This is why 'Loki' actor Jonathan Majors could face one year in prison

In news that has rocked the entire Marvel fandom actor Jonathan Majors was convicted of assaulting his exgirlfriend Grace Jabbari On Monday he was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of two misdemeanour counts of harassment and assault but was acquitted on two other countsThe verdict was reached by a sixperson jury after roughly four hours of deliberation spread across three days Majors was found not guilty on one count of intentional assault in the third degree and one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree by a sixperson jury When the verdict was delivered Majors who was dressed in a dark grey suit and sat in the courtroom with his attorneys and current girlfriend Meagan Good did not respond reported VarietyJudge Michael Gaffey set a February 6 sentence date Majors faces up to a year in prison although he might alternatively receive probationThis is why Loki actor Jonathan Majors could face one year in prison or probationMajors was arrested in New York City in March after assaulting Jabbari in the backseat of a private vehicle Jabbari a 30yearold dancer who met Majors on the set of Marvels AntMan and the Wasp Quantumania said that she seized Majors phone after seeing a text message from another woman Jabbari said she felt a hard blow across her head when Majors tried to forcefully retrieve his phone from her resulting in bruises swelling and significant agonyMarvel Studios severed its ties with Majors who played the key villain Kang the Conqueror in Disneys Marvel Cinematic Universe shortly after the guilty conviction The 34yearold actor was set to star in upcoming Marvel films including 2025s Avengers The Kang Dynasty as quoted by VarietyAccording to his defence counsel Priya Chaudhry Majors has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his nameIt is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbaris story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her We are grateful for that We are disappointed however that despite not believing Ms Jabbari the jury nevertheless found that Mr Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him Chaudhry saidThe twoweek trial ended in a lower Manhattan courtroom after the jury requested to hear the definition of harassment in the second degree which is when a person is guilty of intent to harass annoy or alarm another person he or she strikes shoves kicks or otherwise subjects such other person to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the sameBefore making a decision the jury requested to see surveillance footage and testimony from a woman who went to a nightclub with Jabbari after the assaultVariety reported that prosecutor Kelli Galloway told jurors throughout the trial that Majors was manipulative and controlling to Jabbari throughout their twoyear relationship The Manhattan District Attorneys Office released texts and audio recordings as evidence in which Majors seemed to try to talk Jabbari out of going to the hospital for treatment of a head wound and threatened suicide after an altercation Majors told Jabbari in an audio tape provided for the jury that she should act like Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama because hes a great man whos doing great things not just for me but for my countryGalloway told the jury in her closing statement What this really boils down to is four simple words control domination manipulation and abuse Those are the tactics used by those who commit domestic violence against partners against GraceMajors denied assaulting Jabbari and his defence team claimed that the aggressor in the vehicle that night was Jabbari The defence also claimed that Jabbari made up the claims to get back at with Majors after their separation In her closing statement Chaudhry referred to Jabbari as a liar who bends realityThe driver in the car on the night of the alleged incident testified last week through an Urdu interpreter that Majors was not doing anything to Jabbari in the vehicle However while Majors was attempting to exit the vehicle he was trying to throw her in according to the driver I do remember Majors pushing her back into the car to get rid of herBefore his arrest Majors career in Hollywood was on the rise The Emmynominated actor featured in two 2023 tentpoles AntMan 3 and Creed III as well as the indie Magazine Dreams which Searchlight Pictures purchased at the Sundance Film Festival this year Following the allegations the company pulled the project off its release timetableHe was also last seen in Loki a series featuring Tom Hiddleston On October 6 Disney Hotstar brought us the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki Tom Hiddleston returned as the iconic God of Mischief in this new season as an alternate incarnation of himself who escaped with the Tesseract during the events of Avengers Endgame 2019 In this season Loki teamed up with Mobius M Mobius Hunter B15 and various Time Variance Authority TVA operatives to venture through the vast multiverse to locate Sylvie Ravonna Renslayer and Miss Minutes The series also features Sophia Di Martino Owen Wilson and Ke Huy QuanMajors management Entertainment 360 and his public relations firm the Lede Company both dismissed him as a result of the aftermath He is still represented by the talent agency WMEWith inputs from ANI