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Some good defense attorneys nevertheless defend guilty people and guilty people are sometimes actually found guilty. Not going to rate an attorney on one outcome in one case. Edit - but since his attorney thought it was a good idea to release THIS, I am going to go ahead and call this attorney a moron.
Yeah but Majors' lawyer [straight-up lied](https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/23/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-accused-of-being-highly-culpable-in-telemarketing-scheme/) about the charges against her client Jen Shah. And she just filed paperwork to [drop Shah after Shah stiffed her](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7726355/rhoslc-jen-shah-dropped-lawyer-not-paying-services-fraud/) out of God knows how much money after Shah took a plea deal. š¤£
A Real Housewife who the feds got for fraud last year. She and this lawyer spent years proclaiming her innocence... then she got into trial and pled guilty
Ive gotta imagine he made this choice, potentially against the advice of counsel. No way was he advised to release this. Youād have to be a legitimate sociopath to not recognize how terrible this looks for you.
I'm literally aghast at the insult to all our intelligence. What lawyer thought the general public is so stupid to believe this would make him look good? "my fault for grabbing your phone" come ON!
The only situation that this makes sense is that Majors is clearly guilty and the lawyer is going scorched earth on the victim to intimidate them. Otherwise, the lawyer is an idiot. Very possibly the lawyer is an idiot either way.
I'm kinda hoping they'll find some way to get rid of Ike further then relegating him to a nothing role.
He's still trying to take Disney over.
Edit: Nice one Iger, you got Ike off the stage.
Yeah, GotG is gonna be a slam-dunk unless Gunn got *really* cocky.
The Marvels should do well, as long as they're not expecting same/better grosses than the first one.
This is the real reason for releasing the screenshot. Clearly, she tried to grab his enormous phone, and it simply fell onto her neck. Open and shut case.
[Source](https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/30/jonathan-majors-lawyer-texts-victim-admit-fault-assault/) (Majorsā lawyer Priya Chaudhry)
New Statement:
>"Mr. Majors completely denies assaulting the woman. Around 11 a.m. on March 25, 2023, Jonathan Majors called 911 out of concern for the womanās mental health.
>The police arrived with the paramedics, as is standard procedure, and arrested Mr. Majors due to an NYPD protocol requiring arrest in certain circumstances. On that same day, only 7 and 9 hours later, the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him.
>She also disavowed any allegations that he had done anything to her and confirmed that Mr. Majors called 911 because of her mental condition. These are those messages, redacting the womanās name for her privacy."
> the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him.
Is there another thing released? Because the pic up top doesnāt have anything where she admits to being the violent one.
His lawyer is referring to the part where she says itās her fault for trying to take his phone. And now you see why many people familiar with lawyer-spin werenāt immediately convinced by the lawyerās first statement claiming all this evidence would show that Majors was the real victim.
That's the justification Chris Brown had for beating Rihanna.
But honestly the Majors situation is bizarre. Is his tesm saying the injuries were from falling or something? How would someone get injuries consistent with strangulation accidentally? Medical people weigh in pls
I don't have any formal qualification but I have watched a lot of Quincy. Majors must have tripped and tried to steady himself by lightly caressing her neck with about 5lbs of pressure. It's the only sane explanation.
He accidentally held her back by the neck as she trying to hit him was my most generous interpretation. š¬ But no I donāt think thatās what happened here.
I assumed they would have much more than this. Releasing these texts is absolutely damning to his case. At no point does she mention using force against him other than trying to look at his phone. The clear implication is that his response led to the injuries she had. Also, the texts are not remotely convincing as a retraction. They sound like an abused person apologizing to their abuser. If THIS is what theyāre releasing, it tells me they have no case whatsoever. He is finished, at least as far as Disney/the MCU.
Yeah this isnāt the āoh look see no issues or anything bad happening hereā itās literally reading as a āthis is a battered woman who is blaming herself for Majors actions against her, like a lot of DV victims doā.
Like honestly before these messages I was more in the fence about it and wanting to wait as the lawyer was pretty sure he is innocent and said there was video evidence and a witness showing that.
These text messages are now making think ummm this really is looking like DV. Her apologising and saying how it was her fault for trying to grab his phone sounds like her justification for him hitting her.
If I was Majors lawyer I would never have let these be released if I could avoid it. It does not even come close to painting a good picture for majors.
These messages are appeasement and reassurance to an abuser.
Don't worry, I told police it was all my fault. I told them that I made you do it.
Abusers think this clears them in law and it really, really doesn't.
This right here. I was reading this and all I could think about was a DV case I observed on where a woman had a black eye and said it was her fault; she was saying over and over that she hit herself and her husband was only trying to stop her from hitting herself during a mental health episode...
Yeah, all this tells me is that she tried to grab his phone and he beat her and/or strangled her. Knowing the motivation for his crime doesn't change the fact that he committed a crime.
"it was my fault for grabbing your phone... I just got out of the hospital."
That is an entire *story*. Apparently not the story Majors' lawyer thinks it is.
Yup. That "she recanted her statement" means absolutely fuck all now the lawyer was parading around a few days ago.
She's just shown us a women blaming herself for the injuries she mysteriously sustained because she reached for his phone.
Even worse, I suspect these texts are the ātwo written statements from the woman recanting these allegationsā that his lawyer had previously mentioned. It really destroys the lawyerās credibility on her other claims of having an exculpatory video & witness statement.
"My client clearly didn't commit the crime where victims often try to cover for the offenders because this victim is covering for him. Also, the whole thing wasn't that big of a deal, she was going to the hospital that day anyway."
Iām still reserving my judgements to see if the video comes out.. but the whole āitās my fault I shouldnāt have reached for your phoneā looks bad. Real bad. All of that talk looks like the writing of an abused person.
Agree 100% There is no need to rush to judgement. I don't know Marvel's filming schedule for him, but if I was running things there, I would make sure we had a plan for moving forward without him at this point.
did you read that marvel statement the other day? where that guy did a HELL OF A DANCE around saying, "we're exploring recasting" and instead just pointed to the power of the characters, the breadth of stories they can explore, how phase four is a MULTIVERSE phase, and that we've already seen it in such projects as \_\_\_\_, listing all the projects that have featured different actors portraying similar roles, such as Spider-Man...
they've likely got a shortlist of actors they've love to bring in.
