Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend
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Alexandra Del Rosario April 8, 2024 Majors legal rep info: majorsmedia@chaudhrylaw.com, priya@chaudhrylaw.com, andrew@chaudhrylaw.comNY DA: TUTTLEE@dany.nyc.gov // cohend@dany.nyc.govJABBARI REP: rkramer@sffny.org // Brittany Henderson brittany@cvlf.com Jonathan Majors
, the once in-demand actor best known for “
Creed III
” and “
Ant- m M an and the Wasp: Quantumania
,” was
sentenced to probation
after he was found guilty last year
of assault and harassment of
ex-girlfriend
Grace Jabbari
.
Majors, who was poised to be the big bad in the next phase of the Marvel cinematic universe,
was sentenced on Monday and will avoid jail time, the Associated Press
. Prior to Before his sentencing, the actor was facing a maximum sentence of one year
in prison.
New York j J udge Michael Gaffey, who oversaw the December trial, also ordered Majors to complete a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program. He must also continue with his mental health therapy.
The actor’s sentencing
,was
initially set for early February,
but
was postponed
due to because of
motions filed by his legal team. Last week, a New York judge rejected the thisattorneys’ motion to overturn the verdict.
Jonathan Majors sentencing reportedly still on as judge rejects motion to toss conviction A legal representative for Majors did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment onMonday. Ross Kramer, an attorney for Jabbari, called Monday’s decision “a serious sentence, which is appropriate because this was a very serious crime,” in a statement shared with The Times. Kramer’s statement also said Jabbari spoke about the lasting effects of Majors’ behavior in court onMonday. “This is the norm: the impact of domestic violence often lasts far beyond the end of the relationship,” the statement added, before praising Jabbari for speaking out about the alleged abuse she faced from her ex-boyfriend. The missive added: “Hopefully, her example will empower other survivors to break their silence and hold their abusers accountable.
“QUOTE FROM PRIYA”
“QUOTE FROM BRAGG”
In December, Majors was found guilty in a split verdict of assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree after a fiery two-week trial. He was also acquitted on two counts of assault and harassment against Jabbari.
The
34
-year-old actor’s high-profile domestic violence case brought his quick ascent to Hollywood stardom to a screeching halt as studios shelved upcoming film projects starring Majors, publicity and management firms reportedly dropped the actor and he was cut from ad campaigns.
Shortly after his guilty verdict, Marvel cut dies ties with Majors but did not share additional details behind its decision.
Jonathan Majors guilty on counts of assault and harassment, not guilty of two othersLast month Majors’ attorney Priya
Chaudhry
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said
that
she was “disappointed” with the actor’s
guilty
verdict but that her client was maintaining a positive outlook amid his legal defeat.
Prosecutors alleged
that
Majors assaulted Jabbari in New York City on the evening of March 24, 2023
,
after she read a romantic message that was sent to his phone by another woman. The actor, who was arrested the day after the dispute, allegedly grabbed Jabbaris hand so hard
that
he fractured her middle finger
,
and also allegedly struck her face with an open hand and pushed her into a vehicle. She was hospitalized for minor injuries. The March incident was a culmination of Majors’ cruel and manipulative pattern of psychological and physical abuse, prosecutors said during opening statements.
Manhattan Dist. Atty
. Alvin Bragg
said in a December statement that the evidence against Majors illustrated a cycle of psychological and emotional abuse, and escalating patterns of coercion far too common across the many intimate partner violence cases.
Jonathan Majors dropped by Marvel after conviction
The
December
statement added: 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.
Majors ‘ received his sentence a month after Jabbari
against the actor accusing the actor of battery, assault, defamation, infliction of emotional distress and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit hinges on Majors’ alleged “pattern of pervasive domestic abuse that began in 2021 and extended through 2023,” according to the complaint, which was reviewed by The Times. Jabbari’s suit details several alleged incidents of domestic violence by Majors some of which were outlined in last year’s trial. The complaint also alleges that the actor intentionally made knowingly false statements about the events of their March 2023 dispute when he broke his silence in an
The false statements that Majors made personally, and through his authorized agent Chaudhry, not only called [Jabbari’s] truthfulness and integrity into question, but also exposed her to public hatred, contempt, ridicule, and disgrace, the lawsuit says. Jonathan Majors accused of abuse by two more women, troubling behavior on ‘Lovecraft Country’ Jabbari requested a jury trial and is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Before his March 2023 arrest, Majors was seemingly on a fast track to
significant
Hollywood stardom after his turn in the critically acclaimed 2019 film
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
. In the years after his breakout, Majors led HBOs Emmy-winning Lovecraft Country
“
which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination and starred in
Spike Lee
s
Da 5 Bloods
.”
In recent years
, Majors entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as one of its key villains, appearing in
the
TV series “Loki” and the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. His credits also
including include the
films “
Devotion
,” “
The Harder They Fall
” and “
White Boy Rick
.”
Jonathan Majors believes he has a future in Hollywood after conviction: ‘It’s God’s plan’
He was set to star in the bodybuilder drama “Magazine Dreams,” but Disney removed the film from its theatrical release calendar amid his assault allegations. In January, the actor was also booted from
the
sports film “48 Hours
i
n Vegas,” which would have
seen him play
basketball star
Dennis Rodman
.
Majors, who did not testify during the December trial, reacted to the verdict weeks later in
January in
a sit-down interview with ABC News, which is owned by Disney.
Amid
the professional fallout
,
Majors said, “I pray I do” bounce back.
“Its Gods plan and Gods timing,” he said.
Former Times staff writer Jonah Valdez contributed to this report.
