Inside Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good's Road to Engagement

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Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good Announce Their Engagement

Meagan Good is pretty, uh, bully astatine keeping details of Jonathan Majors’ proposal adjacent to the heart.

Or should we accidental proposals?

"Truthfully, we did 2 proposals," the Harlem histrion told E! News’ Francesca Amiker astatine the EBONY Power 100 gala successful Los Angeles connected Nov. 17. “I was conscionable reasoning astir the 2nd one. Yeah, we’re gonna support it to ourselves. I was precise shocked, and it was wonderful. I was like, 'Wait, are you superior babe?' And past aboriginal on, immoderate months later, was another, and I was like, 'Baby!'"

As for the crushed the Lovecraft Country alum decided to popular the question twice, helium simply said, “Don’t bash thing by halves.”

Their engagement announcement—which was made erstwhile Good flashed her yellowish diamond stunner portion walking the red carpet with Majors—represented a afloat ellipse infinitesimal for the couple arsenic they met astatine the lawsuit 2 years prior.

"EBONY Power 100 is the lawsuit that we met astatine successful the bathroom," the bride-to-be added, "in the unisex bathroom."

And portion Good starred successful Love by the 10th Date, her transportation with Majors didn't instrumentality rather that long.

“It conscionable was instant chemistry, but I wasn’t truly successful that caput frame,” the 43-year-old, whose divorce from movie shaper DeVon Franklin was finalized 3 months earlier she met her aboriginal fiancé astatine the October 2022 event, told People successful July. “Then we re-met again astir 4 months later, and I was like, 'This is gonna happen. This is gonna happen.' And it did."

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Reports dispersed that Good and Majors were dating successful May 2023.

"As everything was unfolding, it wasn’t that determination was a infinitesimal that I decided I’m going to fto the satellite successful connected this," she continued. "It was the infinitesimal that I decided, 'I spot you.' And for america to locomotion done together, that’s conscionable what’s gonna happen, and I person to beryllium OK with that oregon not."

The quality of their narration came astir 2 months aft Majors was arrested successful New York connected charges of harassment and battle for his alleged engagement successful a home quality with ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The former Marvel actor denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty.

In December 2023—after a proceedings successful which Good showed her enactment by joining him successful court—Majors was recovered blameworthy of 1 number of battle successful the third-degree arsenic good arsenic 1 number of harassment successful the 2nd degree. He was besides recovered not blameworthy of different number of battle successful the 3rd grade and of a number of aggravated harassment. Four months later, Majors was sentenced to a 52-week counseling program and a $250 charge.

So, arsenic Good moved guardant successful their relationship, she was prepared for radical to person their opinions.

“He really tried to promote maine to not beryllium with him, and I was like, 'Yeah, that’s not going to happen,'" she recalled to People, aboriginal adding, "Honestly, the lone happening which I’ve been a small spot much delicate astir present is determination volition beryllium critiques—like erstwhile Jonathan and I are connected the carpet. I deliberation I’m not bothered by it, but a portion of maine wants to support him due to the fact that I cognize however we are erstwhile we are us."

If you’d similar a glimpse astatine however they are, we’ve got you. Keep speechmaking to larn much astir however their romance unfolded. 

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October 2022: Meagan Good & Jonathan Majors Meet

Three months aft Meagan Good and shaper DeVon Franklin finalized their divorce, she attended the 2022 EBONY Power 100 gala. It was determination that she met her aboriginal fiancé Jonathan Majors.

"EBONY Power 100 is the lawsuit that we met astatine successful the bathroom," the histrion told E! News' Francesca Amiker portion attending the fête 2 years later, "in the unisex bathroom."

And portion Good told People determination "was instant chemistry," she admitted she "wasn't truly successful that caput frame" to commencement dating again.

"Then we re-met again astir 4 months later," she continued, "and I was like, 'This is gonna happen. This is gonna happen.' And it did."

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May 2023: Romance Reports

However, it wouldn't beryllium until May 2023 that reports spread the 2 were dating.

The narration quality came little than 2 months aft Majors was arrested successful New York connected charges of harassment and battle for his alleged engagement successful a home quality with a woman, who was aboriginal identified arsenic his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He denied the allegations, with his lawyer telling NBC News successful March 2023 Majors "is wholly innocent."

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June 2023: Supporting Him successful Court

In June 2023, Majors appeared successful court, wherever an August proceedings day was set. Good stood by his side and held his manus arsenic they near the hearing.

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August 2023: The Trial

During the trial—which was initially scheduled to statesman successful August 2023 but past got postponed until November of that year—the Cousin Skeeter alum continued to beryllium determination for the Lovecraft Country actor. Majors pleaded not blameworthy to his charges.

According to the Associated Press, Jabbari was arrested for alleged battle and transgression mischief successful October 2023 aft Majors accused her of attacking him, but the charges were dropped the adjacent day. Doug Cohen, property caput for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, told the outlet the bureau "officially declined to prosecute the lawsuit against Grace Jabbari due to the fact that it lacks prosecutorial merit."

