Jared Leto faces multiple sexual assault allegations in new BBC documentary FAST-MOVING
The BBC has released a documentary titled "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret" in which ten women recount alleged sexual misconduct by actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto. Four women describe specific incidents that they say took place between 2002 and 2016, when Leto was in his 30s and 40s. One woman, using the pseudonym Isabel, says she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom at age 17 in 2002. Another, Alex, alleges Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after a 2013 concert in London. A third, Clara, claims she had sex with Leto at age 17 in California, an act that would constitute statutory rape under state law. A fourth, Taylor, says Leto groomed her with repeated explicit phone calls when she was 16 and suggested they have sex. The documentary also includes testimony from two men who worked with Leto’s band, describing a pattern of uncomfortable behavior toward teenage girls. The BBC says it corroborated parts of the women’s accounts with friends, family, photographs and messages, though Leto has not responded to the allegations.
Entities: Alex · Alex (pseudonym) · BBC · Isabel · Isabel (pseudonym) · Jared Leto · Thirty Seconds to Mars
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Jared Leto is the subject of a BBC documentary titled 'Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret'. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Ten women participated in the documentary, with four describing specific allegations. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A woman using the pseudonym Taylor alleges Leto groomed her with repeated explicit phone calls when she was 16 and suggested they have sex. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The alleged incidents occurred between 2002 and 2016 when Leto was in his 30s and 40s. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The BBC corroborated parts of the women’s accounts with friends, family, photographs and messages. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A woman using the pseudonym Isabel alleges she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom at age 17 in 2002. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A woman using the pseudonym Alex alleges Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after a 2013 concert in London. (BBC)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A woman using the pseudonym Clara alleges she had sexual intercourse with Leto at age 17 in California, which would be statutory rape under California law. (BBC)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The BBC documentary titled 'Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret' presents the allegations. (BBC)
- [● 3 SOURCES] A woman named Clara alleges a sexual relationship with Leto in California in 2006 when she was 17, which could be statutory rape under state law.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jared Leto is accused by ten women of sexual misconduct when they were minors between 2002 and 2016. (BBC documentary)
- [● 3 SOURCES] A woman called Taylor alleges that at age 14, Leto made lewd comments at a music festival and directed a security guard to take her backstage without consent.