Celebrity News April 08, 2024
Jonathan Majors Avoids Jail Time in Domestic Violence Case
Jonathan Majors was back in court today, this time for sentencing in his domestic violence case.
In December, Majors was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault against his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
Jabbari accused him of assaulting her in the backseat of a car in March 2023.
Now, The Associated Press reports, Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Michael Gaffey has sentenced the actor to probation, a 52-week in-person batterer’s intervention program, and continued mental health therapy.
Majors arrived in court with his girlfriend Meagan Good by his side, while Jabbari attended as well and delivered a victim impact statement.
According to Variety, she said, “He is not sorry and has not accepted responsibility. He will do this again. He will hurt other women. This is a man who believes he’s above the law. I had a career and life and body, all of which he’s damaged.”
Afterward, Ross Kramer, an attorney for Jabbari, told "Extra" in a statement, “This is a serious sentence, which is appropriate because this was a very serious crime.
"As Grace Jabbari said in Court today, she is still feeling the effects of the defendant’s actions. This is the norm: the impact of domestic violence often lasts far beyond the end of the relationship.
"What Grace Jabbari did over the past year was incredibly brave, and important. She overcame every obstacle put in her path to give honest, emotional, public testimony, in a court very far from her home. Grace demonstrated that justice can be served in cases like this. Hopefully, her example will empower other survivors to break their silence and hold their abusers accountable.”
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View StoryMajors’ Hollywood star was on the rise before he was arrested for the incident that led to the allegations.
The fallout was swift — he was dropped from ad campaigns and movies. His latest film “Magazine Dreams” was getting Oscar buzz, but was shelved.
Marvel later dropped Majors following the guilty verdict.