Who is Grace Jabbari? Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend among others accusing Marvel star of assault
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jonathan Majors’ career is in jeopardy now as his ex-girlfriend and many other women have come forward accusing the actor of assault. The ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ star has been accused of assaulting and strangling his former partner, Grace Jabbari, who was also a part of the latest Marvel flick.
Majors’ portrayal of Kang in the latest ‘Ant-Man’ movie earned him a deal with Disney, as part of which he would be paid $20M for ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’. He is also slated to appear in Season 2 of the Disney+ series 'Loki'.
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Variety reported that along with Jabbari, some other women also came forward with their accusations against the 'Creed III' star and that “they are cooperating with the Manhattan district attorney's office.” Due to Jabbari's allegations, the actor was taken into custody and is awaiting his hearing on May 8.
Who is Grace Jabbari?
As per IMDb, Jabbari is a British dancer who has appeared in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ in 2023. She has also appeared in one episode of the mini-series ‘Mood’. She has been credited for being a dancing star in 2020's ‘A Christmas Carol’. She has also appeared in some music videos, including Coldplay’s ‘Cry Cry Cry’ and ‘Gospel for a New Century’ of Yves Tumor, both in 2020.
Jabbari also participated in London Fashion Week. According to the Russell Maliphant Dance Company, with which Jabbari has been associated since 2016, she was “born in Reading and trained at Tring Park School for Performing Arts. She graduated with a first class BA from Rambert School and a first class MA from Northern School of Contemporary Dance.”
They further gave a list of the productions with which she has been attached to. Jabbari was associated with the Mark Bruce Company when they toured for ‘Dracula’. She then later played ‘Calypso’ in the UK leg of ‘The Odyssey’. With choreographer Holly Blakey, she has some original dance numbers to her name including ‘Some Greater Class’, ‘ABIDE’ and ‘Cowpuncher’.
'There is definitely a legal consideration'
Speaking about Majors, there seem to be a lot of questions about his future with MCU. “I think the truth is everyone is waiting to see what Marvel will do. It doesn’t mean everyone will do the same thing, but that’s what people are looking to,” sources told Variety.
Another Hollywood insider told the New York Post, “It’s very possible they are waiting for things to play out before they make that decision,” adding, “There is definitely a legal consideration, they need to gather facts should there be a dispute over his removal from any projects.” Insiders reportedly said that Disney+ and Marvel executives want to wait till Majors' case go to trial, fearing he may sue if he is fired.
Referring to the recently released footage of the purported incident, Majors’s attorney Priya Chaudhry told The New York Post, “Both the District Attorney and the media have seen absolute proof that the accuser has lied and was not injured by Mr. Majors and that Mr. Majors is totally innocent,” adding, “And yet many journalists (and people) prefer to ignore evidence and fact and instead participate in a racist trope at the heart of this: that Black men are violent and dangerous until proven otherwise. And in this case, even when they are proven otherwise.”
She continued, “If, in the end, members of our society choose racist and sexist stereotypes over facts and evidence, this should disturb everyone. And those voices should be ignored.”