Jonathan Majors’ Ex-Girlfriend Tearfully Testifies in Domestic Assault Trial: ‘I Felt Scared of Him’
05.12.2023 - 19:59
/ variety.com
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Jonathan Majors‘ criminal trial continued on Tuesday in a Lower Manhattan courtroom as his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari is expected to testify the Emmy-nominated actor assaulted her. Prosecutors accused the “Creed III” star of assaulting Jabbari earlier this year after she said she saw a text message from another woman on his phone. Majors was arrested on March 25 and faces three charges of misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment and harassment.
The actor has pleaded not guilty and faces up to a year in prison if convicted. During her testimony, Jabbari, 30, broke down in tears several times as she detailed the highs and lows of their two-year relationship. She is expected to describe the alleged assault later in her testimony.
Majors, 34, sat at the defense table after arriving at the New York City Criminal Court with a Bible in hand and alongside his current girlfriend Meagan Good, who has attended each day of the proceedings. The pair met in August 2021 on the London-based set of Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” where Majors had a key acting role and Jabbari worked as a movement coach. Jabbari, a professional dancer and resident of the United Kingdom, described the early stages of their relationship as “amazing.” “He was really kind and loving.
He told me he loved me very early on, which was overwhelming, but I loved it. And I loved him,” she told the jurors. “He wrote me poetry.
I felt very loved and cared for and seen.” The first time she remembers him becoming angry with her was in December 2021, when she was going to meet Majors’ dogs. She alleged that Majors berated her for bringing up a former boyfriend’s pet. “It was the first time I felt scared of him,” she
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