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Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari testified against him for a third day in his assault trial.
On Thursday, Ms Jabbari was forced to watch body-camera footage from the night of the incident, showing officers finding her in a closet inside Mr Majors’ Manhattan apartment.
This prompted her to break down in tears while on the stand, according to The Daily Beast.
Earlier in the day, defence attorneys zeroed in on surveillance video of Ms Jabbari at a Manhattan bar shortly after the alleged attack, asking detailed questions about how much she had to drink and whether she was dancing.
In previous testimony, Ms Jabbari alleged that Mr Majors attacked her in a car after she took his phone to examine a text suggesting he was cheating on her.
In cross-examination, Mr Majors’ lawyers have tried to poke holes throughout her story of that night - as they look to convince the jury that she, in fact, was the real aggressor against him.
Mr Majors has been supported by his current girlfriend, Meagan Good, each day in court this week.
Key points
Opening statements to begin today
Attorneys not to refer to Grace Jabbari as “the victim”
A timeline of events since Jonathan Majors’ arrest
Jonathan Majors’ attorney asks panelists if they can presume her client is ‘innocent’ as jurors are selected
Jonathan Majors demanded ‘total compliance’ from ex-girlfriend
14:30 , Michelle Del Rey
This week, the court heard that Jonathan Majors held his ex-gifriend Grace Jabbari to impossibly high standards, allegedly telling her that she “needs to live up to the standards of Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King’s wife, and Michelle Obama.”
According to prosecutors, Mr Majors once told her, “I am a great man — a great man” and “demanded from Grace Jabbari total compliance.”
Grace Jabbari describes how the media attention on the case has impacted her life
12:30 , Michelle Del Rey
“It’s a lot of unwanted attention over a very difficult part of my life,” Ms Jabbari told the jury on Wednesday, according to The Messenger.
She said she “had to tell friends and family everything and that has been really hard.
“It felt like that abuse that I was in has just not ended.”
Jonathan Majors US Army ads were dropped after arrest
10:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Ads featuring the ‘Ant-Man’ and ‘Creed III’ star were dropped after his arrest in New York
Jonathan Majors’ arrest forces US Army to quickly ‘create new commercials’
Court proceedings wrap up for Thursday
08:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Court is done for the day. Grace Jabbari will return to the stand on Friday for a final day of testimony.
Ms Jabbari testified for much of Wednesday and Thursday.
On Thursday, she faced a multitude of questions about her drinking habits and was forced to watch officer body-cam footage from the night of the alleged incident, when officers responded to Mr Majors’ Chelsea apartment.
This prompted the woman to break down and beg not to watch the video.
Stay tuned for updates tomorrow.
Driver of the car Jonathan Majors was in with Grace Jabbari will testify for prosecution
06:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Prosecutors announced during opening statements that the driver of the car the couple was in when their fight broke out will be testifying for the prosecution.
The driver will state that the actor allegedly “threw Grace Jabbari like a football” back into the car after the alleged incident took place, the New York Post reported.
What happened during Wednesday’s proceedings?
04:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Proceedings throughout the day largely focused on the testimony of Grace Jabbari, who described how she met Jonathan Majors, the alleged incident on 25 March 2023, and the media attention on the trial.
The dancer also faced questions from Jonathan Majors’ attorney, with a few of them being sustained by Judge Michael Gaffey. One question in particular, about the 30 year-old’s high school boyfriend who died by suicide, brought her to tears and forced her to temporarily vacate the witness stand.
Jonathan Majors arrives at court for another day of testimony
02:30 , Michelle Del Rey
The Marvel star arrived at a Manhattan courtroom for another day of testimony from Grace Jabbari, the woman who says he assaulted her in back in March.
The actor entered hand-in-hand with his rumoured girlfriend Meagan Good on Wednesday.
Jonathan Majors arrives in court hand in hand with girlfriend Meagan Good for the third day of his accuser’s testimony in his misdemeanor assault trial. pic.twitter.com/XKzuyMduql
— Emily Palmer (@emilyepalmer) December 7, 2023
Who is Jonathan Majors?
01:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Mr Majors’s arrest in March came during what was tipped as being the biggest year of his professional career.
In 2023 he had starring roles in Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Creed III and the second season of the Loki TV show, in which he played Kang the Conqueror.
