Jonathan Majors Appears To Wipe Away Tear In ABC Interview; Actor “Shocked & Afraid” Of Assault Verdict
08.01.2024 - 14:18
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Jonathan Majors appeared to wipe away a tear in his first interview since being found guilty of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
The former Marvel actor sat down with ABC News Live to discuss the New York trial and said he was “shocked and afraid” as his guilty verdict was declared.
He was convicted of reckless assault and harassment, but cleared of two other charges: intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Majors, who did not testify during the trial, told Linsey Davis that he could not comprehend his conviction. He is awaiting February 6 sentencing on the misdemeanor charges.
“I’m standing there and the verdict comes down. I say, ‘How is that possible based off the evidence, based off the prosecution’s evidence, let alone our evidence? How is that possible?” Majors said.
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Majors said he had “never hit a woman,” but admitted his relationship with British dancer Jabbari was unhealthy after they met on the set of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. “I was reckless with her heart, not with her body,” he told ABC News.
The Creed III star provided his recollection of what took place in March 2023, when he was involved in an altercation with Jabbari in a for-hire SUV in New York City.
“She went to grab the phone. I held the phone. I pulled the phone back. She came on top of me, squeezed my face, slapped me. That’s all I remember,” he said.
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