Alexander Jackson Maier

Alexander Jackson Maier (born 28 December 1998), also known as Jackson Maier, is a French-American socialite, model, actor, and creative director. Best known for his acting career and artwork, he has also contributed political commentary to both left-wing and right-wing publications across North America. There is no known relationship between Jackson Maier and photographer Vivian Maier. Maier is a former member of the Swazi Royal Family through marriage, until he initiated a divorce in 2021. He retained his titles in line with Swazi tradition, though no longer works under the married name “Maier-Dlamini.” 
==Career==
Jackson Maier has appeared on television and in productions by The Public Theater. Notable performances include Mamillius in The Winter’s Tale, Showtime’s Homeland, and more. Maier appeared in Season 1 of ABC’s Cashmere Mafia, which was cancelled swiftly after production. He wrote opinion editorials for a handful outlets between 2018-2021. Maier joined conservative Canadian news magazine The Post Millennial in 2020. He is described as a “consultant turned commentator” by the paper. His published works have also appeared in the New York Post, The Federalist, VICE News, The Tenth Magazine, and several smaller publications. 
==Personal Life==
Despite the fact same-sex marriage is illegal in the Kingdom of eSwatini, in September of 2020 Maier married into the Swazi Royal Family (House of Dlamini) via Prince Sungani Zozi Dlamini at the age of 21 in New York. The couple separated less than one year later. The small African nation has a 27/100 rating for LGBTQIA+ rights with a notable lack of employment, civil, housing, and adoption discrimination protections. Dlamini is the first cousin once-removed of the current King Mswati III, and great-grandson of King Sobhuza II. Sobhuza II's reign lasted from 1899-1982. Maier initiated the divorce, being listed as the plaintiff in New York Family Court records. While he insisted on his public Instagram profile that a "working understanding based on baseline respect" existed between them, social media posts by others close to the estranged-couple have suggested a complete breakdown in essential communication between the two. When asked by VICE News whether there was any relationship between Vivian Maier, he told the American news outlet that it seemed to be coincidence. 
==Controversies==
In September of 2021, The Independent UK ran a satire editorial by Maier, where he claimed to possess ancestors associated with the British monarchy on the heels of the now-infamous Oprah with Megan and Harry Interview. Press outlets in the United Kingdom were quick to question the nature and validity of the article soon after it was published. Media speculation that the Swazi Royal Family had a direct role in the promotion and publication of the piece continues today. Some time after publication he announced he would no longer use his Swazi titles shortly before he initiated the divorce. Maier’s ancestry was publicly traceable back to the Alsace region of France, as well as Western Africa during the upheaval through public U.S. immigration records. Mswati III denied any involvement or wrongdoing in the Times of Swaziland; however, the article was taken down after government intervention. In March 2023 Maier was spotted in the Upper East Side of New York City on a date, according to Page Six. 
 
Maier’s motive to distance himself from the Dlamini family is still unknown. 
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