m Actor Jonathan Majors was ordered to complete a yearlong counseling program but avoided jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend during his sentencing hearing. The 34-year-old faced up to a year behind bars after being convicted of misdemeanor assault in December. Majors was sentenced to conditional discharge after Judge Michael Gaffey noted that both sides in the case agreed the charges did not warrant jail time, given the first time offense. Gaffey said Majors must complete a 52-week, in-person batter's intervention program in Los Angeles, along with continuing mental health therapy. He faces a year in jail if found in violation of the terms, which include a no contact order with his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. Priya Chaudhry, Majors' attorney, said the actor did not want to make any public statement that Jabbari could use in the civil suit filed against him. Jabbari said that Majors refuses to acknowledge his guilt and remains a danger. "He's not sorry. He has not accepted responsibility," she said. "He will do this again and he will hurt other women. He believes he is above the law."

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