Jury Selected in Jonathan Majors Assault Trial, Opening Statements Set for Monday
30.11.2023 - 21:47
/ variety.com
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter A jury has been selected in the assault trial of Jonathan Majors. It will be comprised of six jurors, three men and three women, as well as two alternates. Opening statements are expected to take place on Monday.
The trial is estimated to last two weeks before the jury begins deliberations. Majors returned on Thursday to New York City Criminal Court for his assault trial, which began Wednesday after numerous delays. Dressed in a dark grey, double-breasted suit and fedora, Majors walked in holding hands with his girlfriend Meagan Good.
The actor, who has appeared in Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and the sports drama “Creed III,” was arrested on March 25 in Manhattan after an alleged domestic dispute with his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. Majors has pleaded not guilty to the four charges of assault and aggravated harassment that have been leveled against him; a fifth charge of strangulation has been dropped. He faces up to a year in jail if he’s convicted.
Jury selection began late on Wednesday and resumed on Thursday around 11:08 a.m. It concluded, after a lunch break, on Thursday around 4:30 p.m. “I can see how happy everyone is to be here,” Judge Michael Gaffey cracked to the room of 39 potential jurors.
Several potential jurors expressed familiarity with the case itself or with Majors. One told the judge she had seen videos of Jabbari dancing at the club after the alleged assault took place. A handful of others said they came across videos and articles on social media about the case.
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