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<p><strong>Jonathan Majors&#8217;</strong> domestic assault trial is reportedly nearing a verdict. As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/surveillance-footage-jonathan-majors-grace-jabbari-altercation-released-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Major is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, <strong>Grace Jabbari</strong>. The incident allegedly occurred on March 25 while the pair were in a taxi.</p>
<p>Additionally, the actor was subsequently charged with harassment, strangulation, and assault. However, Majors has maintained his innocence and even filed a cross-complaint against Jabbari, accusing her of unreported domestic abuse.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235755674/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, closing arguments for the actor&#8217;s domestic assault trial were given on Thursday, December 14. Now, the jury will deliberate a verdict.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">More Details Regarding The Witnesses Called For Jonathan Majors&#8217; Defense</h3>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1234928174/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a>, Jonathan Majors&#8217; defense attorneys shared their closing arguments on Thursday, December 14. <a href="https://people.com/jonathan-majors-defense-teams-rests-case-1-day-actor-wont-testify-assault-trial-8415786" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a> reports that the prosecution rested its case on Wednesday, December 13, after twelve witnesses testified since the trial&#8217;s start on Monday, December 4.</p>
<p>Later that day, proceedings resumed with the defense team bringing three witnesses to testify.</p>
<p>This reportedly included Detective Ronnie Mejia, who arrested Jabbari after Majors&#8217; cross-complaint in October. <a href="https://people.com/jonathan-majors-defense-teams-rests-case-1-day-actor-wont-testify-assault-trial-8415786" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a> reports that Mejia accepted Major&#8217;s counter statement over a FaceTime call and allowed the actor&#8217;s lawyer to &#8220;write out the domestic incident report on his behalf.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to the outlet, this is a violation of NYPD protocol.</p>
<p>The next witness included Dr. Tammy Weiner, a reported expert in emergency medicine, who testified that Jabbari&#8217;s injuries were inconsistent with photographs and X-rays. Additionally, the outlet notes that Weiner has never met Jabbari or worked in the hospital where the woman was treated after the alleged attack.</p>
<p>Major&#8217;s third witness included his agent, Elan Ruspoli. Ruspoli testified that Majors called him with &#8220;fear and concern&#8221; after the actor returned to his and Jabbari&#8217;s apartment to find her &#8220;passed out.&#8221; As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/surveillance-footage-jonathan-majors-grace-jabbari-altercation-released-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Majors allegedly thought Jabbari made a suicide attempt.</p>
<p>The defense team took one day to share witness testimony, resting their case after Ruspoli left the stand on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Majors did not testify on his own behalf.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">More Information Regarding The Defense Team&#8217;s Closing Arguments</h3>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1234928174/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a>, Majors&#8217; attorney, Priya Chaudhry, gave the defense team&#8217;s closing arguments on Thursday, December 14.</p>
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<p>Chaudry reportedly alleged that the prosecution has given into Jabbari&#8217;s &#8220;white lies&#8221; and &#8220;fantasies.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;You don’t get to destroy people’s lives with your fantasies,&#8221; Chaudhry reportedly told the court. &#8220;Grace is not on trial, but maybe she should be.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The outlet reports that Majors and his now-girlfriend, fellow actor Meagan Good, began to cry when Chaudry voiced Majors&#8217; fears about &#8220;how dangerous it is for a Black man to call the police &#8220;in America.&#8221; As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/surveillance-footage-jonathan-majors-grace-jabbari-altercation-released-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Majors called the police after finding Jabbari passed out in their closet.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Like the cops and before any real investigation, [prosecutors] immediately decided who they saw as a criminal,&#8221; Chaudhry explained. &#8220;They chose to contort reality and accept Grace’s lies … They want you to [see] the world through their minds: Grace is a victim, and Jonathan is a criminal. The People need you to believe Grace’s lies in order to convict this innocent man.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Additionally, the outlet reports that Chaudry played a video of Jabbari using her &#8220;injured&#8221; finger after Majors&#8217; alleged attack. Jabbari&#8217;s additional alleged injuries included a &#8220;fractured finger, bruising about her body, a laceration behind her right ear, and a bump on her head,&#8221; per <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1234928174/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rolling Stone</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;This whole trial has been about what happened in that car, even though the People want this trial to be about arguments from months and years ago,&#8221; Chaudhry told the court, per <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235755674/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>. &#8220;What happened in the car is obvious. The real mystery is what happened after Grace got home?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">More Details Regarding The Prosecution&#8217;s Closing Arguments &; What Happens Next</h3>
<p>According to <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235667457/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>, a recess followed the defense team&#8217;s closing arguments. Then, the court resumed with the prosecution&#8217;s closing arguments.</p>
<p>The outlet reports that prosecutors alleged there&#8217;s &#8220;voluminous&#8221; evidence proving Majors &#8220;got physically violent&#8221; with Jabbari on March 25.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;What it really boils down to is four simple words: control, domination, manipulation and abuse,&#8221; Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway reportedly told jurors.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>&#8220;If this was a grand plan, why would she fail to cooperate?&#8221;</strong> District Attorney Galaway reportedly asked jurors, referring to Jabbari&#8217;s initial text messages to Majors after the alleged incident.</p>
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<blockquote><p>&#8220;And even when she went to … a hospital, she didn’t tell them what happened,&#8221; Galaway added, per <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235667457/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a>. &#8220;Is the action of someone whose sole intent is to bring a man down?&#8230; Why would she put herself through this? For what?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235755674/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>, the prosecutors reiterated to the court that the charges against Majors were brought by the state rather than Jabbari herself.</p>
<p>Additionally, the DA alleged that the taxi driver present during the ex-couple&#8217;s alleged altercation gave a biased testimony. As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/surveillance-footage-jonathan-majors-grace-jabbari-altercation-released-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Naveed Sarwar accused Jabbari of being the aggressor in the incident. District Attorney Galaway alleged this is likely because Majors paid for their car.</p>
<p><a href="https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-trial-closing-arguments-1235667457/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> reports that the jury panel consists of &#8220;six jurors and two alternates.&#8221; Additionally, it is evenly split between men and women.</p>
<p>The group may begin deliberations as soon as Thursday afternoon. As <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/surveillance-footage-jonathan-majors-grace-jabbari-altercation-released-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Shade Room</a> previously reported, Majors has pleaded not guilty to his charges and faces up to one year in prison if convicted.</p>
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