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Marvel star Jonathan Majors avoids jail in highly-publicised domestic violence trial-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
He was found guilty in December.
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Jonathan Majors has been sentenced to attend a year-long domestic violence treatment program after being found guilty of assault and harassment.
The 34-year-old Marvel actor was convicted of assault and aggravated harassment on his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, at the end of last year – and vehemently denied all allegations.
Last December, he was found guilty of two of the four domestic violence charges that he was facing, and was promptly dropped by Marvel and Disney, with questions over whether his role as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be recast.
In a hearing in New York earlier today, he was ordered to attend a one-year ‘in person batterers’ intervention program in LA, Deadline reports.
Majors, who could have faced up to a year of jail time, was present in the courtroom as the sentencing took place.
Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered for Majors to attend continued therapy, and issued a permanent order of protection for Jabbari – banning the actor from making any contact with his ex.
Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault and harassment (Picture: AP)
He could spend time behind bars if he violates those terms, or fails to complete the full length of the program.
Jabbari was also in court during the hearing, and read out a victim impact statement before the sentencing was confirmed.
‘He will do this again,’ she said via Deadline. ‘This is a man who thinks he is above the law.’
The actor has denied all allegations against him (Picture: Reuters)
Majors was charged after Jabbari sustained minor injuries to her head and neck in an incident which allegedly took place in the backseat of a car in New York last March.
Following a court trial, he was found guilty of assault by recklessly causing physical injury, as well as harassment, while the jury declined to convict him on charges of aggravated harassment and assault with intent to cause physical harm.
Shortly after the verdict came through, his lawyer said he ‘looks forward to fully clearing his name.’
The verdict came through at the end of last year (Picture: Reuters)
Priya Chaudhry said in a statement to PA: ‘It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her, we are grateful for that.
‘We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him.
‘Mr Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends, and his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months. Mr Majors still has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name.’
In January, he appeared in a sit-down interview on Good Morning America, vowing that he has ‘never hit a woman’.
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When asked if he thought he felt any responsibility for Jabbari’s injuries, he said: ‘I shouldn’t have been in the car, I shouldn’t have been in the relationship.
‘If I’m not in the car, none of this is happening,’ he said. ‘If I leave the relationship, none of this is happening.’
‘I’m responsible for those things. But I can’t say that, none of her injuries.’
‘I was reckless with her heart, not with her body,’ he added. ‘I was not the best boyfriend all the time, but I never hit a woman, never hit a woman, my hands have never struck a woman ever.’
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