Prosecutors release video of fight between Jonathan Majors and girlfriend in assault trial

A Manhattan jury will soon decide if Jonathan Majors is guilty of assaulting his girlfriend following two weeks of clashing narratives about whether the rising Hollywood star was the aggressor or victim during a chaotic struggle in the backseat of a car.

The court case has centered on allegations brought by Grace Jabbari, a 30-year-old British dancer who said the “Creed III” actor struck her on the side of the head, twisted her arm behind her back, and squeezed her finger until it broke during a dispute last spring.

The struggle in the back of the car was not captured on video.

But in their closing arguments, each side furnished security footage depicting scenes leading up to and after the dispute that they said underscored their point.

In one video played repeatedly to jurors by the prosecution, Majors can be seen “manhandling” Jabbari outside the vehicle, lifting her off the ground and placing her in the backseat “as if she was a doll,” according to Manhattan assistant district attorney Kelli Galaway.

Minutes later, footage showed Majors sprinting through the darkened streets of Lower Manhattan in an effort to evade Jabbari, who said she wanted details about the “romantic” text message she had seen on his phone. The video, according to the defense, served as proof that “Jonathan was trying to escape Grace and Grace kept attacking him.”

After Majors had fled the scene, Jabbari followed a group of strangers she'd met on the street to a dance club, where she could be seen on grainy security footage ordering shots and using her injured hand to hold a champagne glass and sign a check.

That footage, the defense argued, proved she was unharmed following the incident. But prosecutors countered that Jabbari had not discovered the extent of the injuries until the following morning – at which point she sent photographs of her bruised hands and a cut to a friend.

“This is not a revenge plot to ruin the defendant’s life or career,” Galaway said. ”What matters is what happened in the car that night."

[libertineluna]

How come they kept this trial out of the public’s eye? The video clearly shows him trying to get away from her

[karthin]

It says a lot when a strong guy is literally running away from a woman.

That's fear. Fear that she will either hurt him or in an attempt to hurt him, put him in a position where he hurts her.

If his intent was to violently manhandle her, why would he stop? She didn't have a gun and he wasn't running from other people. He is literally trying to retreat.

At a minimum, she was a willing, aggressive, combatant. Turning around and identifying injuries you got while wanting to fight is just playing the victim, not actually being the victim.

[j-sin]

She chased him like a crackhead after a $10 bill.

[kayw]

i have never seen anything like this- her bruises could be from her chasing and tugging at the man. this is just unbelievable! HE is running from her. She probably injured herself. WOW.

[zombiekilla]

he is worth millions, of course she cant let him go

[Somegirl]

I can't see him striking her. It looks like he is trying to restrain her or make her go home. Did she get cut off at the bar and asked to leave?

[DustKingArchives]

Wow it’s obvious she was attacking him first

[WhoShotYaX]

He didn’t lift her and throw her in back of the cab he lift her and placed her in the back of the cab. Smdh !

[thesaltshaker]

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard 2.0
Can only hope people are faster to give Majors justice

[slentmusicx]

The funny thing is the charges only started to appear after majors got his roles and got to box office. Perfect timing to false charge him and steal his millions

[Nenernener]

The more I hear & see about this case the more I support Jonathan Majors. He sadly didn’t get away soon enough.

[billking]

She was chasing him like White on rice.

[Bigbuzzwa]

Look at the size of this man... if he really wanted to do some damage it would have got done, those injuries were guaranteed self inflicted when she was struggling to get him back you can even see him fend her off he knows this isnt going to go he's way being a big strong man against a little female its sad honestly because he would of had a bright career ahead of him! Everyone blamed johnny depp before they found out the whole story i think this is the same damn thing.

[ggqbc]

He's acted loke nothing but class in this massive injustice. Great actor, sadly he picked the wrong one.

[DevilRoom]

i'm preety sure this is Amber Terd and Johnny Awesome all over again, listen to me big man JM, if you're reading this, fight, and don't stop fighting, or the world will draw you as the villain.

[mackman]

I just saw this video totally B.S, double standard. Let's switch rolls for a sec. She pushed him in the car as a way to avoid him then he chased after her in the streets. Get the picture.

[empirexs]

Look at him, he literally put her carefully inside the car, and this footage is half shown . The car first stops fhen he walks out the car, but she is the one chasing him. Maybe they had a fight prior to this so he didn't want to escalate so he kept running away

[houseoflavishevents]

He definitely didn't "throw her" in the back of the vehicle. He lifted and guided her in. She's no damsel in distress!!! She's Amber Heard 2nd Gen!

[MarvelManiac-dt]

RIP. Screw Disney for firing him. Kang dynasty is going to be 98%worse

[porko]

I don't know who was in the right or wrong but I know that every has a breaking point and not every assaulter is a bad guy but I don't agree with is when they report and arrest and then fire the accused before he has gone to trial. I think that until found guilty, it shouldn't be publicly released and your place of employment shouldn't be informed.