Articles Tagged with Emmy

Published on: April 1, 2023

Actor Jonathan Majors Accused of Assaulting Woman

Actor Jonathan Majors is facing several charges after being accused of assaulting and harassing a woman in New York City.

Jonathan Majors is a 33-year-old actor. He is known for his roles in the 2019 film “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” and the HBO series “Lovecraft Country,” the latter of which resulted in a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In addition to other film and television work, Majors’ voice was used in two U.S. Army commercials.

On March 27, Majors and a 30-year-old woman were together in a vehicle when they reportedly got into a domestic dispute.

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Published on: May 25, 2018

Actor Gets DUI After Police Try to Assist With Uber

by Staycie R. Sena

A man who formerly starred on a popular soap opera was allegedly intoxicated and helped by police officers when he was unable to order an Uber, but he was still charged with DUI when he did not take the Uber home and went to his vehicle instead.

On Sunday, May 20, 37-year-old Justin Torkildsen, a Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor who previously worked on The Young and the Restless was a patron in the St. Julien Hotel. While the Boulder, Colorado, native was there he reported that he had consumed four beverages resembling fruit punch and as he attempted to depart the staff believed he was intoxicated. They notified the Boulder Police for fear that it would be dangerous if Torkildsen attempted to drive in that condition.

Police arrived near 1:00 a.m. and they allegedly witnessed signs of inebriation in the way that Torkildsen was carrying himself.

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