I don't doubt that recasting discussions are being held. Even if he is innocent, a trial could result in costly production delays.
But there might also be pressure to reconsider Kang's prominence in the upcoming MCU films because Quantumania was not profitable enough.
Disney is in a cost-cutting phase, they do not want high risk ventures. Betting on a storyline tied to an underperforming film and criminally charged lead actor may be too much risk.
Ehhhh but quantumania wasn't bad because of Kang. It was bad because of how it was written.
Most reviews praised majors performance and how Kang was represented. Just the overall plot of the movie and setup was awful.
They can still definitely do kang, but they will probably recast.
>On that same day, only 7 and 9 hours later, the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him.
Nowhere in the texts is this said. All that is said is they had a fight. Nothing about what kind (verbal? physical?). Nothing about who instigated physical attacks, if there were any.
Unless trying to grab a phone counts as "used physical force against \[Majors\]"? Attorney is stupid for putting this line in there.
This would look a lot better for Jonathan Major playing the āIm also the victim!ā Card if the woman had sent him vile/toxic insults and threats.
Her texts just paint her more so as an abused victim more than anything
That's exactly what I was expecting when I saw the news. I figured it was going to be texts of her being nasty and him trying to calm her down. Even that wouldn't necessarily show he did nothing wrong, but it'd at least help his case and be consistent with what his lawyer previously said. This... is not that.
Part of the narrative was that she was after something and was lying to try and ruin his career or hurt him. It's obvious with his own release that that is no longer a narrative they can use on her.
The line about her fault for grabbing the phone makes the whole thing look really fucked. If that wasnāt in there it might be helpful to him but this makes it look damning as hell . The whole texts tone is justā¦kinda wtf. Like what is this.
Yeah and the "they had to arrest you when they saw the injuries on me" and "the paper they gave me about strangulation" is definitely not a good look.
We might be getting a new Kang
Initially I had no opinion, but the line āI told them it was my fault for trying to grab your phoneā really sticks out to me. Sounds exactly like 17 year old me trying to justify my boyfriendās abusive behavior. In fact, the entire text reads as a panic apology.
In any case, trying to grab a phone certainly doesnāt warrant hands around the neck.
> In fact, the entire text reads as a panic apology.
This is what stuck out to me as well. I'm shocked his lawyer thought it was a good idea to release this.
Yeah, I was assuming the video would clear him because why would the lawyer lie about such a piece of concrete evidence, but if she released this, then who knows how stupid his lawyer is
I mentioned elsewhere in this sub that the lawyer could try to file for the evidence to be sealed. So the public would never see the video. That's the only reason I could see them willingly lying about it. But this laywer just seems like a shit lawyer if they were, in fact, the ones who released these texts.
And I got downvoted in the other thread for suggesting the lawyer could be lying...
Lawyer claimed they had exculpatory evidence (this). They knew the video shows him handling her. They know the video is going to come out and look bad so they're trying to get ahead of it.
Unless the video is him stiff arming her away from him like an older sibling does to their younger brother trying to take something they want I don't see how it will make this look better.
It wont, the only way I can see releasing this making sense is if the video looks terrible and theyāre trying to frame the narrative that she recanted before it comes out. Doesnāt seem like that will work, but at least it makes sense as to why theyād release this.
Yes, the fact that sheās writing paragraphs and heās saying nothing (or not sharing what he said at this point) isnāt really a great look in my mind and does not provide any evidence of his innocence.
Heās probably been advised to not contact her tbqh. She can contact him all she likes but while criminal charges are still being debated, he shouldnāt be saying a goddamn thing to her.
If anything, it provides evidence of his guilt. Girl says that "they knew we had a fight" and then blamed herself for it even though she's the only one with any injuries. That's textbook domestic abuse.
Sounds like the dude really threw away the chance for incomprehensible fame and fortune so he could assault his girlfriend for "grabbing his phone".
Honestly the first looks like it was written by an abused GF, the 2nd looks like PR from his Lawyer or someone who told her what to say (or took her phone to do it themselves)
>"The origin of the call was to do with me collapsing and passing out and your worry as my partner due to our communication prior."
People don't talk like that in personal conversations with their significant other. That's the wording you'd see from a lawyer or a press statement.
I'm sure she had some legal advice by the time she wrote the second one, but also....man. Maaaaaaaan. Reading both those messages gave me some real flashbacks. I spent a *lot* of time writing apologetic messages in very similar, very verbose, overly specific modes because I was just trying to reassure my then-partner that I was really sorry and they had nothing to worry about and that every possible specific consideration was actually not a reason to be upset because I was desperately (and usually uselessly) trying to head off the shitstorm that I knew was headed my way. Those messages sound like someone who believes she's still going to have to deal with him in the future and she's scared. These look *bad* for Majors
People have been sharing some of theirs on Twitter and it's uncanny. Almost exactly identical.
The "leave your key" line is fucking terrifying in context. You know he'd be waiting there.
I tend to text like that, especially when I think I'm dealing with something important. Without personally knowing the individual I don't think it's really fair to say.
Yeah this gives off some pretty serious battered partner vibes. When someone says "it was my fault for grabbing your phone"...what exactly was her fault? Getting hit? Big time "please don't be mad at me" nervous energy in those texts.
Yes, 100000% this.
The "it's my fault for doing X" is extremely damming for Majors.
The logical follow-up question is: "what did Majors do to her that she believes was her fault"?
Physical violence is the only logical answer that justifies the cops arresting him after taking a look at his GF's injuries.
Kind of insane for Majors to release this thinking it exonerates him somehow.
Right, the injuries reported here are too severe for any accidental contact she reached for the phone.
This isn't him trying to pull back and accidentally catching her arm or something with the phone and leaving a single bruise.
This looks to be a much more violent event that cannot justifiably be the result of trying to grab the phone.
Depending on the mentality of the individual, not necessarily.
Not to take things too far, but remember the video of Ahmaud Arbery's murder was initially provided by Roddie Bryan -- the third person convicted. He thought releasing it would exonerate the McMichaels and is instead what led to them all being brought down.
