Jonathan Majors avoids jail time in sentencing

Jonathan Majors has been sentenced in the domestic violence case that began with his initial arrest in New York over a year ago. Although the actor faced up to a year in prison after being found guilty of assault and harassment in December, he managed to avoid jail time completely in today’s sentencing. Instead, the actor was sentenced to probation and ordered to complete a year-long, in-person domestic violence counseling program. His accuser, ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, was also granted a full order of protection (via Associated Press).

Majors’ charges stem from a 2023 incident, in which Majors struck Jabbari’s head and threw her back into the car they were riding in, to keep her from seeing a text on his phone. At the sentencing, Jabbari—who filed her own civil suit against Majors last month—read a victim impact statement, saying (via The Hollywood Reporter): “He’s not sorry. He has not accepted responsibility, and he will do this again. He will hurt other women. This is a man who believes he’s above the law… I will not rest until I feel that he’s not a danger to anyone else.” (Majors reportedly did not make a statement, as his attorney suggested Jabbari would “attempt to use it against him in her civil case.”)

Majors has already faced a number of non-legal consequences over the past year. He was dropped from his major Marvel role as Kang The Conqueror shortly after his arrest and fired from a number of other roles and his PR firm as well. Still, that hasn’t stopped the actor from making red carpet appearances with his current girlfriend, Meagan Good, as well as retaining a passionate fanbase. According to THR, some of those supporters even came to the sentencing wearing red beanies, where they hugged and shook hands with the actor who was also sporting the accessory.