Ten Women Accuse Jared Leto of Sexual Misconduct in BBC Report
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Ten women have accused actor and singer Jared Leto of sexual misconduct in a BBC documentary, including several who allege assaults occurred when they were underage; Leto denies the claims.
- Four women accused Leto of criminal behavior, with one alleging sexual assault at age 17 and another claiming statutory rape in California at the same age.
- One accuser described being groomed by Leto and receiving repeated sexually explicit phone calls at age 16, later refusing to sign a nondisclosure agreement he sent her.
- Four additional women reported receiving inappropriate and sexual phone calls from Leto during their youth, with incidents spanning from 2002 to 2016 when Leto was in his 30s and 40s.
- Jared Leto has not been formally charged with any crimes related to these allegations.
