- The actor has denied assault with intent to cause physical injury, assault recklessly causing physical injury, aggravated harassment and harassment
- As the court came into session on Tuesday, Majors sat at a table with his lawyers reading a Bible he brought with him
Marvel star Jonathan Majors has arrived in court for the second day of his assault trial.
Majors’ accuser and ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, 30, is a British-born choreographer and is expected to testify at Manhattan Criminal Court today.
The actor has denied assault with intent to cause physical injury, assault recklessly causing physical injury, aggravated harassment and harassment.
The allegations have stalled the career of Majors, 34, who plays the evil Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel films and also appears in Creed 3.
He was dropped by his manager – and his latest film about a bodybuilder, which stunned audiences at this year’s Sundance film festival, was tipped for an Oscar but has now been put on hold.
Marvel star Jonathan Majors is seen arriving in court for the second day of his assault trial
Majors is accused of grabbing Jabbari (pictured right) and twisting her arm on the way home from a night out after she spotted a flirty text from another woman. He denies the allegations
As the court came into session on Tuesday, Majors sat at a table with his lawyers reading a Bible he brought with him.
Keen to give an impression of being polite to the court, he pulled a loose hair out of the head of his lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, and smiled at her.
His girlfriend Meagan Good and her mother sat in the front row of the public gallery – Majors kissed them both before the hearing began.
On the opposite side of the public gallery sat three of Jabbari’s family members.
Judge Michael Gaffey said he expected Jabbari to testify as the first witness of the day.
Prosecutors had previously detailed how Majors attacked Jabbari to ‘cover up his infidelity’.
Emmy-nominated Majors is said to have gotten into a row with Jabbari as they returned from a New York City bar when she saw a text from another woman which read: ‘Wish I was kissing you right now’.
Jonathan Majors, left, and his girlfriend Meagan Good held hands as they entered court on Monday
Creed actor Majors walked into the Manhattan court on Monday wearing a dark suit, sunglasses, black boots and a black beret – carrying a Bible and a notebook
In his opening statement, prosecutor Michael Perez said the assault came after Majors subjected Jabbari to months of a ‘cruel and manipulative pattern of psychological and physical abuse’.
The alleged abuse included throwing things at the wall and berating her for not living up to the standards of Michelle Obama and Coretta Scott King, the wife of Martin Luther King.
Majors has strongly denied the allegations and his lawyers said that Jabbari was the one who attacked him as they rode home, then chased him through the streets of Manhattan when he exited their car.
Jabbari did it in ‘revenge’ for finding out that Majors had been texting another woman, the jury was told.
Majors’ lawyer Priya Chaudhry said: ‘This is the case about the end of a relationship, not a crime. At least, not one that Mr Majors committed’.