Jared Leto sexual assault doc: Team wants to continue investigation
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The BBC aired a documentary titled “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret,” featuring allegations of sexual assault against Jared Leto by 10 women, including claims of statutory rape; Leto has denied all accusations.
- The film, directed by Alice McShane and produced by Jessica Sartenaer, was the result of a year and a half of research and interviews, with some women speaking on camera using their real voices but opting for varying levels of anonymity.
- The documentary highlights a pattern of behavior involving young women, with some alleging misconduct when they were teenagers, and includes reenactments and archival footage to support the claims.
- Despite legal challenges and Hollywood’s culture of secrecy, the filmmakers hope the documentary encourages other victims to come forward, and the BBC plans to continue investigating the allegations.
- The documentary has not been picked up for U.S. distribution yet, but the BBC emphasizes there were no legal barriers to airing it in the U.S., and the filmmakers stress the importance of ongoing public conversation about such issues.
