Jared Leto denies ‘categorically false’ sexual assault allegations in first statement
Actor Jared Leto has issued a formal denial regarding sexual assault allegations made against him in a new BBC documentary. The documentary features accounts from four women alleging criminal sexual conduct, which Leto describes as categorically false.
Why it matters
The allegations and the subsequent public denial involve high-profile figures and raise important questions about accountability and media representation in Hollywood.
Jared Leto denies sexual assault claims in BBC documentary. Photo / Getty Images
Jared Leto has slammed the “absolutely and categorically false” sexual assault claims levelled against him by multiple women in his first statement since news of the allegations went public.
The 54-year-old actor is the subject of a new BBC documentary, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret , in which four women accuse him of criminal sexual conduct and allege the offences took place when they were teenagers.
Leto hadn’t responded to multiple attempts to contact him for the BBC programme, but has now issued a statement in which he made his stance clear.
He said: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.”
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