The Rev. Bernice King, daughter of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., wants the world to know her mother was not a prop.
King, the couple’s youngest daughter shared a photo of her mother on X after Jonathan Majors compared his girlfriend, actress Meagan Good, to the civil rights leader in his first interview since being found guilty of assault and harassment.
This isn’t the first time he’s evoked Coretta Scott King or compared himself to Martin Luther King Jr. In an audio recording that was admitted during the trial last month, Majors is heard telling his then-girlfriend to behave more like Coretta Scott King and former first lady Michelle Obama. Majors’ statements have drawn ire and jokes from social media users, and prompted the response from King on Tuesday.
“My mother wasn’t a prop,” King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, wrote in the social media post. “She was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War. Please understand…my mama was a force.”
King has not responded to a request for comment.
A jury found Majors, 34, guilty of two of the four counts he faced — misdemeanor assault and harassment — last month in a case stemming from a March 25, 2023, domestic dispute in New York City in which Majors and his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, got into an altercation in the back of an SUV. Majors said he was “absolutely shocked” by the verdict in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Linsey Davis on “Good Morning America.”
When asked to describe his relationship with Good, who remained by his side throughout the trial, Majors said, “She’s an angel. She’s held me down like a Coretta. I’m so blessed to have her.”
The social media backlash was swift, with many criticizing Majors for appearing to reduce Coretta Scott King to a simple supporter of her husband rather than a civil rights leader in her own right. “Reducing Coretta Scott King to a…
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