Jonathan Majors Will No Longer Play Dennis Rodman

Jonathan Majors has taken some main losses after his conviction. He has been stripped of the function of Dennis Rodman in a proposed movie undertaking.

The actor was forged to play the previous Chicago Bulls participant in a movie that may chronicle his notorious journey to Las Vegas in the course of the 1998 NBA finals, CNN reported.

Whereas Majors hasn’t formally been dropped, a supply near the file “48 Hours in Vegas” claims he’ll not be part of the movie.

Final month a jury discovered the actor responsible of assault and harassment in opposition to his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, following a home dispute. He was discovered responsible on one rely of reckless assault within the third diploma and a non-criminal cost of harassment as a violation. He was acquitted on one other assault cost and one rely of aggravated harassment, the outlet reported.

Reportedly, Lionsgate – the studio the place the Rodman movie landed– has returned the undertaking again to its producers to permit them to discover a new associate to supply the movie.

Extra sources advised CNN that the producers are at present procuring the movie round with out Majors involvement, and mentioned if the movie goes again to Lionsgate, the primary supply firmly states that Majors “will likely be let go.”

“I can’t think about a world the place this strikes ahead with Jonathan,” one of many two extra people near the undertaking continued.

Lionsgate declined to remark. The expertise company WME — which at present nonetheless counts Majors as a shopper — additionally declined to remark.