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Jonathan Majors found guilty of assault against ex-girlfriend

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Updated 09:23 19 Dec 2023 GMTPublished 20:14 18 Dec 2023 GMT

Jonathan Majors found guilty of assault against ex-girlfriend

The actor was found guilty of assaulting his former partner Grace Jabbari

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of one count of reckless assault in the third degree and one count of harassment against his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

Majors was acquitted on two further counts of assault and aggravated harassment.

Jurors in the trial in New York began deliberating on Thursday afternoon, and by the end of Friday had still not reached a verdict.

Now, jurors have returned guilty verdicts on two of the counts, and acquitted the actor on two others.

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Earlier in the week Judge Michael Gaffey permitted the release of evidence consisting of text messages, photographs, video, and audio.

This included a recording of the actor calling himself a 'great man', as well as the 911 call from the night of the incident.

Majors in court on December 15.
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The incident took place following an argument between Majors and Jabbari in the backseat of a chauffeured car they were in together.

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Following the incident, Jabbari went to a nightclub with a group of strangers she had met.

Majors called the police the following morning when he found Jabbari unconscious in their penthouse.

Some of the text messages shared with the court show Majors dissuading Jabbari from going to the hospital following a separate alleged incident in 2022.

A message reads that he told Jabbari that 'it could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something'.

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Attorneys defending Majors used their closing statement to call Jabbari a 'liar'.

They also accused her of 'revenge partying' following the alleged assault.

Majors was convicted of assault and harassment.
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Majors, 34, is best known for playing Kang the Conquerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and for his role as Damian "Diamond Dame" Anderson in Creed III. He was arrested back in New York in March.

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Jabbari, 30, accused the actor of slapping her as well as throwing her into a car after she had exited it, as well as twisting her arm and grabbing her hand, injuring it.

Majors' lawyers claimed that Jabbari had been the aggressor and had flown into a rage after reading a text on Majors' phone from another woman.

Prosecutor Kelli Galaway described Majors as using a typical playbook for someone accused of this to paint their accuser as the aggressor and themselves as the victim.

Ms Galaway said: “This is not a revenge plot to ruin the defendant’s life or his career.

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“You were asked why you are here? Because domestic violence is serious.”

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for February 6.

Featured Image Credit: John Nacion/Getty Images / Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty

Topics: News, US News, Celebrity, Crime

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined UNILAD in 2023 as a community journalist. They have previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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