Jonathan Majors makes first in-person court appearance as trial is set for August
The embattled actor will face domestic violence charges stemming from a March 25 arrest
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Jonathan Majors’ trial on domestic violence charges has been set for August 3, a Manhattan judge ruled Tuesday morning, per Variety. The actor faces up to a year in prison over his charges, which encompass multiple counts of assault and aggravated harassment.
At the June 20 hearing, Majors appeared in person in court for the first time, alongside his lawyers and girlfriend Meagan Good. Majors attended his last court hearing on May 9 virtually. Per the Associated Press, Majors’ time in court lasted all of three minutes. Majors has been charged with twisting a woman’s arm, striking her head, and shoving her into a vehicle in New York City on March 25—charges that his defense team denies he’s guilty of.
Following Tuesday’s hearing, Majors’ criminal defense lawyer Priya Chaudhry issued a statement claiming that the defense has provided evidence “proving” that the alleged victim actually assaulted Majors, and “not the other way around.”
“We strongly requested the District Attorney dismiss all charges against Mr. Majors immediately and initiate proceedings against Ms. Jabbari, holding her accountable for her crimes,” Chaudhry shared in a statement obtained by Variety. “While we are hopeful that the District Attorney is reviewing these materials in good faith and will do the right thing soon, to accelerate our case, we’ve requested a trial date ASAP.” (Chaudhry has previously publicly accused the case against Majors of being a “witch hunt” and “saturated with explicit and implicit bias.”)
If Majors does not appear in court on August 3 for the start of his trial, a warrant can be issued for his arrest within 48 hours. A judge reminded Majors of the requirement on Tuesday, to which Majors responded he heard “loud and clear.” Jabbari has had a temporary order of protection against Majors— which dictates that the two must have no contact, whether direct or through a third party—instituted since April.
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This guy has Resting-“Yup-I-did-that” face.
Or he’s about to show off his whippoorwill call.
“Oh nice & chubby BAY-BEEE!”
I thought it was his “I don’t know what to do with my face” face
JUDGE: I will recommend probation for six months. All you have to do is STOP MAKING THAT FUCKING FACE.MAJORS: I CHOOSE DEATH. ::purses lips::
“We strongly requested the District Attorney dismiss all charges against Mr. Majors immediately and initiate proceedings against Ms. Jabbari, holding her accountable for her crimes”Oy boy! That’s really the way they want to go with this, huh? They want to bring the woman he choked up on criminal charges? Good luck with that, I guess.
He really is doing an o-face in every single photo, what the fuck.
still mad he pulled meagan good
Is this the same lawyer who thought it was a good idea releasing the texts thinking it would exonerate Majors but only made him look more guilty instead?
Will Marvel:a) Reshoot Loki?b) Just hold Loki for as long as possible?c) Do nothing and hope this all blows over?(this is assuming Majors hasn’t shot anything else for Marvel, which may or may not be accurate…)
Probably somewhere between B and C. Possibly with some A sprinkles.
They released a trailer recently that clearly showed a continuation of the Kang storyline. So that rules out a complete severing of ties because no new information has come out SINCE the trailer, so there hasn’t been any reason for them to change course if they haven’t already.
Loki will most likely see a 6-12 month delay, which they will put on the WGA strike so as to dodge speaking on the Majors situation, by which point they are hoping this will either blow over or he will be vindicated. Either way, they may or may not have used S2 of Loki to film a replacement for Majors as Kang OR possibly cancel Kang as the villain all together.
They should recast him with Terrance Howard.
Feels like he got trapped in his Creed III role