Jared Leto has denied allegations of criminal sexual conduct made by four women, stating that the claims are "categorically false." The accusations are detailed in the new BBC documentary "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret," which premiered Wednesday.
According to the documentary, the four women allege Leto engaged in criminal sexual conduct between 2002 and 2016. Leto, now 54, was in his 30s and 40s during the alleged incidents.
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Leto said, "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life."
One woman alleged she had sex with Leto at his California home when she was 17 years old. She stated that Leto, who was 34 at the time, dismissed her concerns about California's age of consent being 18. "It wasn't a huge concern for him," she alleged. "He told me, 'I would like you to call me daddy.'"
A second woman claimed Leto sexually assaulted her in a Las Vegas motel in 2002 after inviting her there from her workplace. She alleged that Leto called her into the bathroom while he was showering, began kissing her, and then forced her to masturbate him.
A third woman alleged that after attending a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert in London in 2013, Leto invited her to a hotel room. The woman, who said she was 19 but told Leto she was 17 to protect herself, claimed he responded, "Age is just a number, and anyway, we're in Europe." After she realized she was alone with Leto in the dark hotel room, she claimed he repeatedly told her she would wake up "with a d— in her ass" before she left.
A fourth woman alleged that Leto began grooming her when she was 16, made sexually explicit phone calls, and suggested they have sex. The BBC reported that this woman was later presented with a nondisclosure agreement concerning her alleged relationship with Leto, which she declined to sign.
The documentary includes interviews with 10 participants, nine of whom shared their stories publicly for the first time. Two former employees connected to Thirty Seconds to Mars also claimed that staff members were uncomfortable with Leto's interactions with teenage girls, with one alleging Leto would invite underage girls backstage to his dressing room or to band recording locations.
Leto did not respond to requests for comment from the BBC regarding the documentary's allegations, according to the report.
This is not the first time Leto has faced such accusations. In June 2025, Air Mail published interviews with nine women alleging inappropriate sexual behavior, including claims involving minors. At that time, representatives for Leto "expressly denied" the Air Mail allegations, calling the claims "demonstrably false."