Judge throws out Jonathan Majors' bid to toss his criminal case meaning he ... trends now
A judge has denied actor Jonathan Majors' request to set aside the guilty verdict in his domestic violence case.
The motion set forth by the 34-year-old's legal team was rejected Wednesday in New York, opening the doors to sentencing next week.
A jury found him guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment, a misdemeanor and a violation respectively, in December of last year.
Majors is set to be sentenced April 8 and faces up to one year behind bars.
The charges stem from a March 2023 incident in that began in the backseat of a chauffeured car in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
A judge has denied Jonathan Majors' request to toss out the guilty verdict in his assault case, meaning the 34-year-old now faces sentencing next week
The charges stem from a March 2023 altercation involving his ex-girlfriend, British dancer and choreographer Grace Jabbari
According to prosecutors, Majors struck Jabbari and twisted her finger after she grabbed his phone in the backseat of a chauffeured car
According to prosecutors, Majors' then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, grabbed his phone after seeing a text she believed was from another woman, reading, 'Wish I was kissing you right now.'
As Majors attempted to get his phone back, he pulled Jabbari's finger, wrenched her arm behind her back and struck her face.
The driver stopped the vehicle and Jabbari, a British dancer and choreographer, attempted to exit. However, Majors threw her back in.
Majors spent part of the night in a hotel but later returned home, prosecutors said.
