the topic.