He is also still set to star in the upcoming Marvel movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, although it is unclear if he will remain attached to the project.
Following his arrest he was dropped by his managers and a publicity firm, while Disney-owned Searchlight Features has moved Magazine Dreams from its slate of releases.
Photos of Jonathan Majors at court this week
00:30 , Michelle Del Rey
A timeline of events since Jonathan Majors’ arrest
Thursday 7 December 2023 23:30 , Michelle Del Rey
25 March, 2023 — Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York on five misdemeanour charges of assault, harassment, and strangulation after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
He was handed three counts of assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, three counts of attempted assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree, per People.
26 March, 2023 — Mr Majors’ attorney releases a statement claiming that he’s innocent and actually the victim of a crime.
“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows. We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently,” his attorney, Priya Chaudhry, said.
26 March, 2023 — The US Army pulls recruiting advertisements featuring Mr Majors following the arrest.
18 April, 2023 — Mr Majors’ public relations firm reportedly parts ways with the actor.
27 April, 2023 — Judge grants Grace Jabbari a full temporary order of protection against Mr Majors.
9 May, 2023 — Mr Majors appears in court for the first time.
21 June, 2023 — Mr Majors filed a domestic violence complaint against Ms Jabbari.
25 October, 2023 — Ms Jabbari is arrested on charges of assault and criminal mischief. The Manhattan DA’s office ultimately decided not to pursue a case against the woman.
29 November, 2023 — Trial begins.
Watch Jonathan Majors leave court
Thursday 7 December 2023 22:30 , Michelle Del Rey
Mr Majors left court with his girlfriend Meagan Good for a lunch break following a third day of testimony from Grace Jabbari.
Following cross-examination of his accuser — who answered questions about nightclub footage of her dancing there within hours of the alleged attack — Jonathan Majors leaves court with Meagan Good, who carried the coffee mug he keeps on the defense table with a gold-leafed Bible. pic.twitter.com/4nNd2vlMGe
— Emily Palmer (@emilyepalmer) December 7, 2023
Jabbari asked about comments she made following the alleged incident
Thursday 7 December 2023 21:06 , Michelle Del Rey
An attorney for Jonathan Majors is now asking Ms Jabbari about comments she made following the alleged incident.
Ms Jabbari said that she thought the initial media attention in response to the case was “overwhelming”, according to The Daily Beast.
Grace Jabbari asks not to watch body-cam footage
Thursday 7 December 2023 20:31 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari returned to the courtroom pleading not to watch the body-cam footage from the night of the alleged incident.
“Do I have to?” she asked.
The video was played for her again, before it was shown to the courtroom.
According to The Daily Beast, Ms Jabbari sobbed as it played. In the video, officers are seen speaking to her from inside a closet in Mr Majors’ Manhattan apartment.
“I was trying to sleep and I got sick,” Ms Jabbari is heard saying in the footage.
Jury shown body-camera footage of officers finding Grace Jabbari
Thursday 7 December 2023 20:12 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari got emotional on the stand after being asked to watch body-camera footage of officers finding her on the floor of Mr Majors’ Chelsea apartment following the alleged attack.
“I really don’t want to watch it,” the woman said according to The Daily Beast, before requesting a break and heading to the witness room.
The gallery heard her sobbing as she stepped away. Meanwhile, Mr Majors continued looking at the defence table.
Grace Jabbari questioned about sleeping pills she took the night of the alleged attack
Thursday 7 December 2023 19:52 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari is now being questioned about the sleeping pills she took on the night of the alleged attack.
The dancer said she got the pills from the drug store CVS, but does not remember the exact type, The Daily Beast reported.
Priya Chaudhry, an attorney for Mr Majors, has previously referred to the tablets as “blue pills”.
The attorney showed Ms Jabbari a photo of a pill bottle and asked her if those were the ones she took. The 30-year-old said she couldn’t confirm, explaining that she did not take the photo.
Ms Chaudhry then asked Ms Jabbari if she told doctors or the DA if she took pain medicine that night. The DA objected to the line questioning, which Judge Michael Gaffey sustained.
Attorneys not to refer to Grace Jabbari as “the victim”
Thursday 7 December 2023 19:15 , Michelle Del Rey
Attorneys in the case are not allowed to refer to Grace Jabbari as “the victim” during the trial, according to CBS News. She can however be referred to as “the victim of X action”.
