US army ads featuring Jonathan Majors pulled after arrest

The Creed III actor's ads were a key element in the army's drive to revive struggling recruitment numbers

Ads for the US army featuring Jonathan Majors have been pulled after the actor's arrest.

Majors, who authorities said was arrested on Saturday in New York on charges of assault and harassment, was the narrator of two ads at the heart of a broader media campaign that kicked off at the start of the NCAA's March Madness college basketball tournament. Army leaders were hopeful that the popularity of the star of the recently released Creed III and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania would help them reach the youth audience.