Jonathan Majors breaks down in tears during acceptance speech: “I’m imperfect”
nme.comJonathan Majors fought back tears as he accepted a ‘Perseverance Award’ in Los Angeles this week, admitting that he is “imperfect”.The actor was sentenced in April to one year of domestic violence counselling after he was found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
Following a two-week trial, he was ordered to complete a 52-week in-person program in Los Angeles. Majors has always denied the assault allegations.The 34-year-old actor avoided prison time for the offence, which would have seen him incarcerated for one year.Now, Majors has been honoured with the ‘Perseverance Award’ by Hollywood Unlocked, an entertainment media organisation, and he used his acceptance speech to offer some introspective thoughts.“I’m imperfect.
I have shortcomings — I acknowledge them,” he said, tearfully.“Perseverance means what? Perseverance means persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay.
And the God I serve has put me in a position where I’ve had to embody that word more than I wished or wanted.”“We live in a world where men, Black men in particular, are propped up as either superheroes or supervillains,” he added. “But I’ve come to realize, me, personally, I ain’t none of that. … I’m just that guy whose faith has been tested.
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