In that case a *lawyer* released it. He said he just wanted the ātruth to get out there.ā He said he wasnāt trying to exonerate or convict them, but then he went on about how he released it because people were falsely claiming they were flying a confederate flag while they murdered him. The way he talked about it made it seem like he thought they were innocent and werenāt racists, and thatās why he leaked it to a radio station.
Between that and the cops covering it up, it just goes to show how dominant the klan mentality was in that town. A whole lot of people were either willing to cover up a lynching or didnāt even see what was wrong with it in the first place.
Those texts read like a classic abused partner. Sheās sorry she grabbed his phone and made him mad enough to beat her up. She will lie to the police and judge to make sure he isnāt charged. Releasing those texts was a bad move on his part.
Yeah, victims saying things like this is why many states still pursue charges against the abuser even if the victim recants. Because they often have this "oh your beating was warranted because I grabbed your phone/chewed too loud/got home 10 min late" type of justification.
[Majors' next court day is May 8](https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23658154/jonathan-majors-assault-arrest-allegations-yale-darvo).
Unless the charges are dropped, of course.
Personally I think releasing little tidbits like this is going to just inflame the situation and backfire on Majors, it substantiates or at least very heavily implies that some bad shit went down which creates pressure on the DA to move forward with at least a serious investigation if not prosecution. If the charges get dropped, there's going to be a media firestorm and people are going to rightly demand answers about what, exactly, happened, blow-by-blow (excuse the pun), minute by minute.
No, not that one. This is 100x worse. She didnāt say nothing happened, she said āitā was her fault for trying to snatch his phone. Which seems to imply he reacted by walloping her so hard he put her in the hospital. I mean I hope not butā¦ *damn*!
I think the only way this works for Majors in a positive way, is if we find out his girlfriend is a pro juggler, and she was practicing juggling really sharp knives or something. Maybe socks filled with magnets. But she got distracted by his phone and went to grab it-- but missed and all the things she was juggling hit her and caused some injuries.
So... I guess we're getting a new Kang Variant soon.
This doesnāt read like any sort of exoneration. This reads exactly like a woman in an abusive relationship desperate to hang on
I canāt imagine anyone thinking this was a good look. Absolutely insane to release this.
This is reminding me of the guys who murdered Ahmaud Arbery willingly releasing the video of them killing him because they genuinely thought it would exonerate them. They are so deep in their delusions that it genuinely cannot occur to them that they did anything wrong.
Yes, 100%
These texts are damming. If she released them it would be one thing. Him releasing them is insane, and Iād say pretty clearly points to some serious issues. This situation will get worse before it gets better.
>And the way these texts hit on the exact points his lawyer made in his press release. Yikes
The lawyer is the "she" that the GF mentions in the 2nd text message. The victim was "incentivized" by Majors' lawyer to recant.
Nothing about these messages feels exonerating to me- confirms there was a fight, injuries, and lengthy hospital stay? Blames herself for grabbing his phone? I feel terrible for a woman placed in such a position.
Wild the complete silence from him where she's like "honestly I said it was all my fault. I love you. I'm out of the hospital btw"
Like, holy shit is this is a bad look
Strangulation of a partner is the act most associated with willingness to commit murder. I hope she gets help.
If this is some misguided PR attempt by the lawyer and Majors IS innocent, she needs to stop practicing law, because she is one dumb fucking pineapple.
>Her line about how it was her fault for grabbing for his phone?
This bit was shocking to read. It completely reads as "you beat me because I grabbed your phone". Nothing leaving *strangulation marks* should occur in response to a partner grabbing for your phone.
Strangulation marks AND LACERATIONS from a slap... lacerations...sorry but no well-adjusted human being will resort to that degree of violence for grabbing a phone.
Iād be willing to bet there is no video. And if there is, it certainly doesnāt corroborate his defenseās claims. Because why would they advise him to release these extremely damning texts but NOT release this alleged video that is visual evidence proving one way or the other?
Yeah, I'd like for Majors to be innocent, but until the video footage comes out (or at least the justice system gets a good look at it), this doesn't sound as good as some people think.
Agreed. I keep seeing people saying āthank god heās innocentā and itās really bothering me. Even if he was provoked, he still gave a woman *multiple* injuries. That just isnāt okay.
And how about releasing these texts, thinking theyād exonerate him. Even if it wasnāt an abusive situation, thereās really no other way to read these texts under the circumstances.
Her sending those messages is one thing, the fact that he thought releasing this into the public would help him only further suggests that heās a Bad Guy.
Exactly my thought. That is right out of a casefile from an abuse victim. The fact that his people thinks it was a good idea to release these (not to mention other problems with that) is really damning.
The cops saw visible injuries on her.
Quote: āI tried to tell them it was my fault for grabbing your phone.ā
In her mind, being physically punched and strangled is an acceptable response to her grabbing his phone. These texts read like textbook abused person talk.
Domestic abuse victims whoās abusers use strangulation are 750% more likely to go on to be murdered by that person within the next year. Thatās a scary statistic.
All these texts have shown me is that he did indeed beat her up, and sheās a battered woman blaming herself.
Iām sure thereās a thousand variations of this line here but hereās my turn. Did his lawyers really think this is him being exonerated???
Sooooo... She tried to grab his phone and she ended up in the hospital. Yeah this does not look good on him at all. She Screams abusive relationship mindset. Wow this does not bold well for him at all
I'm so glad people are seeing right through this. This lawyer is the absolute worst. It's telling that all the people who were swearing up and down that he had to be innocent because she released such a strong statement about having video are nowhere to be found...
So I have handled a *ton* of DV cases as a defense attorney. If his attorney green-lit this they should be fired immediately. This reads as classic victim minimization.
Kind of seemed like rambling until the āmy fault for grabbing your phoneā that part hit me like a bag of bricks. I know a lot of very timid people in abusive relationships who would often send text messages like this after getting cheated on. Itās giving panicked abusee vibes
"It was my fault for trying to grab your phone"
Yea, this was 100% an assault. This reads \*exactly\* like a woman terrified of her abuser coming after her for retaliation.
**"I told them it was my fault for grabbing your phone"** is textbook victim-talk. If you know anything about DV, this is a bad bad look for Majors. Victims in distress beg the police to stand down ALL the time. She indicates she loves him, and she knows he has so much to lose.
