Fired Marvel star Jonathan Majors wipes away tears in his first interview regarding his assault conviction against ex-girlfriend Grace Jabari, saying he was “absolutely shocked and horrified” by the conviction. Ta.
“I'm standing there and the verdict is coming in,” he tearfully said on “Good Morning America” on Monday.
“I say, 'How is that possible based on the evidence, based on the prosecution's evidence, much less on our evidence?' Is that even possible?'”
The 34-year-old actor, who was set to become Marvel's next major villain as Khan the Conqueror, was found guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 18 of one count of third-degree assault and one count of harassment. He was found not guilty. Another count of assault and one count of aggravated harassment.
He was arrested on March 25 after getting into a domestic altercation with Jabari while riding home in a taxi from a Brooklyn bar. She testified in court that the argument began after Jabari saw her receive a text message from another woman saying, “I wish I had kissed you.”
Jabari, a 31-year-old dancer from the United Kingdom, accused Majors of slapping her while she was clutching her cell phone, breaking her finger, twisting her arm and punching her right ear, causing it to bleed.
The disgraced actor admitted his mistakes in his relationship with Jabari, including not ending it sooner when it was clear it wasn't working out.
However, he insisted he had not hit her and said he was “hoping to God” how she sustained her injuries.
“I was reckless with her mind. Not with her body,” he told “GMA.”
“I haven't always been the best boyfriend, but I've never hit a woman. I've never hit a woman with my hands,” he claimed.
“I'm an athlete. I'm a sportsman, so I know my body very well. I know how it moves. I know my strengths, my weaknesses, you know?
“She didn't get any of them.”
Majors said he plans to appeal the sentence and wants to make his side known “as part of my healing.”
He is scheduled to be sentenced on February 6th.
When asked for an interview, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office told GMA that arguments are being made in court.
