Jonathan Majors Could Get "A Taste Of Jail Time" If Recent Interview Backfires

Jonathan Majors Could Get "A Taste Of Jail Time" If Recent Interview Backfires

Jonathan Majors recently sat down for an interview which saw the actor deny any wrongdoing after being convicted of assault, and if the interview backfires, the judge may give him a "taste of jail time."

By MarkCassidy - Jan 09, 2024 05:01 PM EST
Source: THR

Former MCU star Jonathan Majors recently sat down for his first interview since being found guilty of assault and harassment of ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, but the actor's decision could seriously backfire ahead of his sentencing next month.

During the interview, Majors maintained his innocence, and took zero responsibility for Jabbari's injuries despite being found guilty of two misdemeanour counts of harassment and assault.

“That did not happen,” the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star said to host Lindsey Davis when she asked if he was responsible. When she followed up by asking how he thought Jabbari sustained her injuries, he replied: “I wish to God I knew. That would give clarity, that would give me some type of peace about it.”

In a statement in response to Majors’ interview, Jabbari’s attorney Brittany Henderson said, “It is not at all surprising that Mr. Majors continues to take no accountability for his actions. His denigration of our jury system is not dissimilar from the above-the-law attitude that he has maintained throughout this legal process. The timing of these new statements demonstrates a clear lack of remorse for the actions for which he was found guilty and should make the sentencing decisions fairly easy for the Court.”

This seems to be the consensus among many industry insiders, who believe Majors' “high risk, low reward” bet could see him spend some time behind bars after all. Observers felt that the likelihood of the actor serving any jail time was very slim... but that was prior to this interview.

Cary London, a civil rights and criminal defense attorney at Shulman & Hill, notes that it is “very unusual” for a defendant to do an interview between conviction and sentencing, with most avoiding such a move in case it negatively influencd the judge’s decision.

“The judge has a wide variety of tools at his disposal at sentencing, including anger management, community service, other programming and jail time. If the defendant says anything to piss off the judge, or insults the integrity of the judicial system, I could easily see the judge giving him a taste of jail,” London says.

Kate Mangels, partner at Kinsella Holley, fells that Majors’ "lack of remorse could play into the judge’s determination."

“From a purely legal standpoint, it would be more wise to wait to give a public statement until after sentencing. But Majors is likely balancing other factors such as public relations and his future career opportunities."

We're not sure this interview did much for Majors' public perception, either, but he is bound to have gained at least a few more supporters who may have been on the fence and now believe he made a brave decision to speak out so soon after his conviction.

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mountainman
mountainman - 1/9/2024, 5:43 PM
No matter what the outcome is, the interview was far too soon to try to gain any sympathy.

Also, I know the typical approach for anybody in media to not take ownership for mistakes, it does seem foolish to make public comments about a court case in which sentencing has not been completed.

Everyone knows to keep your mouth shut about things like this.
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 5:54 PM
@mountainman - I really don't get why he didn't just wait until after sentencing. At this point, I think he's just trying to get jail time.

Also, OT: echo is sounding worse than I thought. Apparently the violence that got it a tvma rating is just in the shot of kingpin punching a guy in an alleyway that we already saw in the trailers. The rest is no more violent than secret invasion. And the first episode spends 30 minutes with just footage of hawkeye.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/9/2024, 6:02 PM
@Origame - I want to know why there isn't any reviews for considering it was released on Disney Plus today.

Disney must have so much confidence in their own show.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/9/2024, 6:03 PM
@marvel72 - For Echo
AvalonX
AvalonX - 1/9/2024, 6:17 PM
@Origame - oh boy, The true believers are just waiting to tell us how great Echo is.

Vigor
Vigor - 1/9/2024, 6:19 PM
@marvel72 - it comes out at 9pm. I thought it released at midnight and kind of planned my day around having 2-3 hours to watch a few episodes lol. Oh well. I'll see how it is tomorrow
mountainman
mountainman - 1/9/2024, 6:28 PM
@Origame - I was going to wait to see what the consensus was. I loved the Netflix shows mostly but haven’t been too keen on the D+ shows for the most part.

