Just as Jonathan Majors appeared to be turning a page, a new bombshell unleashed scandal over his past. On Monday, March 17, Rolling Stone released an alleged audio recording in which Majors seems to confess to physically compelling his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. The timing of the revelation was striking, as it came just days before the release of his next movie, "Magazine Dreams," which is scheduled to open on March 21.
The recording dates back to 2022 and reportedly captures a conversation between Majors and Jabbari, living together in London. The audio includes Jabbari questioning Majors about an incident in which she alleges he strangled her and threw her into a car. As captured in the recording, Major's answer drew a fiery backlash.
"I'm ashamed I've ever," Majors says. "I've never been aggressive with a woman before. "I never aggressed a woman; I aggressed you?
Jabari shoots back, "You choked me and slammed me into the car. Majors then allegedly responds, "Yes, all those things are under aggressed, yeah." It's never happened to me," he adds.
As Majors seems to accept the assault, Jabbari changes course again, proposing that her "sarcastic" tone prompted the attack. Majors rejects that sarcasm alone did the trick, suggesting more serious issues between them. The exchange concludes on a threatening note, with Majors adding, "Yeah, towards you."
Majors and his legal team have not publicly commented on the audio, and neither has Jabbari's attorney, who has declined to discuss the recording directly.
This new development is the latest in a more extensive legal and personal saga for Majors. He was taken into custody in New York City in March 2023 after getting into a physical confrontation with Jabbari inside a vehicle. A jury later convicted him of assault and harassment, resulting in a court-ordered domestic violence counseling sentence.
Zoe Jabbari dropped her federal assault and defamation lawsuit against Majors in November 2024, notable progress amid a series of legal battles. Both parties notified the court that the lawsuit was "hereby dismissed with prejudice," effectively closing that chapter of the case. But with this new audio emerging, public scrutiny surrounding Majors is hardly over.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Majors spoke out about his history of childhood abuse. He disclosed painful details of having been sexually abused by both men and women starting at age nine and how that shaped his emotional struggles.
"I was subjected to sexual abuse by both men and women from the time I was nine," he disclosed. "From people who are meant to take care of you, in the absence of a father. I was f##### up."
Although his candidness about past trauma sheds light on his struggles, that doesn't do much to explain away the current controversy involving him.
As "Magazine Dreams" prepares to debut, the industry is on high alert for potential fallout from this latest scandal and Majors' career. The timing of the audio's release also prompts questions over whether it will overshadow his imminent return to the big screen or if audiences will separate the artist from the allegations. The saga is far from over, and Jonathan Majors is again in the eye of the perfect storm that could define his Hollywood destiny.
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