Jack Jordan, 36, is accused of trying to enter Thurman's movie trailer in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood in 2005 and of repeatedly contacting her and visiting her New York City home. He faces misdemeanor counts of stalking and harassment.

Jordan, a graduate student and former psychiatric patient, will not face the more serious felony charge of attempted coercion, New York Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro ruled.

Prosecutors had argued that Jordan attempted to limit Thurman's freedom, saying he warned her in a letter he would kill himself if he saw the 37-year-old actress with another man. But Carro dismissed that charge.

"If you would like to kill yourself, it is not chargeable," Carro told Jordan.

Jordan's lawyer, George Vomvolakis, told reporters outside the courtroom his client was eager to go to trial and that Thurman, who has starred in 40 movies, was likely to appear.

"He has a bright future. He wants to be a teacher. With a criminal record, he can't do that," Vomvolakis said.

Jordan has been held on US$10,000 bail since his arrest in October 2006. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail.