In a previously unreleased audio recording obtained by Rolling Stone, Jonathan Majors confesses to choking his former partner, Grace Jabbari, painting a harrowing picture of their tumultuous relationship. Embedded below, this chilling 30-second snippet captures a moment of confrontation stemming from a multi-day altercation that unfolded in London in September 2022 – a separate incident from his 2023 conviction in New York.
In March 2024, Jabbari filed a lawsuit for assault, defamation, and battery, detailing an ordeal where Majors allegedly "hurled her onto her car's hood" before dragging her indoors and "choking her to the brink of suffocation." The newly revealed audio, according to Rolling Stone, "chronicles Jabbari confronting Majors about this purported assault in the days that followed."
Majors' voice trembles with remorse as he initiates, "I'm ashamed I've ever – I've never been aggressive towards a woman before. I've never aggressioned a woman — I aggressioned you." Jabbari corrects him succinctly, "You strangled me and pushed me against the car." Majors acknowledges, "Yes, all those actions fall under 'aggression,' yeah. It's unprecedented for me."
Jabbari probes further, inquiring if his aggression stemmed from a sarcastic remark she made. Majors concedes that there were "obviously" deeper motivations at play, concurring with Jabbari's suggestion that an internal turmoil directed towards her fueled his actions.
During Majors' 2023 criminal trial for an unrelated New York brawl, select details of this London incident emerged. However, due to a judicial ruling that precluded prior allegations of physical abuse from being presented in court, the narrative was confined to Majors' attempts to dissuade Jabbari from seeking medical attention and his suicidal threats. Subsequently, Jabbari pursued a civil lawsuit, narrating the London episode in vivid detail, which was settled out of court in November 2024 for an undisclosed amount.
This explosive audio surfaces just days after Majors granted his first major interview following the mandatory one-year domestic violence counseling stipulated by his 2023 trial sentence. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Majors declined to directly address Jabbari's claims but conceded, "Accountability for narrating one's own story is imperative."
Conversely, in a January 2024 interview with Good Morning America, Majors steadfastly maintained his innocence, asserting, "I've never struck a woman. My hands have never laid a finger on a woman, ever."
