Jonathan Majors intends to “completely” clear his name after the actor was found guilty at trial of misdemeanor assault.
Priya Chaudhry, one of Majors’ defense attorneys, issued a statement Monday after he was found guilty of two counts in a split verdict.
“It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story about what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause her any injuries,” the statement said. “We are grateful for that. We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury still found that Mr. Majors was in some way reckless when she attacked him. Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends and to his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months. Mr. Majors continues to believe in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name.”
Majors, 34, was found guilty of two counts of misdemeanor assault in the third degree, recklessly causing bodily harm, and harassment in the second degree, a misdemeanor. The actor was acquitted of third-degree assault with intent to cause bodily harm and second-degree aggravated harassment.
The charges were related to an alleged fight between him and his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, that spilled into the streets of Manhattan’s Chinatown in March.
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The March allegations put a damper on the actor’s rising stardom, which landed Majors opposite Michael B. Jordan in the lead role in the early 2023 film Belief III and as the villain Kang the Conqueror in Marvel Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Disney is highly anticipated Dreams magazine, in which Majors plays an amateur bodybuilder, even generated buzz at the Oscars, before the studio pulled the film from the slate.
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The more than two-week long trial in Manhattan Criminal Court included 12 Manhattan prosecution witnesses and three more defense witnesses.
During four days of testimony at the start of the trial, Jabbari told the jury that her boyfriend of more than a year and a half often flew into “rage and aggression” during their relationship, and that they got into a physical altercation in March, leading to until his arrest.
The actor’s legal problems may not be over yet. Majors’ other ex-partners have also reportedly been abusive, dating back nearly a decade.
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