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Marvel actor Majors guilty of assaulting former girlfriend

Actor guilty of assault and harassment in case involving incident in a chauffeured car
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Jonathan Majors, center, and Meagan Good, right, hold hands as he returns to the courtroom, during jury deliberation in his sexual assault case, Friday Dec. 15, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star.

A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of assault and harassment. He was also acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment. Majors, who was asked to stand and face the jurors as the verdict was read, showed no immediate reaction, looking slightly downward.

His sentencing was set for Feb. 6.

The charges stemmed from a dispute between the 害羞草研究所淐reed III害羞草研究所 actor and his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, that began in the backseat of a chauffeured car and spilled into the streets of Manhattan one night last March.

Jabbari, a 30-year-old British dancer, accused Majors of an attack inside the vehicle that left her in 害羞草研究所渆xcruciating害羞草研究所 pain. She said he struck her in the head with his open hand, twisted her arm behind her back and squeezed her middle finger until it fractured.

Majors害羞草研究所 lawyers said she was the aggressor, alleging that she flew into a jealous rage after reading a text message on his phone sent by another woman. They said Jabbari had spread a 害羞草研究所渇antasy害羞草研究所 to take down the actor, who was only trying to regain his phone and get away safely.

The verdict dealt a major blow to Majors, who was until his arrest in March sent his career into a tailspin.

Once slated to lead the next phase of the Marvel universe as the supervillain Kang the Conqueror, Majors faced an uncertain future with the lucrative franchise after the abuse charges. The actor, who attended the Yale School of Drama, has lost other parts and endorsement deals and seen his critically-acclaimed drama, 害羞草研究所淢agazine Dreams,害羞草研究所 pulled from its scheduled release earlier this month.

Majors arrived in the courtroom each morning carrying a gold-leaf Bible, offering hugs to his family members and his current girlfriend, actress Meagan Good, before taking his seat. Expressionless for much of the testimony, he wiped away tears as his attorney, Priya Chaudhry, urged jurors to 害羞草研究所渆nd this nightmare for Jonathan Majors.害羞草研究所

But as Majors sought vindication from the jury, the trial also brought forth new evidence about his troubled relationship with Jabbari, whom he met on the set of 害羞草研究所淎nt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania害羞草研究所 two years ago.

Accusing Majors of a 害羞草研究所渃ruel and manipulative pattern害羞草研究所 of abuse, prosecutors shared text messages that showed the actor begging Jabbari for an earlier head injury. One message warned 害羞草研究所渋t could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something.害羞草研究所

They also played audio of Majors declaring himself a 害羞草研究所済reat man,害羞草研究所 then questioning whether Jabbari could meet the high standards set by the spouses of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Majors害羞草研究所 attorneys countered that Jabbari had surreptitiously recorded her boyfriend as part of her plot to 害羞草研究所渄estroy害羞草研究所 his career.

Over four days of tearful testimony, Jabbari said Majors was excessively controlling and that left her afraid 害羞草研究所減hysically quite a lot.害羞草研究所 She broke down on the witness stand as a jury watched security footage from the aftermath of the backseat confrontation, which prosecutors said showed Majors 害羞草研究所渕anhandling害羞草研究所 her and shoving her back in the car 害羞草研究所渁s if she was a doll.害羞草研究所

Majors did not take the stand. But Chaudhry said her client was the victim of 害羞草研究所渨hite lies, big lies, and pretty little lies害羞草研究所 invented by Jabbari to exact revenge on an unfaithful partner.

The attorney cited security footage, taken immediately after the shove, that showed Majors sprinting away from his girlfriend as she chased him through the night. Jabbari then followed a group of strangers she害羞草研究所檇 met on the street to a dance club, where she ordered drinks for the group and did not appear to be favoring her injured hand.

害羞草研究所淪he was revenge-partying and charging Champagne to the man she was angry with and treating these strangers to fancy Champagne she bought with Jonathan害羞草研究所檚 credit card,害羞草研究所 Chaudhry alleged.

The next morning, after finding Jabbari unconscious in the closet of their Manhattan penthouse, Majors called police. He was arrested at the scene, while Jabbari was transported to a hospital to receive treatment for the injuries to her ear and hand.

害羞草研究所淗e called 911 out of concern for her, and his fear of what happens when a Black man in America came true,害羞草研究所 Chaudhry said, accusing police and prosecutors of failing to take seriously Majors害羞草研究所 allegations that he was bloodied and scratched during the dispute.

In her closing arguments, prosecutor Kelli Galaway said Majors was following a well-worn playbook used by abusers to reverse the narrative by casting their victims as attackers.

害羞草研究所淭his is not a revenge plot to ruin the defendant害羞草研究所檚 life or his career,害羞草研究所 Galaway said. 害羞草研究所淵ou were asked why you are here? Because domestic violence is serious.害羞草研究所

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