Four women have made new Jared Leto misconduct claims, alleging conduct that could amount to criminal offenses when they were teenagers. Their accounts appear in the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret, which examines allegations dating from 2002 to 2016.
Leto, now 54, would have been in his 30s and 40s during that period. The claims remain allegations, and the reports reviewed do not identify any criminal charges, formal complaints, civil lawsuits or announced police investigations connected to the documentary.
The BBC said it repeatedly sought comment from Leto but received no response. The Daily Beast also reported that he had not addressed the new claims.
What the BBC documentary alleges
The documentary includes testimony from 10 women, nine of whom are speaking publicly about their experiences for the first time. Four accounts concern alleged incidents that the women say happened while they were underage. One participant reportedly said she was 14 at the relevant time.
According to summaries by The Daily Beast, El País and Cadena SER, the principal allegations include assault, threats and sex with a 17-year-old in California. A woman identified as Alex alleged that Leto threatened her after a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert in London in 2013.
Another accuser said Leto responded to concerns about their age difference by saying: “Age is just a number, and anyway, we’re in Europe.”
The BBC reported that it reviewed photographs and messages supporting parts of the women's accounts. It also examined a nondisclosure agreement allegedly sent to one woman. That material does not by itself establish criminal wrongdoing, but it gives the reporting more substance than anonymous claims circulating without documentation.
The broadcaster said it had identified more than 120 allegations posted online over time. The number reflects the scale of the public discussion, not 120 verified cases.
How backstage access became part of the story
The documentary also looks beyond individual encounters to the systems that allegedly placed young women near Leto. Two former Thirty Seconds to Mars workers described staff being asked to invite teenage girls backstage and contact modeling agencies for female models.
A former crew member identified as Brad said employees felt uncomfortable when instructed to bring teenage girls into backstage areas and request “only” female models from agencies.
Those accounts raise a broader question about touring infrastructure. Concert access often passes through employees, guest lists, VIP areas and outside agencies. If staff members were being directed to identify and invite young women, as alleged, the issue was not simply who entered a dressing room. It was how professional resources may have been used to create those introductions.
That context matters because teenagers meeting a major performer are not operating with the same status, access or control as the celebrity at the center of the event. The emotional stakes are particularly serious when admiration and professional authority are combined with alleged pressure or threats.
Leto previously denied separate 2025 claims
The BBC investigation follows a 2025 Air Mail report in which nine women accused Leto of sexual impropriety. Those accusers included Allie Teilz and Laura La Rue. Available reporting does not establish how many, if any, also participated in the BBC documentary.
Leto's representative categorically rejected the Air Mail allegations at the time, stating: “All of the allegations are expressly denied.” That denial addressed the 2025 report. Neither Leto nor his representatives have provided a response to the BBC's newer allegations, according to the broadcaster and The Daily Beast.
As of July 29, 2026, no later public response, criminal charge, civil action or announced law enforcement inquiry had been found in reporting reviewed after the documentary's publication. That distinction is important: serious and detailed allegations are not the same as a legal finding.
It is also important not to flatten the reporting into one large collection of claims. Different women describe different alleged events across 14 years, and the overlap between the BBC and Air Mail investigations remains unclear.
Hollywood continued casting Leto in major films
The allegations arrive after years of public rumors while Jared Leto continued receiving prominent studio roles. He won the Academy Award for best supporting actor in 2014 for playing Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club and has appeared in films including Fight Club and Blade Runner 2049.
He later played the Joker in the former DC Extended Universe and starred as the title character in Morbius, part of Sony's discontinued Spider-Man spinoff universe. His 2025 film Tron: Ares failed to deliver the franchise revival Disney had sought 15 years after the previous installment.
Most recently, Leto played Skeletor in 2026's Masters of the Universe, another box-office disappointment. Before its release, director Travis Knight described Leto's version of the villain as “the embodiment of toxic masculinity.” The comment was about the character, although its timing now gives it an uncomfortable second context.
Leto's conduct on Suicide Squad had also generated headlines in 2017, though those stories were not allegations of sexual misconduct. Co-star Adam Beach said Leto sent Margot Robbie a box containing a live rat and a love letter, while Will Smith received a letter accompanied by bullets. Beach said the full cast was sent a dead hog and a video of Leto performing as the Joker.
The BBC documentary therefore lands in an industry that had heard troubling stories about Leto for years and continued placing him at the center of expensive productions. For audiences, the central issue is no longer only what one famous actor allegedly did. It is also whether the people and companies around powerful performers recognize warning signs, and what they choose to do when those signs become difficult to ignore.
