A Manhattan judge has set a trial date after denying Jonathan Majors’ motion to dismiss domestic violence charges on Wednesday.
New York Supreme Court Judge Michael Gaffey set a trial date for November 29, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Majors was arrested on March 25 in Manhattan and charged with misdemeanor assault and aggravated harassment following an alleged domestic dispute with Jabbari.
The actor’s legal team filed the motion to dismiss last month after claiming that the state withheld evidence that would clear Majors.
The news comes a day after media outlets reported that Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari was set to turn herself in to the NYPD on assault charges.
Prosecutors on Tuesday said they have no intentions of filing charges against Jabbari.
The D.A.’s Office revealed a previously unreported domestic violence incident involving Majors and Jabbari in London, England. Jabbari is a citizen of the UK. Majors was in London filming season 2 of the Disney+ Marvel series “Loki.”
According to Variety, the D.A.’s Office is attempting to get a copy of a London Metropolitan Police report from September 2022. The report references medical care obtained by Jabbari at that time.
According to Variety:
“The [D.A.’s] filing also alleges that Majors’ legal team has leaked and misrepresented court evidence, as well as attempted to have police create a wanted poster with Jabbari’s photo. It also dismisses the idea that the D.A. has any plans to prosecute Jabbari for domestic violence alleged by Majors in a counter-claim, contradicting recent media reports that claimed such an action was imminent.”
Variety previously reported that additional alleged abuse victims of Majors are cooperating with the D.A.’s office.
Majors has maintained his innocence since his arrest in March. Majors pled not guilty to the four misdemeanor charges of assault; a fifth charge of strangulation was dropped.
Majors’ criminal defense lawyer Priya Chaudhry (pictured) has alleged that it was Jabbari who assaulted Majors, and “not the other way around.”
Chaudhry has insisted that there is evidence that clears Majors of any wrongdoing, including surveillance video that shows Jabbari “completely unharmed” after the defendant’s alleged assault.
However, prosecutors say the “surveillance video referred to by the defense actually shows Ms. Jabbari visibly upset, crying, and seeking help from strangers to get an Uber cab home.”
