Jared Leto has denied allegations of sexual misconduct made by four women in a BBC documentary titled "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret," which premiered on July 29, 2026. Leto stated, "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false." The documentary features interviews with ten participants, nine of whom shared their experiences publicly for the first time.
The allegations involve incidents that reportedly occurred between 2002 and 2016, when Leto was in his 30s and 40s. One woman claimed that she had sexual relations with Leto at his California home when she was 17, while he was 34. She alleged that he dismissed her concerns about California's age of consent.
Another woman alleged that Leto sexually assaulted her in a motel in Las Vegas in 2002 after they met at her workplace. She described the encounter as involving minimal conversation before he initiated unwanted physical contact.
A third woman claimed that Leto threatened her with sexual assault after inviting her to a hotel room in London in 2013, stating that he dismissed her age concerns by saying, "Age is just a number, and, anyway, we're in Europe."
A fourth woman reported that Leto began grooming her when she was 16 and made sexually explicit phone calls to her. She was later presented with a nondisclosure agreement regarding their alleged relationship, which she declined to sign.
The documentary also included testimonies from former employees of Leto's band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, who expressed discomfort with his interactions with teenage girls. The allegations follow previous claims made against Leto, including a report from Air Mail in June 2025, which detailed similar accusations from nine women, including minors. Leto's representatives have previously denied these allegations, calling them "demonstrably false."