Jared Leto faces renewed scrutiny after four women told the BBC they experienced criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers.
The allegations appear in a BBC documentary released Wednesday, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which interviews 10 women about encounters they say took place between 2002 and 2016, years when Leto was in his 30s and early 40s. The broadcaster says four of those interviewees describe behaviour it characterizes as criminal. The film also presents corroboration from friends and family who say they were told about some encounters at the time, and the BBC says it saw pictures and messages in some cases.
BBC reporters say they made repeated attempts to contact Leto about the claims, and that he did not respond to the allegations put to him. In an email to CBC News on Thursday, Leto's representatives supplied a statement from the actor, who is 54. "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," Leto said, adding the claims in the documentary are "absolutely and categorically false."
The new film follows an investigative report by Air Mail in June 2025 that compiled accounts from nine women who described unwanted advances, exposing himself and predatory behaviour between 2006 and 2012. Los Angeles DJ Allie Teilz has also publicly alleged on social media that Leto assaulted her when she was 17. The BBC notes it has counted more than 120 separate online allegations about Leto's behaviour toward women.
None of the four women who told the BBC they experienced criminal conduct are identified by their real names in the film. One, identified as Isabel, says she was 17 when she met Leto, then 30, in Las Vegas in 2002 and alleges he sexually assaulted her after inviting her to his motel room. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told CBC News that this specific allegation was not reported to local authorities, saying, "There have been no sexual assault reports filed against this individual in LVMPD's jurisdiction."
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Other accounts in the documentary allege similar patterns. An ex-model named Alex told the BBC she was 19 in 2013 when she says Leto threatened her with sexual assault after an assistant invited her to an after-party that turned out to be just Leto in a hotel room. Clara says she was 17 when she met Leto, who she says was 34 at the time; she recalls a discussion about California's age of consent being 18 and alleges they had sex, which she says was the first of three or four visits to his house. Etta says she met Leto at a Los Angeles modelling agency in 2014 when she was 16, that contact quickly turned sexual, and that she was sent a non-disclosure agreement in 2016 which she refused to sign.
The documentary amplifies prior reporting and a raft of online accusations, while Leto maintains his denial. His band is scheduled to tour Europe in April 2027. The BBC's film and the earlier reporting leave open whether new police reports will be filed or whether prosecutors will pursue investigations.
