Four Women Accuse Jared Leto of Criminal Sexual Conduct in BBC Documentary

Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct involving incidents when they were teenagers, as detailed in the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret. Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct involving incidents when they were teenagers, as detailed in the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret.

The allegations cover incidents from 2002 to 2016 and include sexual assault, threats, underage sex in California, grooming through explicit phone calls, and lewd comments. The BBC corroborated the accusations with pictures, messages, and accounts from friends and family. A total of 10 women spoke to the BBC documentary, with nine of them sharing their stories publicly for the first time. Despite repeated attempts to contact Jared Leto, he has not responded to the allegations put to him by the BBC.

Four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct, with the alleged offences having taken place when they were teenagers.

One of the women says she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another says the Hollywood star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19, and had been unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room.

A third describes how she had under-age sex with the star in California when she was 17—which would be classified as statutory rape. The fourth woman describes being groomed by Leto, saying he abused his celebrity status by making repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16.

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The System That Looked the Other Way

The Jared Leto allegations expose how power works. Hollywood can surround a man with disturbing allegations, bizarre “cult leader” imagery and years of public unease, yet still hand him major roles. Meanwhile, the industry treats the people raising concerns as gossipers, until a documentary, investigation or group of survivors forces everyone else to pretend they are hearing it for the first time.

What makes this case even darker is the repeated discussion around very young women and girls. That is why people are so angry. It is not just about one headline or one set of claims. It is about an alleged pattern that many say has been visible for years, while Hollywood looked the other way. What makes this case even darker is the repeated discussion around very young women and girls. That is why people are so angry. It is not just about one headline or one set of claims. It is about an alleged pattern that many say has been visible for years, while Hollywood looked the other way.