On Thursday, Judge Michael Gaffey decided that the defence could bring up Ms Jabbari’s prior arrest during the trial, according to a Vulture reporter inside the courtroom.
Ms Jabbari was taken into custody in October after Jonathan Majors filed a cross-complaint against her in June, claiming that she assaulted him. The New York City Police Department authorised her arrest, but the Mahattan District Attorney’s Office ultimately decided not to pursue a case against her.
Court taking a lunch break
Thursday 7 December 2023 18:11 , Michelle Del Rey
The court is taking a lunch break. Grace Jabbari is still on the stand and may be there for the rest of the day once proceedings resume.
The attorney for Jonathan Majors has asked her to clarify little details from the incident, including which hands she used for what actions, The Daily Beast reported.
In one moment, the attorney asked her is she had trouble signing a receipt while at a bar. Ms Jabbari said she didn’t know how to answer the question.
Proceedings will start back up again at 2.15pm ET.
Jonathan Majors’ attorney probes Grace Jabbari about how she takes her tequila shots
Thursday 7 December 2023 18:02 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari is back on cross-examination.
Priya Chaudhry, an attorney for Jonathan Majors, has played a video of the 30-year-old running after the actor through Manhattan streets following the alleged altercation, according to The Daily Beast.
This prompted Ms Jabbari to cry while testifying and she asked for a break.
The dancer has said that she went to a bar after the alleged attack because she “didn’t want to be alone.”
While there, Ms Chaudhry asked Ms Jabbari if she “used a lime for her tequila shots”.
At another point during proceedings, jurors saw a video of Ms Jabbari asking strangers for help to call a car home. Ms Chaudry then asks Ms Jabbari if she used both hands to put her hair up.
Photos of Grace Jabbari leaving courtroom on Wednesday after testifying
Thursday 7 December 2023 16:04 , Michelle Del Rey
ICYMI: What happened in court last week? Judge clears courtroom of spectators
Thursday 7 December 2023 12:00 , Michelle Del Rey
The judge in the Jonathan Majors domestic violence trial cleared the New York public courtroom of spectators on 29 November.
According to Deadline, Judge Michael Gaffey allowed Majors’ lawyers to argue behind closed doors that a piece of evidence that is currently under seal should be taken out of the case permanently.
Seth Zuckerman warned the evidence could “taint the jury pool beyond repair for Mr Majors”, adding that his client may face “trial by newspaper”.
Katherine Bolger, a lawyer hired to represent the press, opposed the move to seal evidence, noting that the public had a right to know the evidence in the case.
Majors is charged with misdemeanours including assault and could be sentenced to up to a year in jail if convicted.
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good at court for beginning of trial
Thursday 7 December 2023 02:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Watch: Grace Jabbari leaves court after first day of evidence
Thursday 7 December 2023 01:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari is half-way through her second day on the stand in her New York lawsuit against her former partner, Marvel star Jonathan Majors.
Ms Jabbari underwent cross-examination from the actor’s legal team on Wednesday.
Grace Jabbari leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after testifying all day about her tumultuous two-year relationship with Jonathan Majors. She resumes her testimony tomorrow https://t.co/KbMHi5sE5v pic.twitter.com/IJKQ8NJ3wg
— Kyle Schnitzer (@Kyle_Schnitzer) December 5, 2023
Who is Grace Jabbari?
Thursday 7 December 2023 00:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari, the woman who has accused Jonathan Majors of assault, is a 30-year-old British dancer and movement coach.
She has appeared as a dancer in Barbie, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, A Christmas Carol, and Coldplay’s Cry Cry Cry music video, among other projects.
She’s undertaken a couple of Marvel films as a movement coach, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Ms Jabarri and Mr Majors reportedly met on the set of the Wasp.
She originally hails from Reading, England, a city about 36 miles from London. She graduated with a first class bachelor’s degree from Rambert School and obtained another first class master’s degree from Northern School of Contemporary Dance, according to her biography on her dance company’s website.
She’s performed for artists Florence and The Machine, Damien Rice, and Naeem fka Spank Rock.
She has accused Mr Majors of hitting her in the face, twisting her finger and grabbing her neck. His attorney has denied the allegations.
