NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - Jonathan Majors, a

fast-rising Hollywood star before domestic violence charges

derailed his career, avoided jail and was sentenced to one year

of domestic-violence counseling on Monday after being found

guilty of attacking his former girlfriend.

The sentence was imposed by Justice Michael Gaffey of the

state Supreme Court in Manhattan, where Majors was convicted on

Dec. 18 of one count each of third-degree assault and

second-degree harassment, neither a felony, against Grace

Jabbari.

Majors had faced up to one year in jail, but prosecutors in

the Manhattan district attorney's office recommended the

counseling. He must also continue therapy and stay away from

Jabbari.

Priya Chaudhry, a lawyer for Majors, did not immediately

respond to requests for comment. Jabbari sued Majors last month

for defamation, assault, battery, and inflicting emotional

distress, in a civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court.

The 34-year-old Majors rose to fame by starring in the

2019 film "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," and later

gained plaudits for his work in the blockbusters "Creed III" and

"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

Majors played the villainous Kang the Conqueror in

several Marvel Studios productions including "Quantumania," and

was expected to return to the role in a 2026 release, "Avengers:

The Kang Dynasty."

But his legal troubles led to the end of his relationship

with Marvel, which parted ways following the conviction.

Walt Disney ( DIS ), meanwhile, removed another star vehicle

for Majors, "Magazine Dreams," from its release calendar last

October.

The criminal case against Majors stemmed from a March 2023

altercation in a hired SUV that left Jabbari, his girlfriend at

the time, with a broken finger and swollen arm and ear.

Jabbari testified that Majors attacked her after she grabbed

his phone upon seeing a text from another woman, including by

twisting her arm behind her back and striking her in the head.

She also said Majors had a "violent temper" and "exploded"

in anger on other occasions.

Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway told the judge

before sentencing that Majors' "complete lack of remorse" and

his abuse of Jabbari "make it all the more likely this defendant

will reoffend without serious, in-person intervention through

domestic violence programming."

Like many criminal defendants, Majors did not testify. His

lawyer claimed that Jabbari attacked Majors, and falsely accused

him of assault after they broke up.

The trial lasted two weeks, and jurors acquitted Majors on

two other charges.