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Long-running allegations of sexual misconduct against Jared Leto have intensified after a new BBC documentary featured 10 women who describe troubling encounters with the Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman, including four who accuse him of criminal sexual conduct dating back to when they were teenagers.
The documentary, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, centres on the accounts of 10 women, nine of whom are speaking publicly for the first time. They say they encountered Leto between 2002 and 2016, when he was in his 30s and 40s. He is now 54.
Among the most serious allegations, one woman says Leto sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another claims he threatened to sexually assault her after she was left alone with him in a hotel room at 19. A third alleges she had sex with Leto in California when she was 17, below the state’s age of consent of 18. She says he brushed aside a conversation about her age.
A fourth woman describes what she says was a pattern of grooming. She alleges Leto made repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16 and suggested they have sex. She also claims she was later sent a non-disclosure agreement to prevent her from discussing their relationship. The BBC says it reviewed the document, but she declined to sign it.
Four other women told the documentary they received sexually explicit or inappropriate phone calls from Leto when they were younger. Another woman recalled meeting him at 14 during an autograph signing, where she says he made a lewd comment about her chest before having a security guard bring her backstage at a music festival. She alleges he repeated the remark when her mother confronted him.
The documentary builds on allegations that have surfaced in recent years. In 2025, Los Angeles DJ Allie Teilz alleged on social media that Leto assaulted her backstage at a concert when she was 17. Her claims prompted other women to come forward and were later followed by an Air Mail investigation that included allegations from nine women. At the time, Leto’s representatives denied any sexual misconduct or inappropriate relationships.
The BBC says it corroborated parts of several women’s accounts through friends and relatives they confided in at the time, as well as photographs and messages it reviewed. Two former employees of Thirty Seconds to Mars also told the programme they were uncomfortable with how Leto interacted with teenage girls, including inviting them backstage and to houses where the band was recording.
“I think everyone thought the age gap was way too big,” one former staff member said.
Leto has not responded to the specific allegations raised in the documentary, despite repeated requests from the BBC. His representatives have also not commented in response to inquiries from several other media outlets covering the programme.
Reflecting on the years that have passed, one of the women told the BBC: “This was 25 years ago… he has gotten away with it.”
The allegations come as Leto continues to maintain a high-profile career. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014 for Dallas Buyers Club and has appeared in films including Fight Club, Blade Runner 2049, Suicide Squad and Masters of the Universe. His band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, is scheduled to tour the UK and mainland Europe next spring, with concerts planned at London’s O2 Arena and Manchester’s Co-op Live.
By: Andrews Kwesi Yeboah
