{"id":101645,"date":"2023-05-09T23:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T23:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/jonathan-majors-lawyer-calls-assault-case-a-witch-hunt\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T23:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T23:19:28","slug":"jonathan-majors-lawyer-calls-assault-case-a-witch-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/jonathan-majors-lawyer-calls-assault-case-a-witch-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Majors&#8217; Lawyer Calls Assault Case A &#8216;Witch Hunt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/?s=jonathan+majors&amp;post_type%5B%5D=post&amp;post_type%5B%5D=list_posts&amp;_gl=1*11tjese*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTk3Mjg5MzY2OC4xNjgzNjYzOTEy*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzY2MzkxMS4xLjAuMTY4MzY2MzkxMS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jonathan Majors<\/strong><\/a> appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday to face costs of assault and harassment stemming from his arrest again in March, a case his legal professional is looking a racially biased \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old \u201cCreed III\u201d actor attended the listening to by way of Zoom and solely spoke to substantiate he consented to seem just about and never in individual, in keeping with PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/jonathan-majors-victim-temporary-restraining-order\/?_gl=1*1p6vyp0*_ga*MTk3Mjg5MzY2OC4xNjgzNjYzOTEy*_up*MQ..*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzY2NzMzMi4yLjAuMTY4MzY2NzMzMi4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPDATE: Jonathan Majors\u2019 Alleged Victim Granted Temporary Restraining Order Ahead Of Court Date<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Majors\u2019Attorney Claims Domestic Violence Case Is A Racially Biased \u201cWitch Hunt\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>In an announcement obtained by <em><strong>The Shade Room<\/strong><\/em>, legal professional <strong>Priya Chaudry<\/strong> known as the assault case towards the actor a sufferer of a racially-biased \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She additionally acknowledged that they offered the District Attorney with \u201cirrefutable evidence\u201d that the sufferer within the case is mendacity, \u201cincluding video proof showing nothing happened,\u201d Chaudry mentioned.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have provided the District Attorney with irrefutable evidence that the woman is lying, including video proof showing nothing happened, especially not where she claimed. We did this with the explicit promise from the DA that they would not \u2018fix\u2019 their case and change it as we proved the woman is lying\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chaudry claims that the sufferer within the case has modified her story a number of instances and argued that her \u201clocation shifts\u201d and \u201cher story morphs\u201d because the case has progressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYet this false case continues, the woman\u2019s claimed location shifts, and her story morphs. This is a witch hunt against Jonathan Majors, driven by baseless claims.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chaudry went on to accuse the district legal professional of \u201cadjusting the charges to match the woman\u2019s new lies\u201d and made it clear there aren&#8217;t any new costs towards him. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jonathan-majors-assault-charge-court-e4f048164b6aecfea52b04a7973fca4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a>, the courtroom has issued a \u201crevised domestic violence charge\u201d towards the actor.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cInstead of dismissing the allegations in the face of the woman\u2019s clear lies, the DA has adjusted the charges to match the woman\u2019s new lies. To be clear, there are no new charges against Mr. Majors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Majors\u2019 legal professional added that though they are saying they&#8217;ve \u201ceven more\u201d video proof of his innocence, they&#8217;re hesitant to share it out of \u201cfear the DA will tip the woman off to change her story again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chaudry went on to name her MCU star shopper a sufferer of racial bias and known as out a perceived \u201cdouble commonplace between the remedy of Majors\u2026 and his accuser.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe criminal justice system is saturated with explicit and implicit bias\u2026\u201d Chaudry wrote. \u201cThis glaring double standard between the treatment of Jonathan Majors, a Black man weighing 200 lbs, and his accuser, highlights the racial bias that permeates the criminal justice system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CsB8ZDvuXmc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Updated Complaint Says Majors Pulled Her \u201cRight Middle Finger,\u201d Causing Substantial Pain<\/h3>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.68.1 --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Majors was arrested on March 25, 2023, in Manhattan on misdemeanor costs of strangulation, assault, and harassment in a reported home dispute together with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/jonathan-majors-lawyer-blames-racism-as-new-assault-details-emerge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up to date grievance<\/a> obtained by <em>The Daily Beast<\/em>, the lady states that the incident started at round 12:40 a.m. in downtown Manhattan. That\u2019s when Majors reportedly pulled her \u201cright middle finger causing bruising, swelling, and substantial pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI further observed [Majors] grab my right arm, place it behind my body, and use his hands to twist my right forearm and right middle finger, causing substantial pain to my right forearm and right middle finger. I further observed [Majors] strike me with his hand across my right ear causing substantial pain and a laceration behind my right ear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The alleged sufferer says that Majors pushed her right into a automotive with \u201cboth of his hands,\u201d inflicting her to fall backward. Prosecutors had beforehand argued the incident left her with \u201cminor injuries to her head and neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jonathan Majors might go to jail for a YEAR as his cost is upgraded to third-degree assault <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m5SzKBZ5Ax\">https:\/\/t.co\/m5SzKBZ5Ax<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vEZYZQwmNa\">pic.twitter.com\/vEZYZQwmNa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyMail\/status\/1655999284939038731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Background On Majors\u2019 Domestic Violence Case Since His March 25 Arrest<\/h3>\n<p>As <strong><em>The Shade Room<\/em><\/strong> reported final month, Majors\u2019 alleged sufferer was <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/jonathan-majors-victim-temporary-restraining-order\/?_gl=1*1p6vyp0*_ga*MTk3Mjg5MzY2OC4xNjgzNjYzOTEy*_up*MQ..*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzY2NzMzMi4yLjAuMTY4MzY2NzMzMi4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted a short lived restraining order<\/a> within the weeks resulting in their courtroom date Tuesday (May 9). According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/jonathan-majors-da-updates-assault-complaint-1235482882\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, Majors should proceed to abide by the order and chorus from contacting the accuser.<\/p>\n<p>According to the actor\u2019s lawyer, the motion is\u00a0\u201cstandard in cases such as this.\u201d Furthermore, the legal professional defined that Majors\u2019 authorized workforce\u00a0\u201cconsented because Mr. Majors wants nothing to do with the woman who assaulted him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Crjf5H4PGo0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, the actor may very well be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollywoodhandle\/status\/1655968370380898310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imprisoned for as much as a yr<\/a> if discovered responsible of a cost unveiled this morning in his home violence case, in keeping with the <em>Hollywood Handle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus far, Majors has reportedly been dropped by his expertise supervisor <strong>Entertainment 360,<\/strong> his second current setback representation-wise, after the Lede Company initiated a break on representing the <em>Avengers<\/em> actor final month.\u00a0Additionally, Majors and style home Valentino reportedly \u201cmutually agreed\u201d that the actor wouldn&#8217;t attend this yr\u2019s Met Gala as certainly one of its visitors.<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s subsequent courtroom listening to has been set for June 13. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jonathan-majors-assault-charge-court-e4f048164b6aecfea52b04a7973fca4c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a>, Majors should attend in individual. 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