Testimony winds down for the day
Wednesday 6 December 2023 22:51 , Michelle Del Rey
Testimony is winding down for the day. Much of Wednesday’s court proceedings have focused on Grace Jabbari, the ex-girlfriend of Jonathan Majors who said he attacked her in March.
Proceedings will be picking up again on Thursday. The trial is expected to last two weeks. Opening statements were on Monday.
Judge reminds Jonathan Majors to honour temporary order of protection
Wednesday 6 December 2023 22:29 , Michelle Del Rey
Judge Michael Gaffey reminded Mr Majors to continue to honour the temporary order of protection processed in April in relation to his ex-girlfriend, who accused him of assault.
“Yes, your honour,” Mr Majors said, according to people. Judge Gaffey replied, “I know you’re going to abide by it as you have for the [entirety] of the case.”
Judge overrules an objection from Jonathan Majors' attorney
Wednesday 6 December 2023 22:09 , Michelle Del Rey
Priya Chaudhry, the attorney representing Jonathan Majors, asked Grace Jabbari if she’d seen the footage of herself in a club after the alleged incident.
“I’ve seen some, yes - the ones you posted,” the dancer said.
Judge Michael Gaffey then overruled Chaudhry’s objection.
“Giving Majors’ lawyer a look as if to say she’d made her bed,” according to the New York Daily News.
“That one stands,” the judge said.
Jury shown photos of Grace Jabbari’s injuries
Wednesday 6 December 2023 21:49 , Michelle Del Rey
The jury has been shown photos of Grace Jabbari’s injuries, including one where her knuckles look bruised. A defence attorney asked her why there are no photos of the dried blood on her ear, which the dancer spoke about on Wednesday morning.
Ms Jabbari said she cleaned her ear before authorities arrived at the Chelsea apartment. However, the jury was shown a photo of a cut behind her ear, according to reporters from The Daily Beast and NY Daily News inside the courtroom.
Grace Jabbari says Jonathan Majors ‘knows what he’s done'
Wednesday 6 December 2023 21:23 , Michelle Del Rey
“He knows what he’s done: He’s cheated on me, he’s attacked me,” Ms Jabbari said on the stand on Wednesday.
The morning after the alleged March altercation, the dancer said she reached out to Mr Majors for closure.
“I think I’d made a really clear determination in my mind that this was not a good relationship,” she said in a Manhattan courtroom, according to People.
Mr Majors was arrested in the incident after he called 911 because he couldn’t get into his Chelsea apartment.
“I loved him still, it was so confusing and I didn’t want to get him in trouble,” Jabbari said.
Grace Jabbari asked about the suicide of one of her ex-boyfriends
Wednesday 6 December 2023 20:45 , Michelle Del Rey
Jonathan Majors’ attorney, Priya Chaudry, asked Ms Jabbari about the suicide of one of her ex-boyfriends which caused the dancer to tear up and leave the witness stand.
Ms Chaudry sustained an objection to the question.
Jonathan Majors attorney asked Grace Jabbari about her immigration status
Wednesday 6 December 2023 20:20 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari faced repeated questions from Jonathan Majors’ attorney, Priya Chaudry, about her immigration status.
The dancer, 30, is originally from the United Kingdom.
Ms Chaudry sustained repeated objections from the judge, according to Courthouse News. The attorney also asked Ms Chaudry about her cooperation with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Grace Jabbari back on the stand
Wednesday 6 December 2023 20:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari is back on the stand following a lunch break.
She is now undergoing cross-examination.
“Isn’t it true you were screaming at Mr. Majors when you turned the corner at Howard and Lafayette?” Priya Chaudry, an attorney for Jonathan Majors asked the dancer.
It appears as though she is trying to introduce surveillance footage of their alleged fight on the night of 25 March 2023.
Trial to resume shortly
Wednesday 6 December 2023 19:40 , Michelle Del Rey
The Jonathan Majors assault trial is expected to resume shortly.
The court took a break around 12pm ET.
Much of the day so far has focused on Grace Jabbari’s testimony and cross examination, which may continue after the break.
Grace Jabbari asked about drinking
Wednesday 6 December 2023 18:01 , Mike Bedigan
Before court finished for lunch, Grace Jabbari was about her drinking.
Priya Chaudhry asked her if it was a source of tension in her relationship with Jonathan Majors, specifying a situation at Sag Harbour in New York.
Ms Jabbari was asked if the pair had had “a discussion that caused you to leave and go to the beach [with] a bottle of wine?” according to a reporter from Vulture.
