Marvel actor Jonathan Majors loses motion to dismiss assault charges for ‘attacking his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari’ as judge clears way for a trial

• The Creed III actor, 34, was arrested on March 25 on misdemeanor charges for allegedly attacking dancer Jabbari , his former partner 
• Judge Michael Gaffey made the ruling during a Manhattan court hearing today. Majors attended via video link, because he was out of the state 

Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has lost his motion to dismiss his domestic assault charges – with the judge now clearing the way for the case to go to trial. 

Judge Michael Gaffey made the ruling during a Manhattan court hearing on Wednesday. Majors attended via video link, because he was out of the state. 

The Creed III actor, 34, was arrested on March 25 on misdemeanor charges for allegedly attacking dancer Grace Jabbari, his former partner. 

Majors faces four misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault after being arrested following the alleged domestic violence incident. 

London-based Jabbari initially told police Majors hit and strangled her, but the strangulation charges were dropped. Now, he is only charged with hurting her arm after police noted she sustained minor injuries after the alleged ordeal.

Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has lost his motion to dismiss his assault charges – with the judge clearing the way for the case to go to trial. Judge Michael Gaffey made the ruling during a Manhattan court hearing today. Majors attended via video link, because he was out of the state. He is pictured in court on June 20

Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari attend ‘Devotion’ Premiere at Cinesphere on September 12, 2022 in Toronto 

On September 12, his attorneys filed the motion and claimed the state withheld evidence that would prove Majors’ innocence. This was denied on Wednesday.

A trial start date has not been set.  

The messy proceedings were further muddled when Majors filed a cross-complaint against Jabbari, saying that it was her who attacked him. An NYPD document was created, alerting officers that there was probable cause to arrest Jabbari in June. 

As of Wednesday morning, she has not been arrested or turned herself in, despite reports it would occur imminently from the Messenger. The prosecutor on the case has allegedly said that they will not prosecute Jabbari, reports Hollywood Reporter. 

Jabbari’s lawyer has not commented, nor has the NYPD.  

Priya Chaudhry, Jonathan Majors’ attorney, also did not comment – but has previously shown her steadfast belief that her client Majors is innocent, and that Jabbari ought to be apprehended. 

The opposing sides disagree over who the perpetrator of the event on March 25 is.  

According to court documents, the couple were in a car when Jabbari saw a message on Majors’ phone that read ‘Wish I was kissing you right now.’ She grabbed the phone, at which point Majors twisted her forearm and struck her ear.

She tried to exit the car, and he ‘threw her back inside,’ causing her ‘sustained substantial pain, including a fractured finger, bruising about her body, a laceration behind her right ear, and a bump on her head,’ the documents state. 

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari (pictured)

Grace Jabbari was allegedly attacked by her former partner in March, and he was arrested on misdemeanor charges 

On August 4, Priya Chaudhry said in a statement to DailyMail.com: ‘Jonathan Majors has been waiting for 132 days to clear his name of these false allegations while the NYPD waits to arrest his accuser upon her New York return.’

And on August 3, the attorney said: ‘One hundred and thirty-one days ago, authorities unjustly cuffed Jonathan Majors in his own home, hauling him off to jail based on the word of a woman now hunted by the NYPD.

‘Bravely, Jonathan Majors laid bare to the NYPD the relentless, alcohol-fueled abuse he suffered at the hands of Grace Jabbari, an enduring nightmare in their relationship. 

‘Now, as soon as Jabbari sets foot back in New York, the NYPD stands ready to arrest her.

‘For an excruciating four months, Jonathan Majors, the real victim in this shameful ordeal, has had his life, career, and reputation torn apart. 

‘Yet he remains unwavering in his determination to be absolved from this harrowing ordeal.’

Chaudhry requested a quick trial date for Majors in June, in a bid to speed up the case. 

Then on September 6, prosecutors said they were ready for trial and had filed a certificate of compliance, Majors’ attorney claimed to find deficiencies within the document.

This is what caused them to file the motion to dismiss – which has now been denied. 

Source: Read Full Article