And we all know marketing doesn’t always represent a project well.

I’m still holding my theory that Kingpin only appears at the beginning and end and Daredevil is in it as much as or less than She Hulk.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 6:31 PM
@Origame - Well clearly that’s not true, we saw several shots far more violent than that in the trailer alone..?
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 6:37 PM
@CerealKiller1 - ...no we didn't. I just saw the trailer.
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 6:38 PM
@mountainman - yeah. That about all of it. Like most of the original footage of his we see is in episode 4.
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 6:40 PM
@AvalonX - oh definitely. We even have a variant guy admitting he stayed away from this site until echo came out. Apparently he was hoping to avoid the negativity surrounding it 🤣
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 6:49 PM
@Origame - So you think somebody getting shot through the neck with splatter and clear entry wounds is LESS violent than choreographed punching with some blood on somebody’s hand? Troll harder
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 6:52 PM
@CerealKiller1 - literally everyone in the comments of the trailer were talking about the alley scene and how it gave them chills. No ones talking about the guy getting shot.

And guess what? Secret invasion also had a head shot in it.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 7:34 PM
@Origame - Oh I didn’t realise your opinions had to be based on what ‘everyone’ in the trailer comments were saying. Getting chills and something being TV-MA violent are not the same thing, which I’m sure you know. Never really agreed with you on this site but respected your opinions. Shame to see I was mistaken and you’re just a troll
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 7:37 PM
@CerealKiller1 - yes, because you're really gonna say a clear act of violence gave you chills then a worse act of violence doesn't give that reaction. Sure. 🙄

And dude, again, we had a gun shot wound to the head in secret invasion, which isn't rated tvma.

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CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 7:52 PM
@Origame - Yeah I’ve seen it. And movies and tv shows have been skirting around the censors for years by doing violence to non human characters and changing the blood colour. So not really sure what point you’re trying to make….?
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 7:54 PM
@Origame - Also what a stupid thing to say about the chills. You don’t think people get chills from jump scares in horror movies? That are completely non violent? It’s about atmosphere, not necessarily the specific content. But again, you’d be able to discuss that if you weren’t trolling
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 8:08 PM
@CerealKiller1 - ...that outside of the head punching scene it's on the same level of violence and blood as secret invasion.

But did you really think that was significantly violent?

And no, they don't get chills from jump scares in horror movies. Jump scares are literally the laziest way to startle your audience. It's annoying, not scary.
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 8:09 PM
@CerealKiller1 - and no, they weren't talking about the atmosphere. They even compared it to the head bashing and praised it for clearly being tvma.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/9/2024, 8:18 PM
@Origame - Oh shit, I keep forgetting you’re the leading expert and can speak for every single person in the world who’s ever experienced a jump scare. I feel sorry for people like you who make blanket statements like that and genuinely believe it’s valid. Clear ‘main character’ syndrome. I will try and make a note not to bother engaging with you for anything intelligent in the future
Origame
Origame - 1/9/2024, 8:20 PM
@CerealKiller1 - dude, the genre died because of an overreliance on sh!t like jump scares. Acting like this is just "me speaking for the world" just doesn't work.

And dude, block me. Clearly your panties are in a bunch for me daring to say anything bad about your precious mcu.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/9/2024, 8:21 PM
@Vigor - It's 2:00AM in the UK,strange no reviews before then.
DTor91
DTor91 - 1/9/2024, 10:37 PM
@CerealKiller1 - @Origame is a moron and what’s sadder, apparently a teacher too. Make of that what you will.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 1/10/2024, 1:06 AM
@mountainman - I also think he should of waoted...but you'd think he's not foolish knowing that sentencing is around the corner....maybe its the plan...cus if he does get time of the back of this is goes to show even more how bias the court is in NY. Thus gaining more public support. So he may have prepared for light jail time...🤷🏾‍♂️
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 4:50 AM
@DTor91 - yes, such a moron that I gave an accurate statement.