Proceedings will resume at 2.15pm ET.
Grace Jabbari cross-examination begins
Wednesday 6 December 2023 17:29 , Mike Bedigan
Cross-examination began with somewhat of a back and forth between Priya Chaudhry, representing Jonathan Majors, and Ms Jabbari.
Ms Chaudhry was told several times by the judge that the scope of her questions is too broad.
The topic of questions turned to Mr Majors’ background: his masters qaulification from Yale acting school and his faith (the actor is Christian and travels with a Bible).
Ms Jabbari was asked if she prayed with Mr Majors during their relationship.
Grace Jabbari said she found the arrival of officers a chance to have ‘help in leaving the relationship'
Wednesday 6 December 2023 16:56 , Michelle Del Rey
“I wanted to say: ‘help me, please’” Ms Jabbari said about her interaction with officers following the night the alleged assault took place.
“I was just really scared, but I just desperately needed help to someone just to get me out,” Vulture quoted Ms Jabbari as saying.
Even so, the woman said she was worried about being completely honest about what allegedly transpired that evening.
When asked why, Ms Jabbari said, “I think just things he had told me in the past of not trusting police, and what they would do to him, as a Black man, and I didn’t want to put him in that situation.”
Ms Jabbari was then taken to the hospital, where she said she underwent a variety of medical assessments.
Upon learning that Mr Majors had been arrested at some point that evening, she said she felt “sad” and “like it was my fault”.
Adding: “I should of just lied and said nothing happened”.
Grace Jabbari is now describing what happened after the alleged assault
Wednesday 6 December 2023 16:30 , Michelle Del Rey
“He was kind of saying that he didn’t do anything, that he loved me,” Ms Jabbari said while on the stand, explaining how she wanted Mr Majors to come over and explain his actions.
He did not, she said.
That evening, she said she decided to sleep but because of the pain from the alleged assault she couldn’t lie on her right side.
“I just felt hideous,” she said. “Often when I can’t sleep I take a sleeping tablet or two,” she said, according to Vulture.
Ms Jabbari explained to the courtroom how she took two over the counter sleeping tablets that evening.
Priya Chaudhry, an attorney for Mr Majors, has previously stated that Ms Jabbari took “blue pills” alluding to the woman potentially having taken controlled substances following a night out.
Speaking of the injury to her head, she said she noticed the laceration as she was trying to sleep because some of her hair was stuck behind her ear because of the dried blood, she said.
By that point, she said her finger had turned black.
Ms Jabbari then said she decided to leave the apartment, but was exhausted and decided to rest on the bathroom floor.
When she woke up, she said, she was half-naked and surrounded by a group of officers she described as “big men”. During this, she said she could her Mr Majors in the next room.
Grace Jabbari is now describing what happened after the alleged assault
Wednesday 6 December 2023 16:20 , Michelle Del Rey
“He was kind of saying that he didn’t do anything, that he loved me,” Ms Jabbari said while on the stand, explaining how she wanted Mr Majors to come over and explain his actions.
He did not, she said.
That evening, she said she decided to sleep but because of the pain from the alleged assault she couldn’t lie on her right side.
“I just felt hideous,” she said. “Often when I can’t sleep I take a sleeping tablet or two,” she said, according to Vulture.
Ms Jabbari explained to the courtroom how she took two over the counter sleeping tablets that evening.
Priya Chaudhry, an attorney for Mr Majors, has previously stated that Ms Jabbari took “blue pills” alluding to the woman potentially having taken controlled substances following a night out.
Speaking of the injury to her head, she said she noticed the laceration as she was trying to sleep because some of her hair was stuck behind her ear because of the dried blood, she said.
By that point, she said her finger had turned black.
Grace Jabbari describes returning home the night of the alleged assault
Wednesday 6 December 2023 15:56 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari has taken the stand again on Wednesday morning.
Describing the aftermath of the incident, she said she arrived back at Mr Majors’ Chelsea apartment, took off her shoes and coat, grabbed her water and went to bed.
At this point, she said the pain still wasn’t registering, explaining how her experience as a dancer has taught her to withstand pain.
“Again it was kind of like this full-bodied experience of shock,” Ms Jabbari said, according to Vulture.
She did say that her finger had changed colour and was kind of red.
