After days of deliberation, the jury in Marvel star Jonathan Majors' domestic violence trial has found him guilty of one count of assault in the third degree and one count of harassment in the second degree, both misdemeanors.
The jury, however, acquitted him on two other counts: intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated assault in the second degree. Majors has yet to be sentenced, but ABC News reports that he faces up to a year in prison.
The trial surrounded an incident that took place between Majors and his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, on March 25, which saw the actor arrested under charges of strangulation, assault, and harassment.
IGN has reached out to Majors' defense attorney Priya Chaudhry for comment on today's verdict. The jury deliberated for about five hours split over the course of three days.
After several delays, the trial began on December 4, during which Jabbari testified that Majors had been abusive throughout the course of their relationship, but focused on the March 25 incident, reported the New York Times. Jabbari testified on December 5 that Majors assault her in the backseat of a car during an altercation that was set off after she spotted a text on his phone from another woman. She said she grabbed his phone from him, and Majors twisted her hands and arm while trying to pry it away from her when suddenly, she felt “a really hard blow across my head," she testified.
The six-person jury was shown various pieces of evidence including, per the New York Times, video footage of Majors and Jabbari both jumping out of the vehicle, before Majors turned around and pushed Jabbari back inside.
For his part, Majors had pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his legal team has long argued that Jabbari was the aggressor.
Majors in the MCU
Today's verdict could have serious implications for Majors' once-rising career and the MCU, in which Majors played the increasingly important villain Kang. He appeared both in this year's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the recently wrapped second season of Loki, and was set to continue to play a crucial role in the MCU leading up to Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
While Disney has not yet announced any changes surrounding Majors' involvement in the MCU due to the charges, Variety reported in November that Marvel executives were considering pivoting from Kang to Doctor Doom following the arrest. The creative direction for The Kang Dynasty seemingly remains in flux, with Loki creator Michael Waldron recently taking over writing duties from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania scribe Jeff Loveness.
Meanwhile, in October, Disney pulled the Majors-starring drama Magazine Dreams from its release calendar, with no new release date in sight. IGN has reached out to Disney for comment on today's verdict.
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Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
