As Jonathan Majors goes on trial for third-degree assault, Marvel Cinematic Universe star Anthony Mackie has opened up about Majors’ legal woes.
As Jonathan Majors goes on trial for third-degree assault, Marvel Cinematic Universe star Anthony Mackie has opened up about Majors’ legal woes.
Speak with Inverse In a larger profile of the actor, Mackie was asked about the recent arrest of Majors. Mackie said he believes “everyone is innocent until proven guilty” and that Majors has not yet been found guilty.
“We are a country built on the principle, ‘Everyone is innocent until proven guilty,'” Mackie said. “It’s one of the staple foods of this country. Nothing has been proven about this guy. Nothing. So everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That’s all I can say. It’s crazy where we are as a society. But as a country everyone is innocent until proven guilty.”
What are the charges against Jonathan Majors?
Jonathan Majors is charged with three counts of third degree assault, second degree aggravated assault, three counts of attempted third degree assault and second degree molestation. These stem from an incident in March in which he was accused of assaulting a 30-year-old woman. Police say Majors allegedly “slapped[the victim]in the face with an open hand, causing significant pain and a laceration behind her ear.” He also reportedly grabbed her hand and neck, ” resulting in bruising and significant pain.”
A previous report by abc news notes that Majors made the 911 call himself, to which the police responded. The call was “alleged to concern his girlfriend, with whom he lives in a penthouse in Chelsea.” When police arrived, the friend told officers they were in a taxi together after returning from a bar and that Majors had physically assaulted her. Majors was arrested after police noticed marks on the woman.
Majors’ defense attorney previously said Majors was “provenly innocent” and expects the charges to be dropped based on multiple witnesses and written objections from the victim, followed by a later claim that there was video evidence of Majors’ innocence.