Jared Leto Responds to Sexual Misconduct Claims in BBC Documentary
Actor Jared Leto has denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by multiple women in a new BBC documentary. The documentary features claims from 10 women, including allegations of statutory rape and grooming occurring between 2002 and 2016.
Why it matters
These allegations highlight ongoing scrutiny regarding power dynamics and sexual misconduct within the entertainment industry.
Jared Leto has told The Hollywood Reporter he has “never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life” amid sexual misconduct claims from multiple women in a new BBC documentary.
In a short statement given to THR via his team on Wednesday, Leto said: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.”
Earlier in the day, Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret dropped bombshell claims against the Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars rocker from 10 different women, including allegations from four women who accuse Leto of criminal sexual conduct. These incidents, the women say, occurred when they were teenagers. Related Stories Movies Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman-Starrer 'Elsinore' Set to Open London Film Festival News Jared Leto Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Four Women in New BBC Doc
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