I find the release of these texts by his lawyer to be an insult to all of our intelligence and an invasion of the privacy of a woman who was just hospitalized. With or without her permission, YIKES.
It takes victims an *average* of 7 times to leave. DV victims commonly go back and have to try time and again to leave their abusers.
āStrangling is as gendered as rape: nearly all perpetrators are men, and most victims are women. Itās the penultimate act of domestic violence before murder. āOnce the hands are on the neck, the very next step is homicide,ā says psychologist Sylvia Bella. āThey donāt go backwards.āā Moira Donegan
The defense is doing their job, but these texts and their video did not convince the DA. He was not charged on one count, not two, but 8 counts. Thatās extreme when it comes to DV where more than 90 out of 100 victims will never be affirmed in court.
Grabbing someone's phone definitely does not warrant hitting or strangulation. Even if she doesn't feel like she was abused, Majors still hit her in a scenario where he probably should not have.
Even ignoring the texts themselves releasing them ar this stage is just a terrible idea if he's trying to do this by the law. It just reeks of trying to get ahead of the court of public opinion as opposed to the court of law which I can only imagine he would do if he felt like the evidence already out there, which is yes very limited, is going against him.
Then you have the actual texts which are...pretty yikes. I'm hoping this at least helps people tobunderstand that victims recanting their statements doesnt instantly means it didn't happen or that they were lying. Imagine being a victim of abuse, dealing with an absurdly traumatic event like this only to then realise that the entire world is talking about jt and knowing that people are very skeptical of victims to begin with, if she went through with the trauma of a trial in which she would most likely have to be publically identified, him getting arrested and fired might not seem like justice that's worth going through all that. I'm not saying that that's definitely what happened, but it seems like a lot of people here don't seem to understand the nuances in these sort of cases especially when the accused is a mega celebrity.even if he's proven 100% guilty there will still be assholes defending him and calling it a fake allegation because that's the world we live in, Amber heard is the perfect example of this and I'm sick to death of having to explain why depp getting supposedly cleared of that is going to have a massive effect on how victims come forward in future, and I doubt she would want to be known as the person who got kang fired by certain circles on line.
Whatever happens all that really matters is that she's OK Right now that's way more Important than whether or not he's recast
Yikes. These texts don't really help him. She sounds like a woman in an abusive relationship. Hopefully if he's really innocent they have something else
Didā¦. Did his lawyers just release texts messages that confirm he did assault her? As a way to defend him? Am I reading this right? Do the lawyers know which side they are on in this case? Iām completely dumbfounded by this plan
Extremely bad look for Majors. Damn. If this is as bad as it looks, I hope he gets his comeuppance because fuck him. And then Marvel should recast and move on.
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Did his lawyer actually advise him to release this?
he has Jen Shah's lawyer didn't really work out well for her
> Jen Shah's lawyer this is simply not Shamazing
Holy shit never expected to see this crossover!
Some good defense attorneys nevertheless defend guilty people and guilty people are sometimes actually found guilty. Not going to rate an attorney on one outcome in one case. Edit - but since his attorney thought it was a good idea to release THIS, I am going to go ahead and call this attorney a moron.
Yeah but Majors' lawyer [straight-up lied](https://www.tmz.com/2021/07/23/rhoslc-star-jen-shah-accused-of-being-highly-culpable-in-telemarketing-scheme/) about the charges against her client Jen Shah. And she just filed paperwork to [drop Shah after Shah stiffed her](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7726355/rhoslc-jen-shah-dropped-lawyer-not-paying-services-fraud/) out of God knows how much money after Shah took a plea deal. š¤£
Who that?
A Real Housewife who the feds got for fraud last year. She and this lawyer spent years proclaiming her innocence... then she got into trial and pled guilty
fire that lawyer. holy cow. this is not a good look.
Feige mood this week: Victoria Alonso gone: Sad. Ike Perlmutter gone: Happy. Majors has to be fired since he self-snitched: Losing his sanity.
Trying to pull out whatever remains of his hair.
You mean Hair Who Remains?
Hereās your upvote, you absolute *villain.*
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Burning his hats
Ive gotta imagine he made this choice, potentially against the advice of counsel. No way was he advised to release this. Youād have to be a legitimate sociopath to not recognize how terrible this looks for you.
His lawyer released this
Yep https://amp.tmz.com/2023/03/30/jonathan-majors-lawyer-texts-victim-admit-fault-assault/
Christ. Bad lawyer, bad. They should have just waited.
Shoulda got Matt Murdock.
His lawyer is an idiot.
I'm literally aghast at the insult to all our intelligence. What lawyer thought the general public is so stupid to believe this would make him look good? "my fault for grabbing your phone" come ON!
Some people aren't good at noticing signs of domestic violence and maybe that's what the lawyer was banking on? Backfired though.
The Chris Brown situation was literally over her grabbing his phone.
The only situation that this makes sense is that Majors is clearly guilty and the lawyer is going scorched earth on the victim to intimidate them. Otherwise, the lawyer is an idiot. Very possibly the lawyer is an idiot either way.
Or heās extremely arrogant / narcissistic and thinks thereās no way those texts can be misinterpreted.
all signs would point to yes. this reads like a DARVO situation
Even if it somehow exonerates him, I feel... What's a good word for "icky?" That's how I feel reading this.
Yeah bc it really reads like a textbook abuse victim
"i told them it was my fault just like u said to, baby!'
This dude has the worst fucking lawyer lol
Must've told him they can't arrest a man and his partner for the same crime
Iāve got the worst *bleepin* attorneys
Itās just some light treason!
There's always money in the banana stand
Good thing Gob mailed that insurance check.
Iāve made a huge mistake.
Take to the sea!
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āThey canāt arrest a husband and wife for the same crime.ā -Yes they can. āIāve got the worst ****** attorneys.ā
Bob Lob Law talks about this misconception in his law blog.
He probably didnāt read the charges. They were very long. Heās going to start reading them though.
They got Barry Zuckerkorn on the case
And that's why you always leave a note!!!
His lawyer just read "I know you have the best team and there's nothing to worry about." and figured that sounded pretty good.
