Amid new studies of abuse accusations from a number of girls, a lawyer for actor Jonathan Majors has denied all allegations of mistreatment on behalf of the Marvel star.
Following his arrest final month, Variety reported that a number of girls have come ahead with claims of abuse in opposition to Majors, 33. The outlet stated the alleged victims are at the moment cooperating with the Manhattan district legal professional’s workplace.
(Global News was unable to independently confirm the validity of the brand new claims in opposition to Majors within the Variety report, which attributes educated, unnamed sources.)
“Jonathan Majors is innocent and has not abused anyone. We have provided irrefutable evidence to the District Attorney that the charges are false. We are confident that he will be fully exonerated,” Majors’ lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, stated on Wednesday.
Majors was arrested and arraigned in March on assault and harassment fees following an alleged home dispute between he and an unnamed 30-year-old girl. He was launched from police custody on his personal recognizance and granted a restricted order of safety, as per CNN.
The criticism in opposition to Majors alleged the actor hit the unnamed sufferer round her face “with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear.” The report continues, claiming Majors additionally grabbed the sufferer’s neck and hand “causing bruising and substantial pain.”
Manhattan police on March 30 stated the investigation was ongoing.
Earlier this week, Majors was dropped by each his public relations company and his expertise administration firm.
Following Majors’ arrest, Chaudhry launched a string of textual content messages allegedly despatched between her consumer and the unnamed girl. In the texts, the obvious sufferer tells Majors that police “do not have my blessing on any charges being placed.” The girl additionally stated she was advised that police needed to arrest Majors “as protocol when they saw the injuries on me and they knew we had a fight.”
Chaudhry stated the texts “disavowed any allegations” in opposition to Majors.
At the time of his arrest in March, Chaudhry advised CNN the actor “completely denies assaulting the woman.”
“Around 11 a.m. on March 25, 2023, Jonathan Majors called 911 out of concern for the woman’s mental health,” Chaudhry advised the outlet. “The police arrived with the paramedics, as is standard procedure, and arrested Mr. Majors due to an NYPD protocol requiring arrest in certain circumstances.”
Prior to those allegations, Majors was one of many quickest rising stars in Hollywood — and is positioned to guide the newest section of Marvel Studios films as the brand new prime villain, Kang the Conqueror.
Majors lately starred in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III. After breaking by in 2019′s The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Majors has starred in Da 5 Bloods, The Harder They Fall and final 12 months’s Devotion. He additionally stars within the current Sundance Film Festival entry Magazine Dreams, which Searchlight Pictures is to launch in December.
— With information from The Associated Press
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