Current:Home > ScamsBernice King says mother Coretta Scott King 'wasn't a prop' after Jonathan Majors comments-LoTradeCoin
Bernice King says mother Coretta Scott King 'wasn't a prop' after Jonathan Majors comments
View Date:2024-12-23 23:41:29
Coretta Scott King's daughter is firing back at people reducing her mother to a "prop."
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, shared a pointed message on X, formerly Twitter, about her late mom that seemed to be directed at embattled actor Jonathan Majors.
"My mother wasn't a prop," King posted on Tuesday. "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."
While the post did not mention Majors, it came after the former Marvel star referenced Coretta Scott King in an interview with ABC News. Majors, who was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in December, compared his new girlfriend, Meagan Good, to Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife.
"She's an angel," Majors said of Good. "She's held me down like a Coretta. I'm so blessed to have her."
An audio recording was also revealed during Majors' assault trial of the actor criticizing ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in September 2022 for returning "home drunk" and not supporting him enough. In the recording, Majors suggested he wanted Jabbari to conduct herself more like the partners of other "great" men.
Jonathan Majorsbreaks silence in interview: 'One of the biggest mistakes of my life'
"Coretta Scott King, do you know who that is?" Majors said on the recording. "That's Martin Luther King's wife. Michelle Obama, Barack Obama’s wife. I'm a great man. A great man. I am doing great things, not just for me but for my culture and for the world. That is actually the position I’m in."
Majors told ABC News that this was "me trying to give an analogy of what it is I'm aspiring to be," adding, "I was attempting — and I did a terrible job at it, apparently — I was attempting to motivate, to enlighten, to give perspective as in to what it is I was hoping to get out of the relationship."
Jonathan Majorsfound guilty of assaulting ex-girlfriend
In her post, Bernice King, who serves as CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, linked to a 2017 article she wrote for HuffPost about her late mother.
"Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader and an accomplished artist," she wrote at the time. "When my father, Martin Luther King, Jr., encountered her in Boston, he encountered a whole woman, a woman of substance, a woman who, as the traditional black Baptist church still sings, had 'a charge to keep, a God to glorify.'"
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Taijuan Moorman
veryGood! (87289)
Related
- Powerball winning numbers for Nov. 9 drawing: Jackpot rises to $92 million
- Karen Read’s defense team says jurors were unanimous on acquitting her of murder
- UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers
- Avoid the summer slide. Five ways to prevent learning loss while school is out.
- Powerball winning numbers for November 11 drawing: Jackpot hits $103 million
- UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers
- An Oahu teacher’s futile apartment hunt shows how bad the rental market is
- Ariana Grande Reacts to Brother Frankie Grande's Nose Job Selfie
- Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms
- Keanu Reeves, girlfriend Alexandra Grant hop on motorbike at Grand Prix in Germany
Ranking
- Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650 million, just 3 years after buying the app for $7.3 billion
- Steph Curry laments losing longtime Warriors teammate Klay Thompson: 'It sucks'
- Copa America 2024: Lionel Messi, James Rodriguez among 5 players to watch in semifinals
- 'Bluey' and beyond: TV shows for little kids parents love (and some we hate)
- Sam LaPorta injury update: Lions TE injures shoulder, 'might miss' Week 11
- You don't have to be Reese Witherspoon to start a book club: Follow these 6 tips
- Don't Wait! You Can Still Shop J.Crew Factory's Extra 70% off Sale with Deals Starting at $6
- UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers
Recommendation
-
Trump’s economic agenda for his second term is clouding the outlook for mortgage rates
-
You'll Bend the Knee to Emilia Clarke's Blonde Hair Transformation
-
Israeli military takes foreign journalists into Rafah to make a case for success in its war with Hamas
-
Christine Brown Shares Message About Finding Courage After Kody Brown Split
-
NFL Week 10 winners, losers: Cowboys' season can no longer be saved
-
Angel Reese makes WNBA history with 13th-straight double-double for Chicago Sky
-
US women’s coach Emma Hayes sidesteps equal pay question if high-priced star takes over American men
-
Hurricane Beryl downgraded to tropical storm; at least 1 dead: Live updates