Actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend during a confrontation in New York City. The court case centered on allegations brought by Grace Jabbari, who accused Majors of striking her, twisting her arm, and breaking her finger. Majors was convicted on two counts and acquitted of two others. He faces up to a year in jail and is required to complete a batterer's intervention program and continue with mental health therapy.
Actor Jonathan Majors was convicted in December of assaulting his former girlfriend during a chaotic March 2023 confrontation in New York City The court case centered on allegations brought by Grace Jabbari , a 30-year-old British dancer who said Majors struck her on the side of the head, twisted her arm and broke her finger during a dispute The 34-year-old Majors was found guilty on two of the four counts he was facing, with the Manhattan jury convicting him on third-degree assault and second-degree harassment following a two-week trial.
He was acquitted of a different third-degree assault charge, as well as aggravated harassment.The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December. Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered Majors to complete an in-person batterer’s intervention program. He also has to continue with his mental health therapy., Majors was immediately dropped by Marvel Studios, which had cast him as Kang the Conqueror, a role envisioned as the main villain in the entertainment empire’s movies and television shows for years to come. The conviction stemmed from an altercation last March in which Majors’ then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari accused him of attacking her in the backseat of a chauffeured car, saying he hit her head with his open hand, twisted her arm behind her back and squeezed her middle finger until it fractured.Majors claimed the 31-year-old British dancer was the aggressor, flying into a jealous rage after reading a text message from another woman on his phone. He maintained he was only trying to regain his phone and get away from Jabbari safely.Majors had hoped his two-week criminal trial would vindicate him and restore his status in Hollywood. In a television interview shortly after his conviction, he said he “As he eagerly anticipates closing this chapter, he looks forward to redirecting his time and energy fully toward his family and his art,” Majors’ lawyers said in a statement last week after losing their bid to have the conviction tossed out.She claims Majors subjected her to escalating incidents of physical and verbal abuse during their relationship, which lasted from 2021 to 2023. Majors’ lawyers have declined to respond to the claims, saying only that they are preparing to file counterclaims against Jabbari. The actor had his breakthrough role in 2019’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” He also starred in the HBO horror series “Lovecraft Country,” which earned him an Emmy nomination, and as the nemesis to fictional boxing champ Adonis Creed in the blockbuster “Creed III.” As for Marvel, a looming question remains whether the studio will recast the role of Kang or pivot in a new direction.
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