“I was really aware that something was not right,” the woman said.
Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good enter courtroom
Wednesday 6 December 2023 15:35 , Michelle Del Rey
The Marvel star has entered the courtroom for another day of proceedings in Manhattan. He appears to be sporting a black suit, white shirt, a Bible and notebook.
Mr Majors’ Bible has been seen with him for much of the trial. On Tuesday, he was spotted reading passages from it, according to Vulture.
Actress Meagan Good is wearing a black pantsuit. She has accompanied her rumoured boyfriend, Mr Majors, to court throughout the proceedings.
Trial to continue this morning
Wednesday 6 December 2023 15:15 , Michelle Del Rey
The Independent’s live blog coverage of the Jonathan Majors assault trial will continue this morning.
Stay tuned for updates.
Grace Jabbari recounts how she met Jonathan Majors
Wednesday 6 December 2023 10:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari testified in Jonathan Majors’ assault trial on Tuesday. She described how the pair met on the UK set of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in 2021 September.
She described their romance as whirlwind, adding that the actor told her “I love you” early on and wrote her little poems.
However, things changed in December of that year when she went to visit him in Atlanta.
Upon arrival, the dancer said Majors gave her instructions on how to interact with his dogs. She responded by saying that her only prior interaction with a dog was with her ex boyfriend.
Majors allegedly got angry at the remark, according to Vulture.
“He got angry at me…how dare I mention him, how dare I talk about his dog...talking about the physical appearance of my ex...”, she said during testimony, according to the outlet.
He then allegedly started “talking about how it’s embarrassing for him that I dated him.” Jabbari said, adding that Majors’ described her ex’s dog as “pathetic” in a raised voice. After that interaction, she said she knew not to mention her ex again.
Watch: Jonathan Majors arrives at New York court ahead of trial
Wednesday 6 December 2023 08:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Jonathan Majors has arrived in court for opening statements in his misdemeanor assault trial, hand-in-hand with his mother and girlfriend Meagan Good. Jonathan’s sister as well as Meagan’s mother and several friends of the couple have filled the first two rows behind the defense. pic.twitter.com/W437QDzPTa
— Emily Palmer (@emilyepalmer) December 4, 2023
What are the charges against Jonathan Majors?
Wednesday 6 December 2023 06:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Jonathan Majors is facing misdemeanor assault and harassment charges for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari on 25 March.
New York City police responded to an emergency call at Mr Majors’ Chelsea apartment that morning. They determined he had been involved in a “domestic dispute” with a woman, later identified as Ms Jabbari.
Ms Jabbari told officials that she had been assaulted and was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries to her head and neck. Meanwhile, Mr Majors was detained until he was released without bond later that same day.
If convicted, the actor faces up to a year in prison.
Here’s everything we know about the Jonathan Majors trial
Wednesday 6 December 2023 00:27 , Michelle Del Rey
Earlier this year, actor Jonathan Majors was set to become the next great supervillain in the Marvel multiverse.
Now, the breakout star with major roles in films including Creed III and Loki is on trial for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring and could spend a year in jail if convicted.
Mr Majors, 34, was arrested in March in Manhattan after Grace Jabbari accused him of slapping her, throwing her into the car after she exited it, twisting her arm and grabbing and injuring her hand.
Read more from Andrea Cavallier here.
Jonathan Majors once referred to himself as a ‘monster’ Grace Jabbari said
Tuesday 5 December 2023 22:57 , Michelle Del Rey
Ms Jabbari said that her ex-boyfriend Jonathan Majors allegedly referred to himself as a “monster” while describing an alleged incident in which the actor threw candles and became aggressive.
“He just exploded”, she said, describing an altercation that allegedly occurred in July 2022. Ms Jabbari showed jurors of a wall that she said had been dented in the episode, the New York Post reported.
In that moment she said she felt “scared” knowing she needed to “calm him down because I just wanted it to stop.”
After that, she said the actor started “really crying, shaking and crying.”
Testimony has ended for the day
Tuesday 5 December 2023 21:27 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari is done testifying in the misdemeanour sexual assault case, but she will be back on the stand tomorrow morning.
Court has adjounred for the day. Please check back here tomorrow for more updates.
