Actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, with a trial date set for August in a misdemeanor assault case.
At a hearing that lasted less than five minutes, Judge Rachel S. Polley set Majors’ trial date for August 3, and the order to stay away from the woman accused of assault remains in force. reminded me of something. .
Dressed in a brown suit and crisp white collared shirt, Mr. Majors wore sunglasses in the back of the courtroom and sat for a moment next to his girlfriend, actress Megan Goode. He spoke little during the hearing, which began at about 9:39 a.m., but he greeted the judge and acknowledged her instructions, but otherwise remained silent standing in front of her. rice field.
Majors, 33, was arrested in March after what police called a “domestic dispute.” He was subsequently indicted on a complaint containing several misdemeanors. Authorities told investigators in initial reports that the victim, listed only as a 30-year-old woman, was assaulted and taken to hospital after police said she suffered minor head and neck injuries. announced. .
Lawyers for Majors have repeatedly denied the allegations. “Within weeks of these false allegations, we provided the District Attorney with evidence of Majors’ innocence,” said Priya Chowdhury, one of Mr. Majors’ attorneys, in a statement Tuesday.
She claimed it was a woman who attacked Mr. Majors, not the other way around. “While we expect the District Attorney to consider these materials in good faith and take appropriate action in the near future, we have requested a trial date as soon as possible to expedite the case,” she said. said in a statement.
Majors is Hollywood’s rising star and has delivered a string of high-profile Oscar-nominated performances. 』Co-starred inCreed III” was released in March, appeared in “Magazine Dreams”, and performed a topical performance at the Sundance Film Festival. His character Kang from Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumanias was also emerging as a major figure in Disney’s Marvel series.
However, news of his arrest raised questions about his future prospects. Shortly after his arrest, the U.S. military removed ads featuring Majors from rotation. And it’s not clear if the allegations jeopardized his work with Disney.
