Jonathan Majors Appears in Court For First Time in Assault Case, Trial to Begin in August
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Jonathan Majors appeared in a lower Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday morning on domestic violence charges.
His trial date has been set to begin on Aug. 3. Majors was arrested on March 25 in Manhattan on domestic violence allegations and later charged with several accounts of assault and aggravated harassment.
At the center of the charges is a dispute with a 30-year-old woman, who told officers that she was assaulted and was taken to the hospital with “minor injuries to her head and neck.” In April, the alleged victim was granted a temporary order of protection, which means the two parties must not have any direct or third-party contact.
The judge on Tuesday reiterated the “stay away” order remains in effect until the beginning of the trial. The legal team for Majors has denied any wrongdoing and released text messages and videos that are intended to prove the actor’s embattled innocence.
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