The US actor and musician has categorically rejected accusations of sexual assault and harassment made by ten women in a BBC documentary, with nine of them speaking publicly for the first time.
American actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto has issued a formal denial of sexual assault and harassment allegations detailed in a BBC documentary that aired this week. According to the program titled Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret, ten women have come forward with claims spanning from 2002 to 2016.
The accusations vary in nature and severity. Two women alleged that Leto sexually assaulted them when they were 17 years old, while a third woman reported being threatened with sexual assault at age 19. Another accuser stated she received multiple sexually explicit phone calls from the actor when she was 16, during which he allegedly propositioned her for sex. Four additional women described experiencing sexual harassment through phone communications with the performer.
In response, the 54-year-old actor released a statement asserting his innocence, saying "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life" and characterizing the claims as "absolutely and categorically false." Nine of the ten women featured in the documentary are speaking publicly about their experiences for the first time.
This is not Leto's first confrontation with such allegations. Earlier in 2025, additional women accused him of sexual assault in an investigation published by Air Mail, a US digital publication. Leto similarly denied any wrongdoing at that time. The Oscar-winning actor, who received a Best Supporting Actor award in 2014 for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, has not provided detailed responses to the specific allegations.