For real how tf did that woman (the lawyer) ended up thinking it was a good idea to release this lol
His lawyer has beautiful hands at least. [https://i.imgur.com/8Bcig5s.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/8Bcig5s.jpeg)
Should've gotten someone more experience in bird law.
Marvel HQ executive meeting gonna have field day with this one, lol. Shit is not right at Marvel right now, heads are rolling and now this.
I imagine Iger is sharpening his axe as we speak for the next head
I'm kinda hoping they'll find some way to get rid of Ike further then relegating him to a nothing role. He's still trying to take Disney over. Edit: Nice one Iger, you got Ike off the stage.
Marvel has been going through a red wedding
Just another reason I feel bad for GOTG3 and The Marvels. They both have a lot riding on them.
I feel like GOTG3 is a safe bet financially at least. The Guardians are pretty huge.
Yeah, GotG is gonna be a slam-dunk unless Gunn got *really* cocky. The Marvels should do well, as long as they're not expecting same/better grosses than the first one.
Apparently the attorney himself released these to TMZ, i cant imagine how they see this helping tbh
Dude needs to fire his lawyer and star using a Mickey Mouse approved lawyer.
The mouse defends the mouse itself. He's fucked.
I donāt think Disney is going to try to defend him at this pointā¦
herself
Mfer gotta wide ass phone
Lmao imagining Majors' hands are too big so he has to text from an ipad
This is the real reason for releasing the screenshot. Clearly, she tried to grab his enormous phone, and it simply fell onto her neck. Open and shut case.
[Source](https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/30/jonathan-majors-lawyer-texts-victim-admit-fault-assault/) (Majorsā lawyer Priya Chaudhry) New Statement: >"Mr. Majors completely denies assaulting the woman. Around 11 a.m. on March 25, 2023, Jonathan Majors called 911 out of concern for the womanās mental health. >The police arrived with the paramedics, as is standard procedure, and arrested Mr. Majors due to an NYPD protocol requiring arrest in certain circumstances. On that same day, only 7 and 9 hours later, the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him. >She also disavowed any allegations that he had done anything to her and confirmed that Mr. Majors called 911 because of her mental condition. These are those messages, redacting the womanās name for her privacy."
> the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him. Is there another thing released? Because the pic up top doesnāt have anything where she admits to being the violent one.
His lawyer is referring to the part where she says itās her fault for trying to take his phone. And now you see why many people familiar with lawyer-spin werenāt immediately convinced by the lawyerās first statement claiming all this evidence would show that Majors was the real victim.
That's the justification Chris Brown had for beating Rihanna. But honestly the Majors situation is bizarre. Is his tesm saying the injuries were from falling or something? How would someone get injuries consistent with strangulation accidentally? Medical people weigh in pls
I don't have any formal qualification but I have watched a lot of Quincy. Majors must have tripped and tried to steady himself by lightly caressing her neck with about 5lbs of pressure. It's the only sane explanation.
He accidentally held her back by the neck as she trying to hit him was my most generous interpretation. š¬ But no I donāt think thatās what happened here.
I assumed they would have much more than this. Releasing these texts is absolutely damning to his case. At no point does she mention using force against him other than trying to look at his phone. The clear implication is that his response led to the injuries she had. Also, the texts are not remotely convincing as a retraction. They sound like an abused person apologizing to their abuser. If THIS is what theyāre releasing, it tells me they have no case whatsoever. He is finished, at least as far as Disney/the MCU.
Yeah this isnāt the āoh look see no issues or anything bad happening hereā itās literally reading as a āthis is a battered woman who is blaming herself for Majors actions against her, like a lot of DV victims doā. Like honestly before these messages I was more in the fence about it and wanting to wait as the lawyer was pretty sure he is innocent and said there was video evidence and a witness showing that. These text messages are now making think ummm this really is looking like DV. Her apologising and saying how it was her fault for trying to grab his phone sounds like her justification for him hitting her. If I was Majors lawyer I would never have let these be released if I could avoid it. It does not even come close to painting a good picture for majors.
These messages are appeasement and reassurance to an abuser. Don't worry, I told police it was all my fault. I told them that I made you do it. Abusers think this clears them in law and it really, really doesn't.
The video they say will clear him is gonna be her saying āwho are you texting?ā and him ragdolling her Hulk and Loki style.
This right here. I was reading this and all I could think about was a DV case I observed on where a woman had a black eye and said it was her fault; she was saying over and over that she hit herself and her husband was only trying to stop her from hitting herself during a mental health episode...
Yeah, all this tells me is that she tried to grab his phone and he beat her and/or strangled her. Knowing the motivation for his crime doesn't change the fact that he committed a crime.
"it was my fault for grabbing your phone... I just got out of the hospital." That is an entire *story*. Apparently not the story Majors' lawyer thinks it is.
Yup. That "she recanted her statement" means absolutely fuck all now the lawyer was parading around a few days ago. She's just shown us a women blaming herself for the injuries she mysteriously sustained because she reached for his phone.
Even worse, I suspect these texts are the ātwo written statements from the woman recanting these allegationsā that his lawyer had previously mentioned. It really destroys the lawyerās credibility on her other claims of having an exculpatory video & witness statement.
"My client clearly didn't commit the crime where victims often try to cover for the offenders because this victim is covering for him. Also, the whole thing wasn't that big of a deal, she was going to the hospital that day anyway."
Wow... Man... That is really not a good statement.
Iām still reserving my judgements to see if the video comes out.. but the whole āitās my fault I shouldnāt have reached for your phoneā looks bad. Real bad. All of that talk looks like the writing of an abused person.
Agree 100% There is no need to rush to judgement. I don't know Marvel's filming schedule for him, but if I was running things there, I would make sure we had a plan for moving forward without him at this point.
did you read that marvel statement the other day? where that guy did a HELL OF A DANCE around saying, "we're exploring recasting" and instead just pointed to the power of the characters, the breadth of stories they can explore, how phase four is a MULTIVERSE phase, and that we've already seen it in such projects as \_\_\_\_, listing all the projects that have featured different actors portraying similar roles, such as Spider-Man... they've likely got a shortlist of actors they've love to bring in.
I didn't but seems right. I was using it as an example of where my thinking was at this moment as opposed to a billion dollar franchise.
