Actor Jonathan Majors sentenced to probation, avoiding jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

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Majors, a 34-year-old North Texas native, had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December.

NEW YORK — Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation and ordered to complete a year-long counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career.The 34-year-old North Texas native had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December.Judge Michael Gaffey also ordered Majors to complete an in-person batterer’s intervention program.

Majors had hoped his two-week criminal trial would vindicate him and restore his status in Hollywood. In a television interview shortly after his conviction, he said he deserves a second chance."As he eagerly anticipates closing this chapter, he looks forward to redirecting his time and energy fully toward his family and his art," Majors’ lawyers said in a statement last week after losing their bid to have the conviction tossed out.

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