- Prosecutors say they are ready to try Jonathan Majors, accused of domestic violence in NYC.
- The Marvel actor attended a brief hearing virtually Wednesday, appearing on a screen in a Manhattan courtroom.
Prosecutors told a Manhattan judge Wednesday that they are ready for trial in the misdemeanor domestic violence case against Marvel actor Jonathan Majors in Manhattan.
At a brief hearing that Majors attended virtually, assistant district attorney Kelli Galloway said the district attorney's office is ready to try the actor on charges that he attacked his then-girlfriend as they argued on a lower Manhattan street corner.
The charges allege he cut her ear with a slap to the head and broke her right middle finger by twisting her hand.
But no date has been agreed to, and two potential pre-trial hurdles are on the horizon.
The woman accusing Majors is herself facing the possibility of arrest when she shows up for trial — the actor has filed a cross-complaint, obtained by Insider in June, alleging he himself was the victim during the March argument at the center of the case.
And a defense lawyer, Seth J. Zuckerman, suggested Wednesday that Majors' side is not satisfied that the district attorney has shared all of the evidence it's obligated to turn over before any "ready for trial" declaration.
The parties return to court September 15 to set an actual trial date.
"Mr. Majors can appear virtually that day," Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Rachel S. Pauley told Majors, who appeared on a large screen in the courtroom, wearing a serious expression and a beige shirt buttoned at the neck.
Galloway told the judge that all necessary fact and expert witnesses for the trial "are available within a reasonable time period."
Key among the witnesses is the ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, a London-based movement coach who worked with Majors on the set of this year's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."
Police with Manhattan's Tenth Precinct have issued an electronic "I-card" or "Investigation card," which authorizes them to detain Jabbari on suspicion of third-degree assault if she returns to the US, raising the spectre that she could be taken into custody in the courthouse if she shows up as a complainant at Majors' own trial.
Lawyers for Majors left the courthouse without commenting to reporters.
Anyone affected by abuse and in need of support can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233). Advocates are available 24/7 and can also be reached via live chat on thehotline.org or by texting "START" to 88788 or "LOVEIS" to 22522.