Jonathan Majors broke his silence following the damning leaked audio that allegedly shows him admitting to “strangling” his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
“God has a plan,” Majors said when asked about the tape during his Wednesday appearance on the daytime talk show Sherri. “Sometimes you just throw your hands up,” he continued, to supportive applause from the crowd. “I can’t speak about it, but I do know there’s a plan. I’ve let go of control and I just say, ‘Hey whatever it is, it is.’”
Majors was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment following a highly publicized trial stemming from Jabbari’s accusations. The once rising star, who saw his forward momentum go up in smoke almost as soon as the allegations were made public, has avoided taking public responsibility for the litigated altercation, and was sentenced to probation and a 52-week domestic violence intervention program for his conviction.
Jabbari sued Majors for defamation after he denied the abuse on Good Morning America, but later dropped that suit.
In leaked audio obtained by Rolling Stone and released Tuesday, Majors allegedly admits to “aggressing” his ex. “I’m ashamed I’ve ever— ” Majors can be heard saying, “I’ve never [been] aggressive with a woman before. I’ve never aggressed a woman—I aggressed you.”
Jabbari responds, “You strangled me and pushed me against the car,” which Majors confirms when he says, “Yes, all those things are under ‘aggressed,’ yeah. That’s never happened to me.” The same day the audio was leaked, Majors secretly married his girlfriend, actress Meagan Good, who often stood beside him during the trial.
Wednesday, Majors chalked the leaked audio up to God’s “trials and tribulations,” as he charmed the supportive Sherri audience. Shepherd has opened up about having been a victim of a “physically abusive relationship,” in 2008, but Majors did not get specific about his own history of violence throughout the interview, focusing instead on his own experience in the allegations’ aftermath.
“It’s been a journey,” he continued, “There were days when… just, no surprises, laid up on the couch—just wouldn’t move,” he said addressing how he’s “felt” during the media firestorm that derailed his career. “It’s been two years of growth, healing, and accountability,” he said, despite not addressing the phone call. He concluded, “I love the man I am now.”
