According to a new report straight from the BBC, Hollywood actor Jared Leto has been accused of sexual misconduct by four separate women.
A new damning report has surfaced from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) today, and it involves Hollywood actor Jared Leto. According to information obtained for the documentary titled Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, 10 women have spoken to the documentary crew, four of whom have placed accusations of sexual misconduct against the Oscar-winning actor. Of the women spoken to, nine have admitted to sharing their stories publicly for the first time, and several of the alleged incidents occurred outside of Hollywood, while Leto was serving as the frontman of Thirty Seconds To Mars.
In the BBC documentary, the four women who allege criminal behaviour by Jared Leto (their names have been anonymized) – Isabel, Alex, Clara and Etta- describe in detail what they allege happened to them during their encounters with the star. Jared Leto is no stranger to controversy, as the actor has found numerous like-minded complaints levelled at him throughout the scope of both of his careers, with the actor even ‘leaning into’ the cult-like controversy by saying “Yes, this is a cult,” and producing musical tracks (including a music video for “Closer To The Edge”) with that idea in mind.
One of the victims, Isabel, said, “Most of my life I had viewed this event as, I was a stupid girl… and so this bad thing happened,” and claimed she only recently stopped blaming herself for the alleged misconduct that occurred way back in 2002, when she was 17. Leto, at the time, was 31, and the misconduct detailed was not what Isabel presumed when she was invited by Leto to his “dingy gross motel.” Isabel said she agreed to meet Leto at his hotel after she had shown the actor and his friends good customer service in the store she was working in Las Vegas, and that’s where the misconduct allegedly took place.
Another victim, Alex, claims that her entire scenario was wrapped in what was described as “uncomfortable.” The band was allegedly known for calling local modelling agencies to offer female models free VIP tickets, and Alex (a model at the time) says her agency was invited to the band’s concert at London’s O2 Arena in 2013.
After the event, she was invited to an after-party at Shoreditch House in east London, and Alex claims she told him she was 17. Leto (who was 41 at the time) responded with “Age is just a number, and anyway, we’re in Europe.” Alex told BBC she was convinced while intoxicated to go to another party with Leto, and then, upon turning up, it was just him alone.
After Jared Leto allegedly made a threat of sexual misconduct (multiple times) against Alex, she felt unsafe and left. Looking back at the occurrence, Alex says, “The assistant knew what to say, to lure me into his hotel room,” adding that it felt like even the crew members were ‘in on it.’ Another woman, Clara, claims she remembers having a conversation about the age of consent in California with Leto, considering her father worked in law enforcement. She said he brushed off the notion, like it was no big deal. The rest of her encounters with Leto were admitted to be consensual.
Jared Leto has had numerous misconduct violations levelled at him throughout his career, and so far, it appears none of them have kept the actor out off the red carpet. Leto recently starred in Masters of the Universe as Skeletor, and has a couple of other projects in the works. The entire BBC report can be seen here (trigger warning), and the BBC documentary was released today and can be watched directly on their site.
