Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women in BBC Documentary - Variety

Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offenses occurred when they were teenagers. Leto had denied the allegations. Variety Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu Plus Icon Click to Expand Search Input Variety Plus Icon Read Next: ‘Balcanica,’ Starring Matilda De Angelis, Picked Up by M-Appeal Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE) Home Film Global Jul 29, 2026 1:39am PT Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women in BBC Documentary Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women, who claim the offenses occurred when they were teenagers. Leto had denied the allegations. In a new BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” — airing Wednesday — a total of 10 women come forward with allegations against the actor and musician, nine of whom the BBC says are sharing their stories for the first time. Related Stories 'The Devil's Mouth' Review: Cave Swimmers Become Chum in a Shark Thriller With Extra Claustrophobia ‘Night Nurse’ Review: Two Perverts Join Forces in a Gloriously Deviant Oddity About a Caretaker Drawn Into Her Patient’s Grifting Games One of the women accuses the Oscar winner of assaulting her in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another claims Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19. A third in the doc describes how she allegedly had sex with Leto in California when she was 17, under the age of consent, which therefore would be classified as statutory rape. She claims the actor “shrugged off” a conversation about the age of consent being 18 in the state. blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-variety-article-mid-article-uid0' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("ros\/mid-article") .addSize(,,,,,,]) .setClsOptimization("minsize") ; }); Popular on Variety if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins: { pmcAtlasMG: { iabPlcmt: 2, } } }, playerId: 'fdaee7b3-292f-4a85-89bb-29a56b567de3', playlistId: '019eb8f5-8351-7af5-8dd4-29ad0d5ed821', }).render("connatix_contextual_player_div"); }); } else { // This should only be get called when page cache is not cleared and it's event time. window.pmc.harmony?.switchToHarmonyPlayer(); } Meanwhile, a fourth women alleges Leto made repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16 and, on at least one occasion, he suggested that they should have sex. In the doc, the BBC says that it has seen an NDA that the fourth woman was asked to sign to stop her from discussing her relationship with Leto. She refused to sign the NDA. Four other women accuse Leto of making “strange and often very sexual” phone calls to them when they were younger. All the women that feature in “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” claim the interactions occurred between 2002 and 2016, when the actor, now 54, was in his 30s and 40s. One of the alleged victims said: “This was 25 years ago… he has gotten away with it.” blogherads.adq.push(function () { blogherads .defineSlot( 'medrec', 'gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article2-uid1' ) .setTargeting( 'pos', ) .setTargeting( 'viewable', 'yes' ) .setSubAdUnitPath("ros\/mid-article2") .addSize(,,,,,]) .setClsOptimization("minsize") ; }); In a statement provided to Variety via his reps, Leto said: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.” According to the BBC, it has corroborated “a number of the women’s accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.” It says that, in some cases, it has also seen pictures and messages that “support the women’s accounts.” Two men who worked with Leto’s band Thirty Seconds to Mars also spoke to the documentary and claimed staff felt uncomfortable about the way Leto would interact with teenage girls. They alleged he would sometimes invite them backstage to his dressing room or to the house where he was recording. “I think everyone thought the age gap was way too big,” said one. The allegations in “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret” – being sold by BBC Studios – aren’t the first against Leto. Last year, L.A. DJ Allie Teilz publicly accused Leto of sexual misconduct, alleging he assaulted and traumatized her when she was 17 years old. It prompted others to come forward with similar claims. In a report in Air Mail in June 2025, nine women accused Leto of engaging in inappropriate behavior over the years, accusations he denied.