Jabbari's lawyer Ross Kramer told the AP the DA's bureau "carefully reviewed each the facts of the lawsuit and concluded that Ms. Jabbari was the victim, and not the perpetrator," adding that the apprehension had been "unfortunate and re-traumatizing."

Meanwhile, Majors' lawyer Dustin Pusch told NBC News "it is simply a superior injustice that the District Attorney continues to determination guardant with its lawsuit against him."

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December 2023: Verdict Is In

In December 2023, Majors was recovered guilty of 1 number of battle successful the 3rd grade and 1 number of harassment successful 2nd degree. He was besides recovered not blameworthy of different number of battle successful the 3rd grade and of a number of aggravated harassment.

"I was absoLutely shocked and afraid," the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania alum, who was dropped by Marvel aft the verdict, said successful a January 2024 interrogation with ABC News. "I'm lasting there, and the verdict comes down, I say, 'How is that imaginable based disconnected the evidence, based disconnected the prosecution's grounds fto unsocial our evidence? How is that possible?'"

Majors besides told the outlet he's "never struck a woman, ever."

Jabbari's lawyer Brittany Henderson responded to the interrogation by telling ABC News, successful part, "The timing of these caller statements demonstrates a wide deficiency of remorse for the actions for which helium was recovered blameworthy and should marque the sentencing decisions reasonably casual for the Court."

As for his narration with Good, Majors called her an "angel" for her support.

"I'm truthful blessed to person her," helium told the outlet. "The narration is inactive fresh, but I deliberation I recovered her. I anticipation she'll conscionable instrumentality with me."

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March 2024: Red Carpet Official

The brace made their reddish carpet debut arsenic a couple successful March 2024 astatine the African American Film Critics Association Special Achievement Awards luncheon successful Los Angeles.

And portion speaking to E! News astatine the NAACP Awards aboriginal that month, Good confirmed Majors is the one and that they're successful love.

"She holds maine down," Majors added to E! astir their enactment for each other. "I clasp her down."

According to NBC News, citing tribunal documents, Jabbari besides filed a suit against Majors successful March 2024 and accused him of defamation, malicious prosecution, battle and battery—alleging helium abused her astatine different points successful their relationship. His lawyer told the outlet helium was "preparing counterclaims" against his ex.

But successful November 2024, Jabbari dropped the lawsuit, with tribunal documents obtained by NBC News noting "all claims against Defendant successful the above-captioned enactment are hereby dismissed with prejudice."

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April 2024: Sentencing

Nearly 3 months aft his proceedings conviction, Majors was sentenced to a 52-week counseling programme arsenic good arsenic a $250 charge. Again, Good showed her enactment for him arsenic they made their mode to the courtroom. 

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June 2024: Award Show Shout-Out

While accepting the Perseverance Award astatine the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards, Majors cried arsenic helium reiterated however overmuch Good means to him.

"I emotion you beyond limit, with each my strength, with each my heart," helium said successful a video shared by The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Gardner. Majors besides reflected connected however the Harlem prima "carried maine so, so, so, truthful galore nights."

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July 2024: Making Her Own Decisions

And Good has sent the emotion close back.

"The enactment that we've been capable to springiness each other, the pouring into each other, the honorable conversations, the love, the respect, conscionable the attraction and the thoughtfulness," she said connected a July 2024 occurrence of Today erstwhile asked however they've been capable to navigate their relationship, "it's been conscionable truly wonderful."

And portion she said "every person advised" her to hold until Majors' tribunal lawsuit was implicit to statesman a relationship, the Shazam! histrion chose to travel her heart.

“One happening I cognize is that I tin ever look myself successful the reflector erstwhile I spot my spirit, erstwhile I spot God, erstwhile I inquire God, and erstwhile I determination to the bushed of my ain drum, I tin ever look and say, 'OK, I’m arrogant of that,'" she added. “No substance immoderate happens, I person bid successful my bosom and I person harmony successful my heart."

Even though Good said she ever considers her loved ones' opinions, "at the extremity of the day, I’m the 1 who has to unrecorded my beingness and I'm the 1 who has to get to eden 1 day, prayerfully, and springiness God an relationship of what I did." 

"I privation to beryllium liable for the choices that I make," she continued. "I besides privation to unrecorded the beingness that I privation to live.” 

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November 2024: Engaged

Two years aft they archetypal crossed paths, Good revealed her engagement to Majors by debuting her ringing astatine the 2024 Ebony Power 100 gala. 

"Truthfully, we did 2 proposals," she told E! News’ Francesca Amiker astatine the EBONY Power 100 gala successful Los Angeles connected Nov. 17. “I was conscionable reasoning astir the 2nd one. Yeah, we’re gonna support it to ourselves. I was precise shocked, and it was wonderful. I was like, 'Wait, are you superior babe?' And past aboriginal on, immoderate months later, was another, and I was like, 'Baby!'"

As Majors enactment it astir the treble proposal, "Don't bash thing halves."

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