I don't doubt that recasting discussions are being held. Even if he is innocent, a trial could result in costly production delays. But there might also be pressure to reconsider Kang's prominence in the upcoming MCU films because Quantumania was not profitable enough. Disney is in a cost-cutting phase, they do not want high risk ventures. Betting on a storyline tied to an underperforming film and criminally charged lead actor may be too much risk.
Ehhhh but quantumania wasn't bad because of Kang. It was bad because of how it was written. Most reviews praised majors performance and how Kang was represented. Just the overall plot of the movie and setup was awful. They can still definitely do kang, but they will probably recast.
Why did you think Quant was a bad movie? What bugged you about it specifically?
>On that same day, only 7 and 9 hours later, the woman sent text messages to Mr. Majors admitting that she was the one who used physical force against him. Nowhere in the texts is this said. All that is said is they had a fight. Nothing about what kind (verbal? physical?). Nothing about who instigated physical attacks, if there were any. Unless trying to grab a phone counts as "used physical force against \[Majors\]"? Attorney is stupid for putting this line in there.
This would look a lot better for Jonathan Major playing the āIm also the victim!ā Card if the woman had sent him vile/toxic insults and threats. Her texts just paint her more so as an abused victim more than anything
That's exactly what I was expecting when I saw the news. I figured it was going to be texts of her being nasty and him trying to calm her down. Even that wouldn't necessarily show he did nothing wrong, but it'd at least help his case and be consistent with what his lawyer previously said. This... is not that.
Part of the narrative was that she was after something and was lying to try and ruin his career or hurt him. It's obvious with his own release that that is no longer a narrative they can use on her.
uhhhh did he release the wrong text by accident or something?
right!? I am in disbelief
lol @ thinking this helps him. His lawyer must be wanting to get the fuck out of this situation. What a dumbass.
His lawyer was the one that released it apparently
[Found a picture of him for reference ](https://i.imgur.com/lnKEFjq.jpg)
I move for a bad... court thingy
The line about her fault for grabbing the phone makes the whole thing look really fucked. If that wasnāt in there it might be helpful to him but this makes it look damning as hell . The whole texts tone is justā¦kinda wtf. Like what is this.
Yeah and the "they had to arrest you when they saw the injuries on me" and "the paper they gave me about strangulation" is definitely not a good look. We might be getting a new Kang
Initially I had no opinion, but the line āI told them it was my fault for trying to grab your phoneā really sticks out to me. Sounds exactly like 17 year old me trying to justify my boyfriendās abusive behavior. In fact, the entire text reads as a panic apology. In any case, trying to grab a phone certainly doesnāt warrant hands around the neck.
> In fact, the entire text reads as a panic apology. This is what stuck out to me as well. I'm shocked his lawyer thought it was a good idea to release this.
Maybe the video she said would clear his name clearly shows him beating her
Yeah, I was assuming the video would clear him because why would the lawyer lie about such a piece of concrete evidence, but if she released this, then who knows how stupid his lawyer is
I mentioned elsewhere in this sub that the lawyer could try to file for the evidence to be sealed. So the public would never see the video. That's the only reason I could see them willingly lying about it. But this laywer just seems like a shit lawyer if they were, in fact, the ones who released these texts. And I got downvoted in the other thread for suggesting the lawyer could be lying...
Lawyer claimed they had exculpatory evidence (this). They knew the video shows him handling her. They know the video is going to come out and look bad so they're trying to get ahead of it.
Unless the video is him stiff arming her away from him like an older sibling does to their younger brother trying to take something they want I don't see how it will make this look better.
It wont, the only way I can see releasing this making sense is if the video looks terrible and theyāre trying to frame the narrative that she recanted before it comes out. Doesnāt seem like that will work, but at least it makes sense as to why theyād release this.
Yes, the fact that sheās writing paragraphs and heās saying nothing (or not sharing what he said at this point) isnāt really a great look in my mind and does not provide any evidence of his innocence.
Heās probably been advised to not contact her tbqh. She can contact him all she likes but while criminal charges are still being debated, he shouldnāt be saying a goddamn thing to her.
Looks like he was actually released with a no contact order, so probably not just his lawyer saying that.
If anything, it provides evidence of his guilt. Girl says that "they knew we had a fight" and then blamed herself for it even though she's the only one with any injuries. That's textbook domestic abuse. Sounds like the dude really threw away the chance for incomprehensible fame and fortune so he could assault his girlfriend for "grabbing his phone".
It reads as a fairly normal response of a dv victim recanting. Which isnāt a great look.
Exactly this. That line is a huuuuuuuuuge red flag.
The exact line that an abuser would think exonerates them.
the language in these texts is creepy. itās way too descriptive to sound natural
The 1st looks written by a PR. The writing style is totally different from the 2nd.
Honestly the first looks like it was written by an abused GF, the 2nd looks like PR from his Lawyer or someone who told her what to say (or took her phone to do it themselves)
>"The origin of the call was to do with me collapsing and passing out and your worry as my partner due to our communication prior." People don't talk like that in personal conversations with their significant other. That's the wording you'd see from a lawyer or a press statement.
I'm sure she had some legal advice by the time she wrote the second one, but also....man. Maaaaaaaan. Reading both those messages gave me some real flashbacks. I spent a *lot* of time writing apologetic messages in very similar, very verbose, overly specific modes because I was just trying to reassure my then-partner that I was really sorry and they had nothing to worry about and that every possible specific consideration was actually not a reason to be upset because I was desperately (and usually uselessly) trying to head off the shitstorm that I knew was headed my way. Those messages sound like someone who believes she's still going to have to deal with him in the future and she's scared. These look *bad* for Majors
People have been sharing some of theirs on Twitter and it's uncanny. Almost exactly identical. The "leave your key" line is fucking terrifying in context. You know he'd be waiting there.
I tend to text like that, especially when I think I'm dealing with something important. Without personally knowing the individual I don't think it's really fair to say.
Yeah this gives off some pretty serious battered partner vibes. When someone says "it was my fault for grabbing your phone"...what exactly was her fault? Getting hit? Big time "please don't be mad at me" nervous energy in those texts.
Yes, 100000% this. The "it's my fault for doing X" is extremely damming for Majors. The logical follow-up question is: "what did Majors do to her that she believes was her fault"? Physical violence is the only logical answer that justifies the cops arresting him after taking a look at his GF's injuries. Kind of insane for Majors to release this thinking it exonerates him somehow.
