Jonathan Majors' charge revised, lawyer says he's innocent
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Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming from a woman's allegations that the Marvel star twisted her arm, struck her head and shoved her into a vehicle in New York City in March.
Actor Jonathan Majors was confronted Tuesday with a revised domestic violence charge stemming from a woman's allegations that the Marvel star twisted her arm, struck her head and shoved her into a vehicle in New York City in March.
Majors, appearing by video, did not enter a plea to the misdemeanour assault charge and said little else at the arraignment, which lasted all of three minutes.
Prosecutors say the charge was rewritten to reflect the perspective of Majors' 30-year-old accuser, rather than the police officer whose account was used in the original version -- an indication she is cooperating with authorities.
Majors, 33, still faces other misdemeanour charges in connection with his March 25 arrest in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, some of which are punishable by up to a year in jail.
His lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, says Majors is innocent. She blasted prosecutors after Tuesday's hearing for pursuing what she called a "witch hunt" against the actor.
Chaudhry said she provided the Manhattan district attorney's office with "irrefutable evidence that the woman is lying, including video proof showing nothing happened, especially not where she claimed." The woman, she said, assaulted Majors.
"Instead of dismissing the allegations in the face of the woman's clear lies, the DA has adjusted the charges to match the woman's new lies," Chaudhry said.
