Jonathan Majors - Is the Marvel star on trial for revenge?
In a trial against US actor Jonathan Majors (34) for alleged assault, both sides made their opening statements on December 4. While the prosecution claims that Majors allegedly wanted to injure his girlfriend at the time, Grace Jabbari, the defense spoke of "false allegations".
Marvel star Majors, known from "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" and "Loki" among others, appeared in court in Manhattan at around 09:30 (local time), according to a report in the industry magazine "Variety". The actor, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with three counts of assault and harassment. Another charge had been dropped.
A message from another woman
On March 25, 2023, Jabbari took Majors' cell phone from his hand and saw that he had received a message from another woman. "I wish I was kissing you right now," it read. Majors grabbed his girlfriend at the time and tried to remove her fingers from the phone. In doing so, he allegedly deliberately caused her considerable pain, bruising and swelling.
Majors' lawyer countered that, on the contrary, Jabbari had attacked Majors. She had gone to a club with three men after the incident while he had ended their two-year relationship in a hotel via text message. He found her unconscious in the morning in the apartment they shared and called the police. Jabbari later told the police that she had been injured by Majors. She was taken to hospital so that her wounds could be treated.
Is it "the end of a relationship"?
Both had already been briefly arrested in recent months - Majors after the incident in March, Jabbari in October. He had also accused her of domestic violence. However, the public prosecutor's office had declined to prosecute the allegations against the actor's ex-girlfriend.
"This case is about the end of a relationship, not a crime, at least not one that Mr. Majors committed," the defence had now explained. "Out of revenge", Jabbari allegedly made "false accusations" to ruin Majors.
The trial is expected to last around two weeks. According to US media reports, Majors faces a prison sentence of up to one year if he is found guilty.
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- During the trial, the prosecutor argued that Majors intended to inflict a serious bodily injury on his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, due to the alleged assault.
- The woman mentioned in the text message, whose identity remains unknown, could potentially be called as a witness in the ongoing legal process against Majors.
- After reviewing the evidence, the public prosecutor's office declined to prosecute the allegations of domestic violence against Majors' ex-girlfriend, Jabbari.
- The defense attorney argued that the assault charges were false and were made out of revenge by Jabbari, in an attempt to damage Majors' reputation.
- If found guilty, Majors could face imprisonment for up to one year, according to US media reports, as a result of the charges brought against him by the Manhattan police department.
Source: www.stern.de
