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30.11.2023 - 19:27 / deadline.com
To paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, some significant “known unknowns” emerged today in Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial.
As jury selection continued Thursday in a Manhattan courtroom, the judge in the Loki actor’s misdemeanor criminal trial for assault and harassment is bringing some matters out into the light of day and keeping others far from public eyes.
Kicking off the second day of Majors’ repeatedly delayed trial, Judge Michael Gaffey ruled on Thursday morning that the jury will get to hear that his accuser, Grace Jabbari, was arrested over the same incident.
In short order, Judge Gaffey also issued a separate ruling about evidence in the case that was under seal, and he sealed the ruling tight. Dealt a blow, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg merely confirmed today it “is a sealed decision.” Sources have told Deadline that the sealed documents at issue contain information on potential past incidents involving the actor both in the U.S. and the UK. Entering a plea of “not guilty” months ago over the March incident, Majors faces up to a year behind bars if convicted.
Having seen the move by various media organization to unseal what the judge termed “prejudicial and inflammatory” evidence defeated, Majors’ usually very vocal primary lawyer Priya Chaudhry had nothing to say on the matter when the court broke for lunch just a short time ago. Worth noting that Chaudhry and co-counsel Seth Zuckerman were smiling at the defense table when the judge made his decisions about what to make public and what to keep sealed.
At around 10 am ET Thursday, the judge booted spectators out of the 100 Centre Street courtroom for a second straight day. When Gaffrey re-opened the
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convicted of assault and harassment Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation.The rising star was cast to become the overarching bad guy Kang the Conqueror in upcoming Marvel films after debuting the role in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” as well as both seasons of “Loki.” He was also signed to appear as the time-traveling supervillain in “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” in 2026 and “Avengers: Secret Wars” in 2027.It is unclear whether Marvel will now recast the role – which could prove difficult considering the baggage created by Majors – or rewrite the future projects for a different Marvel baddie. “I think his career is over,” one longtime Hollywood agent told The Post.Another insider agreed, adding: “Jonathan is going to need all his superpowers to keep his job after this verdict.
Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment following a trial in New York.The actor, who faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment and harassment, was found guilty on two of the charges in court on Monday (December 18). Majors was found not guilty on one of the counts of assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.As reported by Variety, his sentencing is set for February 6, with the actor facing up to a year in prison.Majors was arrested in New York in March after he allegedly assaulted ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in the backseat of a car. The actor pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.In the trial, Jabbari said she grabbed Majors’ phone after seeing a text message from another woman, which read: “Oh how I wish to be kissing you.” As Majors attempted to retrieve his phone, Jabbari said she felt “a hard blow” across her head and that he twisted her arm.The prosecution claimed Majors was manipulative and controlling throughout their two-year relationship, which culminated in the car incident.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Marvel Studios has parted ways with Jonathan Majors — the actor cast to play Kang, the central antagonist in the Multiverse Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — after he was convicted on Dec.
Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, who he met on set of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
Jonathan Majors has been dropped by Marvel Studios.
Jonathan Majors is out of the Marvel Studios kingdom.
(Updated with Manhattan DA statement) Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of reckless assault and harassmentin his domestic violence trial.
Jonathan Majors guilty on Monday of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault, but acquitted him on two other counts. The Marvel actor was found not guilty on one count of of intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Jordan Moreau The prosecution and defense have both rested their arguments in Jonathan Majors‘ alleged assault trial on Thursday morning. The jury will begin deliberating this afternoon. Majors faces four charges of intentional assault in the third degree, reckless assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree and harassment in the second degree.
Jonathan Majors did not commit assault against his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, during a March 25 car ride in Manhattan, but he is on trial for it because police and prosecutors decided against all the evidence that the woman accusing him was the real victim, a defense lawyer told jurors in the first closing argument at the Marvel actor’s domestic violence trial in New York City.
Jonathan Majors‘ ongoing trial for alleged assault have been made public. The Marvel actor denies the allegations against him.The newly-released evidence, which was shared in court last week, is between Majors and his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabarri, who accused him of assaulting her in the backseat of a car in March.As reported by Variety, the evidence includes text messages in which Majors threatened to kill himself, and an audio recording of an argument in which the actor told Jabarri that she needed to act more like Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama to support his career.The text messages are from September 2022 and centre on a prior incident between Majors and Jabarri when they were a couple.
is being decided this month in a Manhattan courtroom.That’s where Jonathan Majors, the 34-year-old actor who played Kang the Conqueror in 2023’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” is on trial for misdemeanor assault and harassment after being accused by his ex-girlfriend, actress Grace Jabbari, of abusing her in the back seat of a chauffeured SUV in March. He’s pleaded not guilty.The domestic violence trial is expected to last several weeks, with prosecutors set to call about a dozen witnesses before Majors’ defense case starts — which could be in days.
Entering the second week of Jonathan Majors domestic violence trial, the Loki actor’s phone and texts have become central to both the prosecution and defense cases.
Jordan Moreau Jonathan Majors‘ ex-girlfriend finished her testimony Friday on her fourth day on the witness stand in the trial for his alleged assault earlier this year. Two more witnesses, including the police officer who had arrested Majors in March, also testified. After the defense’s cross-examination on Thursday, Grace Jabbari returned to the stand for a short redirect by her lawyer Friday morning.
Testifying for the third day in a row in Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial, the actor’s ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari reached a breaking point Thursday.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend took the witness stand on Thursday for the third consecutive day, where she faced questions from the “Creed III” actor’s defense attorney about the injuries she sustained on the night in March she was allegedly assaulted. Majors’ attorney Priya Chaudhry asked Grace Jabbari, 30, about why she had gone out to a nightclub immediately after the alleged assault, suggesting that her injuries must not have been particularly serious. “I was feeling pain but I was choosing to ignore it.
“It’s felt like the abuse that I was in has just not ended,” said Grace Jabbari today in court of the personal aftermath of Jonathan Majors’ arrest on domestic abuse charges against her back in March.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend testified Wednesday that she did not want to involve the police after he allegedly assaulted her in March, and that she regretted getting him in trouble. On her second day on the witness stand, Grace Jabbari, 30, tearfully spoke about the aftermath of the incident that resulted in Majors’ arrest. She told jurors that Majors had previously warned her about trusting the police because of “what they would do to him as a Black man.” “I didn’t want to put him in that situation,” she said.
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.