{"id":2069372,"date":"2026-07-30T08:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069372"},"modified":"2026-07-30T08:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:21:38","slug":"jared-leto-responds-to-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct-from-four-women-when-they-were-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2069372","title":{"rendered":"Jared Leto responds to accusations of sexual misconduct from four women when they were teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jared-Leto-2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jared Leto responds to accusations of sexual misconduct from four women when they were teenagers<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The allegations were made in BBC documentary &#8216;Jared Leto: Hollywood&#8217;s Dark Secret&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Alex Rigotti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-30T09:21:38+01:00\">30th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jared-Leto-2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jared Leto (Photo by Tristan Fewings\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jared Leto has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct from four women when they were teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>Leto was accused of sexual assault, statutory rape and grooming by multiple young women in a new BBC\u00a0documentary \u2013\u00a0<em>Jared Leto: Hollywood\u2019s Dark Secret\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>which is currently airing on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the alleged offenses, Leto was in his 30s and 40s, with the women claiming they were between 16 and 18-years-old.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the\u00a0Oscar-winning actor and\u00a0Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman has responded to the claims. In a statement provided hours after the documentary aired, Leto said: \u201cI have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3959756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3959756\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3959756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jared-leto-2026-1.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3959756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds To Mars performs at Ippodromo Snai San Siro on July 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the documentary, 10 women came forward to accuse Leto of sexual misconduct, which reportedly took place between 2002 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>One woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17-years-old, while another alleged the star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 and had been unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>Leto was also accused of statutory rape with a third woman, who claimed that Leto \u201cshrugged off\u201d a conversation about the age of consent being 18 in California.<\/p>\n<p>Another women also accused Leto of grooming her and making numerous sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16. According to <em>BBC News<\/em>, Leto eventually sent her a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to prevent her discussing their relationship. The woman said she refused to sign the contract.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Leto was also\u00a0accused of sexual misconduct by nine women last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a report published by\u00a0<em>Air Mail<\/em>\u00a0last June, multiple women accused Leto of inappropriate behaviour. The allegations dated back to the early 2000s, with one woman calling it \u201can open secret\u201d that he texted sexual remarks to teenage models.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Allie Teilz also shared a Facebook statement the month before the\u00a0<em>Air Mail\u00a0<\/em>report, writing: \u201cYoure [sic] not really in L.A. until Jared Leto tries to force himself on you backstage\u2026 In a kilt.. And a snow hat,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI was assaulted and traumatised by this creep when I was 17,\u201d she added in separate story. \u201cHe knew my age and didn\u2019t care. What he did was predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for the singer \u201cexpressly denied\u201d the claims at the time.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the\u00a0<\/b><b>Rape Crisis charity website<\/b><b>. In the US, visit\u00a0<\/b><b>RAINN.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jared Leto<\/li>\n<li>Thirty Seconds To Mars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div 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class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O\u2019Connor responds to allegations of sending inappropriate messages to a minor<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jared Leto has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct from four women when they were teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>Leto was accused of sexual assault, statutory rape and grooming by multiple young women in a new BBC\u00a0documentary \u2013\u00a0<em>Jared Leto: Hollywood\u2019s Dark Secret\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>which is currently airing on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the alleged offenses, Leto was in his 30s and 40s, with the women claiming they were between 16 and 18-years-old.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the\u00a0Oscar-winning actor and\u00a0Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman has responded to the claims. In a statement provided hours after the documentary aired, Leto said: \u201cI have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3959756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3959756\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3959756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jared-leto-2026-1.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3959756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds To Mars performs at Ippodromo Snai San Siro on July 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the documentary, 10 women came forward to accuse Leto of sexual misconduct, which reportedly took place between 2002 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>One woman claimed she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom when she was 17-years-old, while another alleged the star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 and had been unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room.<\/p>\n<p>Leto was also accused of statutory rape with a third woman, who claimed that Leto \u201cshrugged off\u201d a conversation about the age of consent being 18 in California.<\/p>\n<p>Another women also accused Leto of grooming her and making numerous sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16. According to <em>BBC News<\/em>, Leto eventually sent her a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) to prevent her discussing their relationship. The woman said she refused to sign the contract.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Leto was also\u00a0accused of sexual misconduct by nine women last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a report published by\u00a0<em>Air Mail<\/em>\u00a0last June, multiple women accused Leto of inappropriate behaviour. The allegations dated back to the early 2000s, with one woman calling it \u201can open secret\u201d that he texted sexual remarks to teenage models.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Allie Teilz also shared a Facebook statement the month before the\u00a0<em>Air Mail\u00a0<\/em>report, writing: \u201cYoure [sic] not really in L.A. until Jared Leto tries to force himself on you backstage\u2026 In a kilt.. And a snow hat,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI was assaulted and traumatised by this creep when I was 17,\u201d she added in separate story. \u201cHe knew my age and didn\u2019t care. What he did was predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for the singer \u201cexpressly denied\u201d the claims at the time.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the\u00a0<\/b><b>Rape Crisis charity website<\/b><b>. In the US, visit\u00a0<\/b><b>RAINN.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jared-leto-responds-to-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct-from-four-women-when-they-were-teenagers-3959754&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Jared-Leto-2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Jared Leto responds to accusations of sexual misconduct from four women when they were teenagers The allegations were made in BBC documentary &#8216;Jared Leto: Hollywood&#8217;s Dark Secret&#8217; By Alex Rigotti 30th July 2026 Jared Leto (Photo by Tristan Fewings\/Getty Images) Jared Leto has responded to allegations of sexual misconduct from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2069372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2069372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2069372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2069372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2069372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}