Less than a month after Jonathan Majors was found guilty on two charges—and not guilty on two others—in his domestic assault trial, the actor broke his silence on the verdict.
Speaking with ABC News’ Linsey Davis, Majors said he was “absolutely shocked and afraid” after being convicted on one count of reckless assault in the third degree and one count of harassment against his now ex-partner Grace Jabbari; he was acquitted on two other counts of intentional assault and aggravated harassment.
“I’m standing there and the verdict comes down,” Majors said. “I say, ‘How is that possible? Based off the evidence—based off the prosecution’s evidence, let alone our evidence—how is that possible?’” The verdict was split, and the actor said he plans to appeal.
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Majors, who did not testify at the trial, had pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment originating from an alleged domestic dispute with Jabbari last March. He was arrested on March 25 after his then girlfriend was taken to a hospital with “minor injuries to her head and neck,” the NYPD said in a statement. Prosecutors said Jabbari was riding in the back of a vehicle with Majors when she grabbed his phone from him after seeing a text message that said, “Wish I was kissing you right now,” sent by a woman listed in the actor’s phone as “Cleopatra.”
In his latest interview, Majors maintained that he was not responsible for Jabbari’s injuries, which included a fractured finger and cut behind her ear. “You’re confident you didn’t cause them?” Davis asked, to which Majors replied: “I have no question.” When asked how Jabbari got injured if not by him, he responded, “I wish to God I knew. That would give clarity, that would give me some type of peace about it.”
Majors, who met Jabbari while she was working as a movement coach on the set of his film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, asserted that their relationship was “not healthy” and that he should have “been brave” and “walked away.” He continued, “I was reckless with her heart, not with her body,” later adding, “My hands have never struck a woman, ever.”