Jonathan Majorsintends to “fully” clear his name after the actor was found guilty in hismisdemeanorassault trial.
Priya Chaudhry, one of Majors’s defense lawyers, issued a statement on Monday afterhe was found guilty of two charges in a split verdict.
“It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her,” the statement read. “We are grateful for that. We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him. Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends, and his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months. Mr. Majors still has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name.”
Majors, 34, was found guilty of two charges: misdemeanor assault in the third degree, recklessly causing physical injury as well asharassment in the second degree, which is a violation. The actor was found not guilty of misdemeanor assault in the third degree with intent to cause physical injury and misdemeanor aggravated harassment in the second degree.
The charges were in connection with analleged fightbetween him and hisformer girlfriend,Grace Jabbari, that spilled onto the streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood in March.
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The March charges puta halt to the actor’s rising stardom, which in the early part of 2023 saw Majors starringalongside Michael B. JordaninCreed IIIand as the villainous Kang the Conqueror in Marvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Disney’s highly anticipatedMagazine Dreams,starring Majors as an amateur bodybuilder, had even generated Oscar buzz, before the studiopulled the film from its release roster.
Jonathan Majors.John Nacion/Getty Images
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Over four days of testimony at the start of trial, Jabbari told the jury that her boyfriend of more than a year and a half had often slipped into “rage and aggression”during their relationship, and that in March they had gotten into a physical altercation, leading to his arrest.
The actor’s legal troubles may not be over. Other former partners of Majors havealso reportedly alleged abuse, going back nearly a decade.
source: people.com
