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sentence will be 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.
Majors faces up to one year in jail. Neither count is a felony.
Jurors acquitted him on two other charges, following a two-week
trial.
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."
But his legal troubles led to the end of his relationship with
Marvel Studios, which parted ways following the conviction.
Majors, who played the villainous Kang the Conqueror in several
productions, including "Quantumania," had been expected to
return to the role in a 2026 release, "Avengers: The Kang
Dynasty."
Walt Disney, meanwhile, removed another star vehicle for Majors,
"Magazine Dreams," from its release calendar last October.
The criminal case stemmed from a March 2023 altercation in a
hired vehicle that left Grace Jabbari, Majors' 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 testified that Majors had a "violent temper," and had
"exploded" in anger on other occasions.
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.
Last week, the judge rejected Majors' bid to throw out the
conviction.
"The jury reasonably could have concluded that Defendant
recklessly caused physical injury to Ms. Jabbari during this
'rapidly unfolding' struggle over the phone," he wrote.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Rosalba
O'Brien)
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