Coretta Scott King‘s daughter appears to be taking a swipe at Jonathan Majors after the actor name-dropped Dr. Martin Luther King‘s widow in his first interview since being found guilty of assault and harassment.
Dr. Bernice King, Coretta and MLK’s youngest daughter, seemingly slammed Jonathan in a social media post Tuesday, saying … “My mother wasn’t a prop.”
Remember … Jonathan’s assault trial included audio of him telling his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari — the one he was convicted of assaulting and harassing — to be more like Coretta and Michelle Obama while declaring, “I’m a great man.”
Majors again invoked Coretta’s name in an interview with ABC — which aired Monday — in praise of girlfriend Meagan Good‘s unwavering support during the trial.
Jonathan said of Megan … “She’s an angel … she’s held me down like a Coretta. I’m so blessed to have her.”
There’s been a ton of backlash online about Jonathan using Coretta’s name again … and while Bernice is not calling him out by name, it seems pretty clear he’s who she’s targeting here.
Bernice says her mother “was a peace advocate before she met my father and was instrumental in him speaking out against the Vietnam War” … and adds, “Please understand…my mama was a force.”
The timing of the supposed beef is noteworthy too … next Monday the nation will observe Martin Luther King Day.