Jonathan Majors' trial exposed the actor’s “pattern of abuse,” according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
After Majors was found guilty of two charges in a split verdict, Bragg issued a statement, saying: “At the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, we are committed to centering survivors in all of our work. The evidence presented throughout this trial illustrated a cycle of psychological and emotional abuse, and escalating patterns of coercion far too common across the many intimate partner violence cases we see each and every day.”
“Today, a jury determined that pattern of abuse and coercion culminated with Mr. Majors assaulting and harassing his girlfriend. We thank the jury for its service and the survivor for bravely telling her story despite having to relive her trauma on the stand,” the statement added.
TheCreed IIIactor was foundguilty of two charges: misdemeanor assault in the third degree,recklessly causing physical injury, andharassment in the second degree, which is a violation. He 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.
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The charges stem from analleged fightbetween him and hisformer girlfriend,Grace Jabbari, that spilled onto the streets of Chinatown in March.
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.
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Jonathan Majors leaves the courthouse following closing arguments in Majors' domestic violence trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 15, 2023 in New York City.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
