Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty on 2 charges in domestic assault trial

Shortly after the verdict, a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to USA TODAY that Marvel Studios parted ways with Majors. The actor was set to star in the upcoming "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty."

"It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari's story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her. We are grateful for that," Chaudhry said in a statement to USA TODAY. "We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him."

Why was Jonathan Majors arrested?

Majors' March arrest came after officers responded to a 911 call from a Manhattan apartment, where a woman told them she was "assaulted" by him. "The victim sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition," according to the New York Police Department.

Unsealed Jonathan Majors texts to Grace Jabbari show actor threatening suicide

Text messages read on the fifth day of the actor's criminal trial Dec. 8 show Majors begged his former girlfriend not to seek medical attention after an incident that left her with a head injury last year, warning she had "no perspective of what could happen" if the truth got out.

"They will ask you questions, and as I don't think you actually protect us, it could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something," Majors allegedly wrote to Jabbari on Sept. 22, 2022.

Jabbari replied that she would tell doctors she bumped her head, assuring Majors: "Why would I tell them what really happened when it’s clear I want to be with you?"

During several days of questioning, the defense pressed Jabbari about videos showing her partying in the aftermath of the alleged assault, as well as the vague statements she gave police and medical professionals about her injuries on the morning after the March confrontation.

That line of questioning may have backfired: Judge Gaffey said the defense's "aggressive" attempt to impugn Jabbari's character "opened the door" to permitting text messages about the earlier altercation to be read aloud in court.

"It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari's story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her. We are grateful for that," Chaudhry said in a statement to USA TODAY. "We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him."

"It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari's story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her. We are grateful for that," Chaudhry said in a statement to USA TODAY. "We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him."