Prosecutors ask why Grace Jabbari allegedly went out partying on the night of the incident
Tuesday 5 December 2023 21:10 , Michelle Del Rey
Prosecutors tried to make the connection that Ms Jabbari only went out with strangers she met on the street after the alleged altercation because she wanted to be consoled and didn’t want to go home alone.
When asked how she could’ve gone out while being in pain, the woman said she felt the pain but it didn’t register, according to Vulture.
She said she had “danced on pointe shoes my whole life, danced with a broken rib. I just didn’t feel it...”
Grace Jabbari now describing March incident
Tuesday 5 December 2023 20:18 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari is back on the stand after court resumed following a lunch break.
She’s currently discussing the incident at the centre of the trial, which occurred on 25 March 2023. She said that morning she and Jonathan Majors enjoyed brunch and walked around.
She described the day as “really nice, really loving and sweet...a really nice day,” according to Vulture.
However, when the pair left the actor’s apartment that evening his mood changed. While they were in the elevator on their way to Mr Majors’ car, she said he made a comment about her appearance, stating that she had too many buttons undone and requested that she redo the buttons.
She buttoned one up, she said, adding “something had shifted.”
Meagan Good returns to courtroom for another day of testimony
Tuesday 5 December 2023 20:00 , Michelle Del Rey
Meagan Good, the actress rumoured to be Jonathan Majors’ girlfriend, has reportedly been spotted at the Manhattan courtroom where his misdemeanour assault trial is taking place.
The actress has accompanied the actor throughout the proceedings. On Monday, Mr Majors was seen entering the courtroom with his mother and Ms Good by his side.
He faces up to a year in jail if convicted.
Court has adjourned for a break
Tuesday 5 December 2023 19:40 , Michelle Del Rey
Court has appeared to have adjourned for a break but proceedings are expected to continue later on in the day.
Jonathan Majors arrives at court for second day of testimony
Tuesday 5 December 2023 19:20 , Michelle Del Rey
Jonathan Majors arrived at a Manhattan courthouse for a second day of testimony in his assault case.
He was spotted in a grey suit with a notebook and his Bible, which he has brought to court repeatedly over the last week.
The actor appeared to be reading the holy book in the courtroom, according to Victoria Bekiempis, a reporter for Vulture, though it’s not clear which passages he was going over. He was seen tracing the verses with a finger.
Court proceedings started around 10am
Grace Jabbari describes an alleged incident where Jonathan Majors ripped out her headphones
Tuesday 5 December 2023 17:58 , Michelle Del Rey
While on the stand, Grace Jabbari described an incident where Jonathan Majors allegedly ripped her headphones out of her ears. She said the alternation happened in September of 2022, according to Vulture.
She said that Mr Majors got mad at her after she brought a female friend back to their home after going to the pub. She left after the argument but returned when she received texts from the actor professing his love and stating how he wanted to marry her.
Still, Ms Jabbari said Mr Majors allegedly told her not to tell anyone about his intentions because it would ruin his plan for them.
When she returned, she said Mr Majors got angry again, which she recorded. On Tuesday, jurors heard a recording of the incident Ms Jabbari described.
Separately, Ms Jabbari said that Mr Majors allegedly threatened suicide after getting angry at her and that he made similar threats on more than one occasion.
She put his emotional needs first, she said, which made her draw further into the relationship. As a result, she pulled away from friends and her family.
“I felt really dependent on him,” she said, explaining how her confidence sank. “I felt like every time I saw them I was lying to them.”
Grace Jabbari speaks about how she first met Jonathan Majors
Tuesday 5 December 2023 17:24 , Michelle Del Rey
Grace Jabbari spoke about how she met Jonathan Majors during his assault trial on Tuesday.
She answered questions from Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway. According to ABC News, the dancer wore plaid pants and a plaid jacket while providing testimony.
She introduced herself to the jury by saying, “I am Grace Jabbari, nice to meet you. I’m a professional dancer.”
Ms Jabbari’s family sat in the front row, on the opposite side of the aisle from Majors’ family.
While on set in Pinewood, United Kingdom for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the woman said the actor came over to her and asked what she was doing there.
“Oh I’m a dancer, I’m working on movement,” she recalled telling him.
Mr Majors’ hairstylist subsequently slipped her his number and the couple went on their first date.
“We spent every day together, maybe minus a few, within the next few months,” the outlet quoted Ms Jabbari as saying in the courtroom. “I felt very loved and cared for”.
