Jonathan Majors was honored Friday evening on the Impression Awards for his perseverance after he was convicted of home assault final yr — and the actor delivered a transferring acceptance speech.
Majors hit the fourth annual “Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards 2024” in Bev Hills together with his actress girlfriend, Meagan Good, and a slew of different celebs, together with Tiffany Haddish, Cardi B and Sharon Stone.
When motivational speaker Iyanla Vanzant known as him to the stage for his “Perseverance Award,” Majors stood up earlier than the mic and addressed the star-studded crowd for greater than quarter-hour.
Choking again tears, Majors mentioned, “I’m imperfect. I have shortcomings — I acknowledge them.” He then outlined “perseverance,” which is “persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay.”
He additionally admitted that “the God I serve has put me able the place I’ve needed to embody that phrase greater than I needed or wished.”
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He went on to say that males, notably Black males, had been propped up as superheroes or supervillains, however he got here to appreciate that “I ain’t none of that.” He added, “I’m simply that man whose religion has been examined. It has been strengthened by this testimony.”
TMZ obtained video of the emotional speech … displaying the tear-eyed actor holding his trophy and thanking the opposite entertainers within the crowd, together with Good. After Majors left the stage, Stone got here out and gave him props, telling the viewers, “That really touched me so deeply.”
Majors has lately overcome some main obstacles. As we reported … he was convicted of home assault and harassment in 2023, which put his performing profession on maintain. He was sentenced to at least one yr of home violence counseling, however no jail time.
This week, it was introduced that Majors landed a brand new function as a CIA interrogator in an upcoming Indie movie — and now he is being honored with an award.
