The assault case against actor Jonathan Majors was not dismissed and will go to trial, a New York judge ruled on Wednesday, October 25. The charges against the actor are related to a domestic dispute between Majors and his former girlfriend, dancer Grace Jabbari.
A filing obtained by Variety has provided more details on what allegedly happened that day in March. Majors, however, has denied the allegations and his defense attorneys have accused Jabbari of assaulting Majors, "not the other way around."
The dispute between Majors and Jabbari allegedly started with Jabbari seeing a text message when the two of them were in the back of a car together. According to Variety, the text that she saw said, “Wish I was kissing you right now," which prompted her to allegedly grab his phone and see who sent the message to him.
The filing details the way in which Majors allegedly responded: by grabbing and injuring Jabbari. After allegedly hurting Jabbari's finger by trying to remove it from his phone, Majors allegedly “then grabbed Ms. Jabbari’s arm and right hand and proceeded to twist Ms. Jabbari’s forearm, causing substantial pain to her finger and arm. The defendant then struck Ms. Jabbari’s right ear, causing a laceration to the back of her ear and substantial pain.”
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Majors got out of the car and his then-girlfriend allegedly tried to get out as well. Variety reports that according to the filing, Majors "grabbed her, picked her up, and threw her back inside … [and] sustained substantial pain, including a fractured finger, bruising about her body, a laceration behind her right ear, and a bump on her head."
CNN reported that in June, Majors filed a claim against Jabbari, accusing her of assault. His team has worked to try to support this claim, with one of his defense lawyers, Priya Chaudhry, saying that she has evidence that Majors is innocent and that Jabbari was "completely unharmed," Variety reported.
His team has been accused of spreading misinformation and telling "meritless" accounts of what happened, according to Deadline. "Jonathan Majors is innocent and has not abused anyone. We have provided irrefutable evidence to the District Attorney that the charges are false. We are confident that he will be fully exonerated," Priya Chaudhry wrote in a statement.
In a statement shared with CNN, she called Majors the "real victim" and pointed out that he “has had his life, career, and reputation torn apart.” Shortly after Majors was arrested for the March incident, she dismissed Jabbari's allegations and said Jabbari was likely dealing with "an emotional crisis."
Following the incident that led to Majors' arrest, Jabbari “sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition," according to a spokesperson from the New York Police Department.
Variety reported in April that other people who were allegedly abused by Majors are cooperating with the district attorney’s office. Just a day before it was determined that the assault case against Majors would not be dismissed, rumors started circulating that Jabbari would be arrested because of the assault charge against her.
On social media, people began saying that everyone should "apologize" to Majors — even though the allegations against him still stand, and the case was not dismissed.
Though some outlets reported that Jabbari would be arrested soon because of Majors' counter-claim, CNN and Variety reported that the district attorney does not have plans to prosecute Jabbari. Majors' trial is scheduled to begin on November 29.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of domestic abuse, you can find help and support at DVIS.org, the National Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or by contacting your local women's shelter domesticshelters.org.
