NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: '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, October 25. Majors attended via video as he is outside the state.
Jonathan Majors faces four misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault
'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.
According to a 911 call, Majors had assaulted a 30-year-old woman who was later identified by the police as Grace Jabbari. She had “sustained minor injuries”, the police said.
The trial date is set to begin on November 29, as per Variety.
Jonathan Majors filed a cross-complaint against Grace Jabbari
The messy proceedings were further muddled when Majors filed a cross-complaint against Jabbari in June, saying that it was she who attacked him.
An NYPD document was created, alerting officers that there was probable cause to arrest Jabbari in June.
The prosecutor on the case has allegedly said that they will not prosecute Jabbari, according to Hollywood Reporter.
On September 12, his attorneys filed the motion and claimed that the state withheld evidence that would prove Majors’ innocence. This was denied on Wednesday, October 25.
The defense argued in the motion that the state hid and ignored evidence that could prove Majors was not guilty raising doubts about Jabbari’s testimony.
They also claimed that the state did not share any communication with the NYPD or any deals offered to Jabbari for not charging her and the defense said there were some 911 calls that were missing, among other things.
Grace Jabbari had allegedly seen a text message which Jonathan Majors received while they were in a car
While Chaudhry has claimed her client is innocent and that Jabbari was the aggressor the court documents state the couple were in a car when Jabbari saw a message on Majors’s 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.
However, both the parties disagree about each other claims.
The defense has also filed a motion requesting “contested evidence” remain under seal given the case's "high profile" nature and believing that “the disclosure of sensitive information will limit Mr Majors’ right to a fair trial.”
