Jonathan Majors Gets August Trial Date For Domestic Violence Charges; “Creed III” Actor Appeared In Court This Morning
deadline.comJonathan Majors will be going to trial later this summer on domestic violence charges The Creed III actor appeared briefly his morning in Manhattan criminal courtroom to learn a trial has been set to start on August 3.
Majors is looking at up to a year behind bars if found guilty on the misdemeanor claims stemming from his late-night March 25 arrest.
Originally scheduled for last week, today’s hearing lasted just over two minutes. Dropped in April by managers 360 Entertainment and PR team the Lede Company (as Deadline exclusively reported), Majors was a virtual participant in the May 9 hearing in the matter.
At that time, Judge Rachel S. Pauley told the actor and his lawyers that Majors had to show up in person next time or “a warrant can be issued for your arrest within 48 hours.” Majors’ defense team has insisted their client is innocent of any assault claims.
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