Sacked Marvel star Jonathan Majors wiped away tears during his first interview about his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari – saying he was “absolutely shocked and scared” to be found guilty.
“I stood there and the verdict came down,” she told “Good Morning America” in a tearful sitdown that aired Monday.
“I said, ‘How is that possible based on the evidence, based on the prosecution’s testimony, not to mention our testimony? How is that possible?’”
The 34-year-old actor – who will be Marvel’s next major villain as Kang the Conqueror – was convicted in Manhattan Criminal Court on Dec. 18 of one count of third-degree assault and one count of harassment, but was acquitted. another count of assault and one count of aggravated harassment.
Jonathan Majors wiped away tears in a sit-down interview with “Good Morning America” that aired Monday, as he described his reaction to being found guilty of assault. ABC
He was arrested on March 25 after he and Jabbari got into a domestic dispute while taking a taxi home from a bar in Brooklyn. The argument began when Jabbari saw Majors receive a text from another woman, saying, “I wish I kissed you,” she testified in court.
Jabbari, a 31-year-old dancer from England, accused Majors of slapping her, breaking her finger, twisting her arm, and hitting her right ear, causing it to bleed, while holding a cell phone.
The disgraced actress admitted mistakes in her relationship with Jabbari, including not ending it sooner when it was clear it wasn’t working.
However, he insists that he did not hit her, saying he “hopes to God” he knows how he got his injuries.
“I was reckless with his heart. Not with his body,” he told “GMA.”
“I’m not the best boyfriend ever – but I’ve never hit a woman. My hands have never hit a woman,” he said.
“I am an athlete. I’m an athlete, I know my body. I know how it moves. I know my strengths or lack thereof, you know?
“None of that applies to him.”
Majors said he plans to appeal the decision, and wants to give his side of the story “as part of healing.”
He was due to be sentenced on February 6.
Asked for a response to the interview, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office spokesman told “GMA” they spoke in court.
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