“This evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and, most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations,” Chaudhry said.
“Unfortunately, this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday,” Chaudhry added. “The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested. We expect these charges to be dropped soon.” Chaudry also said in her statement that the "incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday."
On Saturday evening, Majors was seen leaving a New York City courthouse, wearing a hat reading "freedom freedom."
In light of Majors' arrest, the U.S. Army paused its “Be All You Can Be” advertising campaign starring the actor." While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, prudence dictates that we pull our ads until the investigation into these allegations is complete," the U.S. Army said in a statement.
When the accusations went public, some filmmakers in the New York City area have shared now-deleted and protected tweets claiming that Majors has a history of violence and anti-social behavior.
“I’m just gonna say this about Jonathan Majors and be done with it: folks at Yale and the broader NYC community have known about him for years. He’s a sociopath and abuser and that is how virtually everyone speaks about him," tweeted director Tim Nicholai.
This story was updated on Monday, March 27.