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She said guilt and fear for his well-being deterred her from leaving the controlling relationship.
Hed scare me when he said things like, Its in place.
She also described the events leading up to, and directly following, the alleged March 24 assault.
Majors looked toward her for long spells.
Majorss face had an air of attentive disbelief.
Jabbaris account of the alleged assault started with her description of the day.
He was really nice, really loving and sweet.
His mood soured when they left for a play in Brooklyn that evening.
Jabbari said she asked Majors what was wrong.
He just said, Its your fault, Jabbari said.
Majors also allegedly remarked, Im a monster.
I shouldnt be here now.
Everyone knows … Im going to kill myself.
Im going to do it this time.
Im going to do it.
Jabbari testified that she was able to talk him down, as she often did.
Later in the night, Majors received a text message referring, she believed, to a DAngelo song.
He didnt say anything.
Another message popped up.
Its not what it looks like!
Its not what it looks like!
Jabbari told him to show her the messages and went to grab his phone.
She turned away with his phone, and felt a heavy weight on top of her.
It just felt excruciating.
Jabbari then said: Next, I felt like a pretty hard blow across my head.
Reeling from the impact, she sat back.
Majors took his phone back.
He ordered the driver to pull over.
When he got out, Jabbari tried to exit as well.
I was in pain, but I was just thinking:Whos this girl?
The video then appears to show Majors taking Jabbari by the hand, across the street.
He then takes off on foot and she chases after him.
He was my boyfriend.
Jabbaris testimony kicked off by establishing a timeline of their relationship and firming up Majorss alleged abusive patterns.
They went on a date the next day.
What went from a really nice date turned into a whirlwind romance.
Their romance was amazing.
Majors told him he loved her early on, which was overwhelming but made Jabbari feel seen.
Hed write me poetry.
I felt very loved and cared for and very seen.
It felt like he understood me, and I understood him.
I was trying to understand what that meant, Jabbari said.
Jabbari told him that she shared a dog with her ex.
Jabbari knew not to mention her ex again.
A few months later, Jabbari attended Glastonbury Festival with friends in June 2022.
When messages from Majors did come through due to bad cell service, he was livid.
I felt guilty for being there so I left, basically.
She eventually promised shed never go somewhere without him and without service.
During a July 2022 visit in Los Angeles, he exploded when Jabbari asked what was upsetting him.
He was full of rage and aggression he was throwing things, shouting in my face.
Majorss anger grew even more physical in September 2022.
Majors appeared to be angry that Jabbari brought her girlfriend home to hang out.
As a sort of peace offering, Jabbari decided to get breakfast and coffee for them the next morning.
He warned, You better not be in the house when I come home and screamed in her face.
Jabbari told him he could stop and that she was leaving.
She went to a friends house and returned after Majors texted.
Im a good man, a great man.
Im doing great things, not just for me…for the world.
During Jabbaris second day on the stand, she described the aftermath of the incident.
Jabbari returned home, removed her shoes, grabbed water, and went to bed.
She was in pain, but the events of the night hadnt fully registered.
Again, it was kind of like this full-bodied experience of shock.
Jabbari said of her finger.
It had changed color, slightly.
It was kind of red.
I was really aware that something was not right.
Jabbari demanded that he come over and explain himself, but he did not.
She took two over-the-counter sleeping pills, but the pain was too intense.
It was like dried blood, I guess.
I was just like, ugh, what is this?
Meanwhile, her finger turned more or less black.
She wound up going to sleep on the bathroom floor, which was heated.
Jabbari said she woke up only to find a group of male police officers looming over her.
It was so overwhelming, being a woman, half-naked, like surrounded by big men, she recalled.
It was not the nicest feeling Ive ever experienced in my life.
Majors, she said, was in the next room.
She did not explain exactly what happened.
I know I alluded to it in the safest way I felt possible.
I wanted to say: Help me, kindly, Jabbari said, starting to cry.
She dabbed her eyes with a tissue and put her face into her hands.
Jabbari said she never thought this help would be from the police.
I was just really scared, but I just desperately needed help from someone just to get me out.
Still, she feared complete candor.
Jabbari said she didnt ask for him to be arrested.
An officer said that she had to go to the hospital.
Jabbari told jurors: I just felt really sad, like it was my fault, you know.
I felt like I should have just lied and said nothing happened.
I knew he would be upset with me I just wanted to fix it.
Jabbari denied that shed tried to self-harm.
His effort to cover up cheating caused Jabbari substantial pain and a broken finger, Perez alleged.
Majorss defense told jurors he was the real victim during opening statements.
This story has been updated with additional information and reporting.
