Meagan Good is once again embracing the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King comparisons surrounding her marriage to Jonathan Majors, this time by giving her husband the “Martin” title herself.
Good celebrated Majors’ birthday with a heartfelt Instagram tribute, calling him her “king,” “protector,” “teacher,” “lover,” and “greatest earthly treasure.” Among the affectionate nicknames was one carrying a little more history: “My Martin.”
“My Love. My best friend. My king. My protector. My teacher. My lover. My Martin,” Good wrote. “My life journey partner. My greatest earthly treasure.”
That line immediately brings back Jonathan Majors’ controversial description of Meagan Good as his “Coretta” after she stood by him during his criminal trial. The couple has leaned into the comparison for years.
In December 2023, Majors was found guilty of misdemeanor reckless assault in the third degree and a second-degree harassment violation following an altercation with his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. During his first post-verdict interview, he spoke about Good’s support throughout the case.
“She’s an angel,” he said. “She’s held me down like a Coretta. I’m so blessed to have her.”
It wasn’t the first time Majors had referenced Coretta Scott King or drawn comparisons between himself and Martin Luther King Jr.
During the trial, jurors heard an audio recording in which Majors told Jabbari that he was “a great man” doing important things for his culture and the world. He also said that “the woman that supports me needs to be a great woman,” pointing to Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama as examples.
Majors later explained that he had been using King and Barack Obama as reference points for the kind of man he wanted to become.
The repeated comparisons appeared to prompt a pointed response from the Kings’ daughter, Bernice King.
“My mother wasn’t a prop,” she said, according to NBC News. King emphasized that her mother had been a peace advocate before meeting her father and played an important role in his opposition to the Vietnam War, adding, “Please understand…my mama was a force.”
Good eventually embraced the comparison herself. During a January 2025 appearance on The Breakfast Club, she was asked whether Majors had proposed by asking her to become his Coretta.
“He didn’t say that,” Good replied, “but I am his Coretta, though.” She also revealed that the couple had previously considered dressing as Martin and Coretta for Halloween.
Good and Majors married privately at their Los Angeles home in March 2025. Earlier this year, Majors credited his wife with helping him “rebuild” as he dealt with the personal and professional fallout from his conviction. Good similarly described him in her anniversary tribute as the man who “changed my life.”
Her birthday message takes that sentiment even further, saying Majors helped her heal and made her “stronger—yet softer.”
“I never imagined that life could be like this,” she wrote. “It’s like living inside of love.”
