This week marked the release of Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Darkest Secret, a documentary produced by the BBC that focuses on the titular actor and musician. As part of that doc, 10 women apparently come forward and level claims against Leto (56). The Oscar winner has specifically been accused of sexual assault with some of the women also alleging that Leto had sex with them when they were underage. Now, Leto himself is speaking out in the aftermath of the allegations.
With the release of the doc, the BBC released additional details, saying that it corroborated “a number of the women’s accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.” The media organization also said it had obtained items such as photos and messages that “support the women’s accounts.” Leto’s representatives shared a statement with U.S. outlets, through which the actor denied the claims against him:
