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Jonathan Majors has been arrested for reportedly assaulting a woman following a domestic dispute.
The Marvel actor, 33, was arrested on Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities have said.
He is said to have been involved in an alleged domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman, though a representative for Majors denied any wrongdoing by the actor.
Police responded at around 11am to a 911 call inside an apartment in the Manhattan neighbourhood of Chelsea.
"The victim informed police she was assaulted. Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident.
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"The victim sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition," a spokesperson for the NYPD said in a statement.
Jonathan Majors was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman (Getty Images)He was no longer in police custody as of Saturday night, the NYPD spokesperson confirmed to The Associated Press.
Majors, who stars in newly released Creed III, was spotted leaving a New York City courthouse after being charged with assault.
The actor was seen leaving the criminal court wearing a baseball hat with the words "Freedom Freedom" written on it.
He was surrounded by several security guards and police officers as he walked out of the courthouse in pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.
The actor stars as Damian Anderson in Creed III (Eli Ade)A representative for Majors said "he has done nothing wrong".
"We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up," they added to The Associated Press.
Further details of what allegedly happened have not yet been disclosed.
According to a source who spoke with TMZ following the alleged assault, the alleged victim had "visible injuries", including a laceration behind her ear, redness and marks to her face.
Majors is one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood.
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After breaking through in 2019′s The Last Black Man in San Francisco, he has starred in Da 5 Bloods, The Harder They Fall and Devotion.
He also stars in Creed III and the recent Sundance Film Festival entry Magazine Dreams, which Searchlight Pictures is to release in December.