The defamation allegation came from Jonathan's apearrance on 'Good Morning America' following his conviction, where the actor claimed he 'never laid [his] hands on a woman.'
- Mar 20, 2024
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Jonathan Majors has been dragged to court again by his former partner, Grace Jabbari. The "Ant-Man and the Wasp, Quantumania" star has been slapped by another lawsuit by his ex for intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious prosecution and defamation.
Grace filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, March 19 in New York federal court. She accused the actor of subjecting her to a "pattern of pervasive domestic abuse that began in 2021 and extended through 2023," detailing several instances of alleged physical violence.
The defamation allegation came from Jonathan's apearrance on "Good Morning America" following his conviction. He claimed he "never laid [his] hands on a woman." Meanwhile, in the December trial, Jonathan's attorney Priya Chaudhry repeatedly characterized Grace as lying about the injuries she sustained in the March 2023 incident.
The suit also detailed one incident in Los Angeles in 2022. "Majors became angry with Grace. She became afraid and instinctively tried to calm him down. Majors began shouting in Grace's face and grabbed both her arms, pinning them to her body. He then shoved her into the shower door, causing the shower door to open," it read.
"He then threw her body into the shower wall, causing her head to hit the wall. When Grace tried to escape, things escalated," the suit further alleged. "In an effort to stop the abuse, Grace informed Majors that she was going to have to inform his team of what he had done to her, at which point, Majors began throwing candles and other objects in a frenzied state, denting the wall and leaving glass shattered on the floor."
During another incident in London in 2022, the lawsuit stated that "Majors pushed Grace so hard that it bruised her backside. When Grace got up, she attempted to leave the house. Majors picked Grace up in the air and threw her against the hood of her car." It then noted, "Grace began shouting for help. Majors then forcefully grabbed Grace, placing her in a headlock and put his hand over her mouth to prevent someone from hearing her cries for help."
"He brought Grace back into their house and held his hands around her neck, stating that he wanted to kill her, and that he was going to kill her," the complaint continued to read. "Majors then started hitting Grace's head against the marble floor while strangling her until she felt she could no longer breathe."
Jonathan is set to be sentenced in April for his December 2023 conviction. In the wake of his conviction, he was fired by Marvel and his bodybuilding movie, "Magazine Dreams", was removed from Searchlight's release calendar.
