Oscar winner Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations after BBC documentary
Actor Jared Leto has denied allegations of sexual assault and misconduct following the release of a BBC documentary featuring testimonies from 10 women. The documentary claims several incidents occurred when the accusers were teenagers.
Why it matters
The allegations highlight ongoing scrutiny regarding power dynamics and conduct within the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto has denied allegations of sexual assault and criminal sexual conduct after a BBC documentary featured accounts from 10 women, four of whom accused him of offences allegedly committed when they were teenagers.
The documentary, “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret”, released by the BBC on Wednesday, includes testimonies from 10 women, with nine speaking publicly for the first time. The women alleged they encountered Leto between 2002 and 2016, when the actor and musician was in his 30s and 40s. He is now 54.
According to the BBC investigation, one woman alleged she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom at the age of 17, while another claimed Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after she was left alone with him in a hotel room.
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