But enjoy those 30 minutes of hawkeye footage they called echo episode 1 🤣
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/10/2024, 2:54 PM
@Origame - So I have to follow up after having watched some of the show myself. Where exactly did you ‘hear’ about the violence in the show? Was it a review? Somebody who had seen the whole show? Or just the first three episodes of the show like all reviewers?
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 2:55 PM
@CerealKiller1 - even if it's just the first 3 episodes, that's still most of the series.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/10/2024, 3:34 PM
@Origame - Right, except the scene you based this whole thing on doesn’t happen until episode 4. So which is it? Can you even show any evidence to back up your original claim? Or were you just chatting shit to stoke the flames? Or were you tricked by some random guy who said he’d seen it?
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 5:05 PM
@CerealKiller1 - dude, it's literally a guy who saw the show. The point of saying 3 episodes was addressing your point of it being the 3 episodes reviewers saw.

If you finished episode 4 then you've seen the first episode which is mostly hawkeye. So there.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/10/2024, 5:13 PM
@Origame - Except it’s not mostly Hawkeye at all. But not gonna bother discussing that point with you. You made up your mind without seeing it.

Once again I ask you, where did you hear it from? How did this guy magically see the whole series when professional reviewers only saw the first three? Or better question, what proof did he show you for you to blindly believe him?
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/10/2024, 5:17 PM
@Origame - I’m sure this will fall on deaf ears because you’ve proven multiple times now you’re just a troll or an idiot, but on the off chance there’s a real human being in there - respond to me by actually looking at what you have said and explaining how the contradictions make sense. Don’t deflect, don’t try and bring up some ‘marvel fanboy’ bullshit on my part. Just actually address the points I’ve brought to you and, if possible, back it up with some kind of proof, or accept that you COULD have just been taken for a fool by a guy you believed with no actual proof
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 5:24 PM
@CerealKiller1 - not MOSTLY? So it does recycle hawkeye footage. Good to know 🤣
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 5:26 PM
@CerealKiller1 - there are no contradictions dude. You're the idiot who cited the gun shot as being tvma levels of violence when that was literally in secret invasion 🤣
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 1/10/2024, 5:28 PM
@Origame - Okay cool, you’re not even gonna try and discuss the clear bullshit you’ve been spouting. All good, should’ve taken my own original advice and not bothered with you, just thought I’d try and debate with a human being once I had proof instead of basing my life on other peoples (clearly fake) opinions
Origame
Origame - 1/10/2024, 5:30 PM
@CerealKiller1 - I literally addressed everything you said. Maybe give an actual example other than just the word contradictions.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 1/9/2024, 5:44 PM
I’d be shocked if he went to jail. Also, why would he come out and say he did it. Can’t he appeal the decision and that would make it counterproductive to say “yea I hit her”?
DalekCraigWasson
DalekCraigWasson - 1/9/2024, 6:19 PM
@MyCoolYoung - "why would he come out and say he did it."

No one forced this moron to go on Good Morning America, lmaom
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 1/9/2024, 8:24 PM
@DalekCraigWasson - no doubt lol but he still ain’t gon say I beat her ass lol I still ain’t seen Chris brown say he beat up Rihana
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 1/9/2024, 5:50 PM
The only thing that stood out to me in the interview was the accountability piece where he said that he was aware they were toxic and incompatible but he wasn't brave enough at the time to end things. I tell this to all of my brothers and sisters in mentally and physically abusive relationships. They do not get better, they get worse. If you see the red flags and your partner isn't seeking therapy, Please do yourselves a favor and end it. I left a mentally abusive relationship of 10 years for the same reasons and after the breakup my ex continued to make my life a living hell. Toxic people will never change. Get out while you can.
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/9/2024, 6:02 PM
@SonOfAGif - I'm glad you got out of that relationship, 10 years is a lot of time to endure toxicity. 👊🏿
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