Hollywood movie star and media darling Jonathan Major was arrested for allegedly slapping and strangling his girlfriend after she confronted him over texting another woman. His defense lawyers say evidence surrounding the incident will vindicate his client.
However, a former classmate and co-workers say the violent behavior that the “Creed” actor is accused of displaying aligns with his memory of him in school.
After an altercation with his partner, Majors, 33, was charged with misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment, attempted assault, and harassment by New York prosecutors on the afternoon of Saturday, March 25. Police have described the incident as a “domestic dispute.”
Later that evening, a judge released the box office heavyweight on bond during an arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.
A publicist for the actor told Variety, “He has done nothing wrong.”
Majors has hired criminal defense lawyer Priya Chaudhry to represent him, and they contend once all the facts come to the surface — all will see he is innocent of the accused crimes.
“Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows,” the attorney says in a statement.
Reports says the events say the events were set in motion on the eve before the arrest as Majors and his girlfriend were in a taxi cab leaving a Brooklyn bar when he allegedly received a text message from another woman.
TMZ reports that its police sources say when his girlfriend peeked at the message, Majors pushed her hand away and slapped her, prompting a fight that led to him allegedly placing his hands around her neck.
The two parted ways with Majors spending the night out and not returning to their home.
The next morning the girlfriend reported the alleged assault to law enforcement. TMZ reports that poolice say she showed evidence that included redness and marks to her face and a cut behind her ear. The girlfriend was…
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