Jared Leto Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations Detailed in New BBC Documentary
Four women accuse the actor and musician of misconduct spanning more than a decade, while Leto says the claims are completely false.
Actor and musician Jared Leto is strongly denying allegations of criminal sexual misconduct after a new BBC documentary featured accusations from several women who claim they had troubling encounters with him over a period of more than a decade.
According to Fox News, Leto said in a statement to the outlet that the claims were "categorically false."
"I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," Leto said in a statement. "These claims are absolutely and categorically false."
The allegations are presented in the BBC documentary "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret," which premiered Wednesday.
According to the broadcaster, the film includes interviews with 10 participants, nine of whom are speaking publicly for the first time.
The documentary features four women who allege Leto engaged in criminal sexual conduct between 2002 and 2016, when the Academy Award-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman was in his 30s and 40s.
According to the BBC, one woman alleged she had a sexual relationship with Leto when she was 17 years old.
Another woman accused him of sexually assaulting her after the two met in Las Vegas.
A third woman alleged she met Leto after a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert in London in 2013. She claimed he made inappropriate comments after she told him she was 17 and later alleged she felt unsafe during the encounter before leaving.
A fourth woman alleged Leto began grooming her when she was 16 years old through repeated inappropriate communications and later suggested they have a sexual relationship.