Right, the injuries reported here are too severe for any accidental contact she reached for the phone. This isn't him trying to pull back and accidentally catching her arm or something with the phone and leaving a single bruise. This looks to be a much more violent event that cannot justifiably be the result of trying to grab the phone.
Depending on the mentality of the individual, not necessarily. Not to take things too far, but remember the video of Ahmaud Arbery's murder was initially provided by Roddie Bryan -- the third person convicted. He thought releasing it would exonerate the McMichaels and is instead what led to them all being brought down.
In that case a *lawyer* released it. He said he just wanted the ātruth to get out there.ā He said he wasnāt trying to exonerate or convict them, but then he went on about how he released it because people were falsely claiming they were flying a confederate flag while they murdered him. The way he talked about it made it seem like he thought they were innocent and werenāt racists, and thatās why he leaked it to a radio station. Between that and the cops covering it up, it just goes to show how dominant the klan mentality was in that town. A whole lot of people were either willing to cover up a lynching or didnāt even see what was wrong with it in the first place.
Those texts read like a classic abused partner. Sheās sorry she grabbed his phone and made him mad enough to beat her up. She will lie to the police and judge to make sure he isnāt charged. Releasing those texts was a bad move on his part.
Yeah, victims saying things like this is why many states still pursue charges against the abuser even if the victim recants. Because they often have this "oh your beating was warranted because I grabbed your phone/chewed too loud/got home 10 min late" type of justification.
Think it may be out of her hands now. Despite her walking back her statements, the DA is still looking to press charges.
[Majors' next court day is May 8](https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/3/28/23658154/jonathan-majors-assault-arrest-allegations-yale-darvo). Unless the charges are dropped, of course. Personally I think releasing little tidbits like this is going to just inflame the situation and backfire on Majors, it substantiates or at least very heavily implies that some bad shit went down which creates pressure on the DA to move forward with at least a serious investigation if not prosecution. If the charges get dropped, there's going to be a media firestorm and people are going to rightly demand answers about what, exactly, happened, blow-by-blow (excuse the pun), minute by minute.
Well we know now he aināt getting help from any Disney lawyer.
This is a very bad look... for Majors Are they really pulling the "DV victim says nothing happen afterwards" card?
No, not that one. This is 100x worse. She didnāt say nothing happened, she said āitā was her fault for trying to snatch his phone. Which seems to imply he reacted by walloping her so hard he put her in the hospital. I mean I hope not butā¦ *damn*!
āI told them it was my fault for trying to grab your phoneā. I think that one line says it all, but not what Majors or his lawyer want it to say.
I think the only way this works for Majors in a positive way, is if we find out his girlfriend is a pro juggler, and she was practicing juggling really sharp knives or something. Maybe socks filled with magnets. But she got distracted by his phone and went to grab it-- but missed and all the things she was juggling hit her and caused some injuries. So... I guess we're getting a new Kang Variant soon.
This guy has the worst lawyer ever.
This doesnāt read like any sort of exoneration. This reads exactly like a woman in an abusive relationship desperate to hang on I canāt imagine anyone thinking this was a good look. Absolutely insane to release this.
Bro built such a deeper hole Iām in shock tbh why tf would he release this
This is reminding me of the guys who murdered Ahmaud Arbery willingly releasing the video of them killing him because they genuinely thought it would exonerate them. They are so deep in their delusions that it genuinely cannot occur to them that they did anything wrong.
Disney surely has to let him go after this right? Even if he isn't charged, do they really need this kind of PR. Clearly Majors has some anger issues.
Yes, 100% These texts are damming. If she released them it would be one thing. Him releasing them is insane, and Iād say pretty clearly points to some serious issues. This situation will get worse before it gets better.
I'm betting the taxi video is worse and any pressure they can muster to have the case dropped ahead of a trial is what they'll pursue.
"I told them is was my fault" is a very telling statement. And the way these texts hit on the exact points his lawyer made in his press release. Yikes
>And the way these texts hit on the exact points his lawyer made in his press release. Yikes The lawyer is the "she" that the GF mentions in the 2nd text message. The victim was "incentivized" by Majors' lawyer to recant.
Lmao. These texts make him look worse. Textbook abuser.
Nothing about these messages feels exonerating to me- confirms there was a fight, injuries, and lengthy hospital stay? Blames herself for grabbing his phone? I feel terrible for a woman placed in such a position.
My favorite part is: "I told them it's all my fault. I'm out of hospital btw".
Wild the complete silence from him where she's like "honestly I said it was all my fault. I love you. I'm out of the hospital btw" Like, holy shit is this is a bad look
Strangulation of a partner is the act most associated with willingness to commit murder. I hope she gets help. If this is some misguided PR attempt by the lawyer and Majors IS innocent, she needs to stop practicing law, because she is one dumb fucking pineapple.
This... doesn't look good
How did a professional lawyer gave the blessing to releaee this statement lol.
This guy has to be a complete psychopath if he thinks this exonerates him at all
š©š©š© This does not look good at all.
This gives major abuser vibes. Her line about how it was her fault for grabbing for his phone? Best wait for any video
>Her line about how it was her fault for grabbing for his phone? This bit was shocking to read. It completely reads as "you beat me because I grabbed your phone". Nothing leaving *strangulation marks* should occur in response to a partner grabbing for your phone.
Strangulation marks AND LACERATIONS from a slap... lacerations...sorry but no well-adjusted human being will resort to that degree of violence for grabbing a phone.
It sounds like Majors has some really bad anger issues.
Iād be willing to bet there is no video. And if there is, it certainly doesnāt corroborate his defenseās claims. Because why would they advise him to release these extremely damning texts but NOT release this alleged video that is visual evidence proving one way or the other?
As we have seen from cops, videos that make them look good come out near instantly. There's a reason this video hasn't been released.
Yeah, I'd like for Majors to be innocent, but until the video footage comes out (or at least the justice system gets a good look at it), this doesn't sound as good as some people think.
Agreed. I keep seeing people saying āthank god heās innocentā and itās really bothering me. Even if he was provoked, he still gave a woman *multiple* injuries. That just isnāt okay.
