Jared Leto accused of sexual assault by multiple women; actor-singer denies allegations
A new BBC documentary features allegations from multiple women accusing actor Jared Leto of sexual misconduct between 2012 and 2016. Leto has categorically denied all claims, stating that the accusations are false.
Why it matters
The documentary brings renewed public scrutiny to allegations of sexual misconduct in Hollywood and the challenges of corroborating historical claims.
Hollywood actor Jared Leto has been accused by multiple women of criminal sexual misconduct in a new BBC documentary titled Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret.
The documentary features 10 women detailing their encounters with Leto between 2012 and 2016 with nine of them publicly recounting their experiences for the first time. One of the women said that she was sexually assaulted by Leto in a motel when she was 17 while another said that the actor threatened her of sexual assault when she was 19.
Another woman recounted that she had undergone underage sex with Leto in California when she was 17, which would be classified as statutory rape. Leto was aged 34 at the time. A fourth one shared details about the sexually explicit phone calls that Leto made to her when she was 16.
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