Jonathan Majors has admitted to strangling his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in a beforehand unheard audio recording obtained by Rolling Stone. Take heed to it under.
The 30-second clip was recorded in September 2022, following a multi-day struggle between the then-couple that passed off in London (he was convicted for a separate New York incident in 2023). In an assault and defamation lawsuit filed by Jabbari in March 2024, she alleged Majors “threw her in opposition to the hood of her automobile” earlier than dragging her into their home and “strangl[ed] her till she felt she might not breathe.”
In line with Rolling Stone, the unearthed audio “captures Jabbari confronting Majors in regards to the alleged assault within the following days.”
“I’m ashamed I’ve ever –” Majors begins. “I’ve by no means [been] aggressive with a lady earlier than. I’ve by no means aggressed a lady — I aggressed you.”
In response, Jabbari clarifies, “You strangled me and pushed me in opposition to the automobile.”
“Sure, all these issues are underneath ‘aggressed,’ yeah,” Majors says. “That’s by no means occurred to me.”
Jabbari then asks if Majors “aggressed” her as a result of she “stated one thing sarcastically.” Majors stated there was “clearly” extra to it, and agreed with Jabbari’s suggestion that an inside impulse towards her prompted his actions.
Among the particulars of this incident surfaced throughout Majors’ 2023 legal trial for a separate struggle in New York, the place he was discovered responsible of reckless assault within the third diploma and harassment. Nevertheless, the decide’s choice to bar earlier cases of alleged bodily abuse from the trial meant the one issues talked about in courtroom had been Majors attempting to dissuade Jabbari from going to the hospital and his threats to kill himself.
Subsequently, Jabbari filed a separate civil lawsuit for defamation, assault and battery, and malicious prosecution, during which she gave an in depth retelling of the alleged London incident. This swimsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum in November 2024.
This audio has surfaced days after the actor’s first main interview since finishing the one 12 months of home violence counseling ordered within the sentencing of the 2023 trial. Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, Majors stated he was unable to remark straight on Jabbari’s allegations, however admitted “there needs to be accountability for writing your personal story.”
In a January 2024 interview with Good Morning America, nonetheless, Main maintained he was not violent with Jabbari. “[I] by no means hit a lady,” he stated. “My palms have by no means struck a lady, ever.”