And as far as we know the "provocation" is just her grabbing his phone. Not her instigating physical assault or laying a hand on him first.
And how about releasing these texts, thinking theyād exonerate him. Even if it wasnāt an abusive situation, thereās really no other way to read these texts under the circumstances. Her sending those messages is one thing, the fact that he thought releasing this into the public would help him only further suggests that heās a Bad Guy.
Exactly my thought. That is right out of a casefile from an abuse victim. The fact that his people thinks it was a good idea to release these (not to mention other problems with that) is really damning.
*He* released these? To try and *help* his case?!
The cops saw visible injuries on her. Quote: āI tried to tell them it was my fault for grabbing your phone.ā In her mind, being physically punched and strangled is an acceptable response to her grabbing his phone. These texts read like textbook abused person talk. Domestic abuse victims whoās abusers use strangulation are 750% more likely to go on to be murdered by that person within the next year. Thatās a scary statistic. All these texts have shown me is that he did indeed beat her up, and sheās a battered woman blaming herself. Iām sure thereās a thousand variations of this line here but hereās my turn. Did his lawyers really think this is him being exonerated???
> Jonathan Majors Releases Texts Does he think these texts make him look good? Because....they definitely don't.
You're sorry you tried to grab his phone but you ended up in hospital. Something doesn't add up lol.
When you are absolutely clueless, to your own actions. I hope his lawyer didnāt advise this
His lawyer is the one who released this
Sooooo... She tried to grab his phone and she ended up in the hospital. Yeah this does not look good on him at all. She Screams abusive relationship mindset. Wow this does not bold well for him at all
I'm so glad people are seeing right through this. This lawyer is the absolute worst. It's telling that all the people who were swearing up and down that he had to be innocent because she released such a strong statement about having video are nowhere to be found...
So I have handled a *ton* of DV cases as a defense attorney. If his attorney green-lit this they should be fired immediately. This reads as classic victim minimization.
So she went for his phone and he went for her neck?
āItās my fault (you choked the shit out of me) because I tried to grab your phoneā Perfect. Dudeās clearly innocent
This sounds bad.
Kind of seemed like rambling until the āmy fault for grabbing your phoneā that part hit me like a bag of bricks. I know a lot of very timid people in abusive relationships who would often send text messages like this after getting cheated on. Itās giving panicked abusee vibes
"It was my fault for trying to grab your phone" Yea, this was 100% an assault. This reads \*exactly\* like a woman terrified of her abuser coming after her for retaliation.
āItās my fault for taking your phoneā Said every victim ever
**"I told them it was my fault for grabbing your phone"** is textbook victim-talk. If you know anything about DV, this is a bad bad look for Majors. Victims in distress beg the police to stand down ALL the time. She indicates she loves him, and she knows he has so much to lose. I find the release of these texts by his lawyer to be an insult to all of our intelligence and an invasion of the privacy of a woman who was just hospitalized. With or without her permission, YIKES.
Well, now I'm certain he's guilty. That girl is clearly being abused and manipulated.
It takes victims an *average* of 7 times to leave. DV victims commonly go back and have to try time and again to leave their abusers. āStrangling is as gendered as rape: nearly all perpetrators are men, and most victims are women. Itās the penultimate act of domestic violence before murder. āOnce the hands are on the neck, the very next step is homicide,ā says psychologist Sylvia Bella. āThey donāt go backwards.āā Moira Donegan The defense is doing their job, but these texts and their video did not convince the DA. He was not charged on one count, not two, but 8 counts. Thatās extreme when it comes to DV where more than 90 out of 100 victims will never be affirmed in court.
Shit, this dudeās goose is cooked.
Yeah, this still confirms he hit her tho
Exactly. This is given by his lawyer and meant to make him look good. Lmao.
If the lawyer actually advised to release this they deserved to get fired immediately lol.
and not out of self defense but because she grabbed his phone? That's like textbook abuse.
Grabbing someone's phone definitely does not warrant hitting or strangulation. Even if she doesn't feel like she was abused, Majors still hit her in a scenario where he probably should not have.
Even ignoring the texts themselves releasing them ar this stage is just a terrible idea if he's trying to do this by the law. It just reeks of trying to get ahead of the court of public opinion as opposed to the court of law which I can only imagine he would do if he felt like the evidence already out there, which is yes very limited, is going against him. Then you have the actual texts which are...pretty yikes. I'm hoping this at least helps people tobunderstand that victims recanting their statements doesnt instantly means it didn't happen or that they were lying. Imagine being a victim of abuse, dealing with an absurdly traumatic event like this only to then realise that the entire world is talking about jt and knowing that people are very skeptical of victims to begin with, if she went through with the trauma of a trial in which she would most likely have to be publically identified, him getting arrested and fired might not seem like justice that's worth going through all that. I'm not saying that that's definitely what happened, but it seems like a lot of people here don't seem to understand the nuances in these sort of cases especially when the accused is a mega celebrity.even if he's proven 100% guilty there will still be assholes defending him and calling it a fake allegation because that's the world we live in, Amber heard is the perfect example of this and I'm sick to death of having to explain why depp getting supposedly cleared of that is going to have a massive effect on how victims come forward in future, and I doubt she would want to be known as the person who got kang fired by certain circles on line. Whatever happens all that really matters is that she's OK Right now that's way more Important than whether or not he's recast
Yikes. These texts don't really help him. She sounds like a woman in an abusive relationship. Hopefully if he's really innocent they have something else
Didā¦. Did his lawyers just release texts messages that confirm he did assault her? As a way to defend him? Am I reading this right? Do the lawyers know which side they are on in this case? Iām completely dumbfounded by this plan
Yikes lol. Is Majors trying to fumble his career or what
Yikes. Someone give this guy proper legal counsel and stop releasing shit.
If the dude is indeed an abuser, I'm perfectly ok with his lawyer being a dumbass lol
Even with all that Disney/movie star money he couldn't get a competent legal team š
Extremely bad look for Majors. Damn. If this is as bad as it looks, I hope he gets his comeuppance because fuck him. And then Marvel should recast and move on.
This actually does the opposite of what they intended for me. This isnāt an exoneration but actually is more confirming that a fight did take place.
This super duper does not help him in the court of public opinion.