Jonathan Majors & Grace Jabari's Driver Claims Actor Was Assaulted In SUV Incident

Actor Jonathan Majors continues to battle his alleged assault trial involving his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Majors is accused of roughing her up at the back of an SUV while trying to get his phone back after Jabbari snatched it from him because of a text that seemed to imply he was cheating on her.

The driver of the vehicle took the stand recently and painted Jabbari as the aggressor. He claimed that he thought she hit the actor after she "became very angry" while demanding his phone.

Naveed Sarwar, the driver who drove the Escalade SUV in which the "Creed III" actor allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend took the stand on Monday and shared his account of the incident.

He noted that while the incident was going on, he kept his eyes fixed on the road but "had a feeling the girl had hit the boy... because of the way that she was fighting and the sounds produced."

The driver also divulged that Jabbari demanded to see Majors' phone, saying, "The girl became very angry. He was not doing anything; she was doing it," adding that the actor tried to "get rid" of her.

Sarwar confirmed that the estranged couple dropped off the vehicle at some point in Manhattan and proceeded to argue about it. He said Majors was "pushing her back into the car to get rid of her" and confirmed that a blood sample wasn't found in his vehicle.

Majors' driver's claims come after the actor's appearance in the courtroom last week, which seemed to suggest he physically assaulted her. In the trial, text messages between the pair were read publicly, but the text seemed to implicate Majors as the aggressor.

"I fear you have no perspective on what could happen if you go to the hospital," Majors texted Jabbari in September 2022. "They will ask you questions, and as I don't think you actually protect us, it could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something."

In that message, the actor also stated, "It's just fake," but it was unclear what he meant by "fake."

Jabbari, who read the text aloud to the jury on Friday, seemed to be bent on not exposing her former boyfriend to the law after seemingly causing an injury to her head.

"I will tell the doctor I bumped my head," Jabbari cried as she read aloud the message in court.

Moved to tears, she was then helped by Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway to continue, “I will tell the doctor I bumped my head if I go. I’m going to give it one more day, but I can’t sleep and I need some stronger pain killers. That’s all: why would I tell them what really happened when it’s clear I want to be with you?"

In their text exchange, Majors also threatened to take his life as Jabbari seemingly opted out of going to a doctor to prevent an investigation.

In the text, Majors wrote, "Last night, I considered killing myself versus coming home. I need love too. Or maybe I'm such a monster and horrible man; I don't deserve it. And I should just kill myself. In this way, my existence is miserable. I want to die."

The 30-year-old dancer previously recounted their relationship, claiming Majors started exhibiting "cruel and manipulative patterns" after a while in their partnership.

She cited a 2022 incident where she was scolded by the actor for attending the Glastonbury festival with friends. At the time, the actor reportedly "scared" her with his remarks about an ex-boyfriend and heavily criticized her for going to the event.

According to Variety, the actor's legal team contends that the accusations made by his ex-girlfriend are "false" and motivated by a desire for "ruin" after he broke up with her.

After offering their opening statements for his three-count charges of misdemeanor assault, aggravated harassment, and harassment, Prosecutor Michael Perez alleged that their "honeymoon period" had disappeared and "things began to sour," leading Majors to "manipulate and strategically withhold affection from [Jabbari]" and even go as far as suicide to "control her actions."

However, the defense counsel noted the case was their relationship break up and Jabbari was acting out of spite.

“Mr. Majors’ lifetime of hard work was coming to fruition and his career seemed unstoppable until […] he ended his relationship with Jabbari, and she made these false allegations,” his defense lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, said. “[This is] a man who spent 30 years working hard to get to where he was on March 25. A man with the world at his fingertips.”

“This is a case about the end of a relationship, not about a crime… at least not one that Mr. Majors committed. In revenge, she made these false allegations to ruin Mr. Majors and take away everything he spent his life working for,” Chaudhry added.