Jonathan Majors to Face Trial on Assault Charges in August

The actor Jonathan Majors appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday morning at a quick listening to the place a trial date for his misdemeanor assault case was set for August.

In a listening to that lasted lower than 5 minutes, the decide, Rachel S. Pauley, set Mr. Majors’s trial date for Aug. 3 and reminded him that the order requiring him to steer clear of the lady he’s accused of assaulting stays in place.

Mr. Majors, who wore a brown swimsuit and crisp white collared shirt, sat for a time towards the again of the courtroom with sun shades on subsequent to the actress Meagan Good, his girlfriend. He spoke little or no through the listening to, which started round 9:39 a.m. He greeted the decide and acknowledged her directions, however in any other case remained silent whereas standing earlier than her.

Mr. Majors, 33, was arrested in March after what the police described as a “domestic dispute.” He was subsequently arraigned on a criticism that included a number of misdemeanor fees. In their preliminary studies, the authorities mentioned the sufferer, described solely as a 30-year-old girl, had informed investigators that she had been assaulted and was taken to a hospital after struggling what the police mentioned had been minor accidents to her head and neck.

Lawyers for Mr. Majors have repeatedly denied the allegations. Priya Chaudhry, one among his legal professionals, mentioned in an announcement Tuesday that “within a few weeks of these false allegations, we provided the district attorney with evidence of Mr. Majors’s innocence.”

She maintained that it was the lady who had attacked Mr. Majors, not the opposite approach round. “While we are hopeful that the district attorney is reviewing these materials in good faith and will do the right thing soon, to accelerate our case, we’ve requested a trial date ASAP,” she mentioned within the assertion.

Mr. Majors is a rising star in Hollywood, who has delivered a string of performances that had marked him out as a possible Oscar contender. He co-starred in “Creed III,” which was launched in March, and appeared in “Magazine Dreams,” delivering a efficiency that garnered buzz on the Sundance Film Festival. His character from the “Black Panther” motion pictures, Kang, was additionally rising as a serious a part of Disney’s Marvel franchise.

But news of his arrest has raised questions on his future prospects. Soon after his arrest, the United States Army eliminated commercials that includes Mr. Majors from its rotation. And it’s not clear whether or not the allegations have imperiled his work with Disney.