Jared Leto Accused Criminal Sexual Conduct in New BBC Doc
The BBC documentary alleges that jared leto accused criminal sexual conduct by four women, in “Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret,” airing Wednesday. The women say the alleged offenses happened when they were teenagers, spanning 2002 to 2016. Variety reports the BBC corroborated some accounts and sought comment from Leto’s reps.
According to the BBC as described by Variety, a total of 10 women come forward in the documentary, with nine sharing their stories for the first time. For more streaming and TV coverage, see Streaming & TV Alerts.
Key Takeaways
- Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct in a BBC documentary airing Wednesday.
- The claims, as presented, center on alleged encounters during the women’s teen years.
- The BBC says it corroborated accounts with friends and family, plus some supporting materials.
- Variety reports it reached out to Leto’s reps for comment.
What does the BBC documentary claim about Leto?
The BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret,” as reported by Variety, includes multiple allegations from women who say their experiences involved the Oscar winner when he was older. One woman alleges sexual assault in a motel bathroom when she was 17. Another claims Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19.
A third woman in the documentary describes how she says she had sex with Leto in California at age 17, which the BBC frames as statutory rape due to being under the age of consent. She also alleges Leto “shrugged off” a conversation about the age-of-consent age being 18 in the state.
The fourth woman alleges repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16, and that on at least one occasion Leto suggested they should have sex. The BBC also says it has seen an NDA she was asked to sign to prevent discussion of her relationship with Leto, which she refused to sign.
Which allegations are included, and what are the dates?
Variety reports that the women’s accounts in the documentary are said to cover interactions occurring between 2002 and 2016, when Leto “now 54” was in his 30s and 40s. In addition to the four women with the specific criminal conduct claims, the BBC says it includes four other women who allege “strange and often very sexual” phone calls when they were younger.
One of the alleged victims is quoted by the BBC as saying, “This was 25 years ago… he has gotten away with it.”
How does the BBC say it corroborated the stories?
Per Variety, the BBC says it corroborated “a number of the women’s accounts with friends and family who were told about the encounters with Leto at the time.” In some cases, the BBC adds that it has seen pictures and messages that it says support the women’s accounts.
The documentary also reportedly incorporates reporting and interviews from people connected to Leto’s band Thirty Seconds to Mars, including two men who say staff felt uncomfortable with how Leto allegedly interacted with teenage girls.
Has Jared Leto’s team responded?
Variety states that it has reached out to Leto’s reps for comment. The report does not provide a response within the supplied text, so readers are left with the BBC’s presentation of the allegations and the lack of an on-the-record reply in this coverage.
Where can you watch “Hollywood's Dark Secret”?
The BBC documentary is described by Variety as airing Wednesday. For a broader view of what the BBC is publishing and broadcasting, you can follow BBC News alongside entertainment alerts from BlasterPost.
If you’re tracking how streaming and TV documentaries can shape celebrity conversations, this is the kind of high-profile special that tends to generate both public scrutiny and fast-moving responses.