Jonathan Majors on Use of Coretta Scott King’s Name: ‘My Intention Was to Convey the Utmost Respect’

Keon January 11, 2024 1 minute read

Jonathan
Majors
has
an
affinity
for
Coretta
Scott
King.
The
disgraced
actor
has
used
her
name
when
describing
his
mates’
behavior,
or
lack
thereof.

Previously,
Majors
stated
his
ex-lover,
Grace
Jabbari,
should
act
more
like
King
or
Michelle
Obama
as
he
is
a
great
man.
During
his

Good
Morning
America
interview,
Majors
revealed
his
new
bae,
Meagan
Good,
is
his
“Coretta.”

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After
backlash
online
and
from
Dr.
Bernice
King,
the
daughter
of
Dr.
King
and
Coretta
Scott
King,
Majors
released
a
statement
to

TMZ:

“My
intention
was
to
convey
the
utmost
respect
for
Coretta
Scott
King,
her
achievements,
and
both
her
personal
legacy
and
the
one
she
shares
with
her
husband,
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King.”

–
Jonathan
Majors

He
added
that
Coretta
Scott
King
is
“a
great
woman,
a
very
important
figure
in
American
and
world
history,
and
someone
both
Meagan
and
I
are
inspired
by
and
deeply
admire.”