Written by : Rajnish Kumar

Jonathan Majors: Creed III actor arrested on assault charges

Jonathan Majors, the Creed III actor, has been arrested on charges of strangulation, assault

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and harassment following a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman on Saturday, according to the New York Police Department.

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The NYPD stated that the victim reported being assaulted, and Mr. Majors was briefly taken into custody.

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The actor's lawyer has denied any wrongdoing on the part of the 33-year-old.

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Police were called to an apartment in Manhattan's Chelsea district at around 11:14 local time after receiving a 911 call.

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The woman involved reportedly sustained minor head and neck injuries and was taken to the hospital.

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An NYPD spokesperson informed the Associated Press news agency that Mr. Majors was released from custody by Saturday night.

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In a statement acquired by the BBC, the actor's lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, claimed that Mr. Majors is "completely innocent"

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and suggested that the actor was the victim in the altercation involving a woman known to him.

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Chaudhry stated, "We are quickly gathering and presenting evidence to the District Attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently.

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" The lawyer added that this evidence consists of video footage from the vehicle where the incident took place,

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 witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode,

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 and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations.

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