Jared Leto forced me to touch him in shower after luring me to dingy motel when I was just 17 and he was in his thirties

Jared Leto forced me to touch him in shower after luring me to dingy motel when I was just 17 and he was in his thirties


A WOMAN accusing Jared Leto of sexual assault has broken down in tears as she alleged he forced her to touch him in the shower at a dingy motel.

The Oscar winner and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman, 54, has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women who were aged between 16 and 19 at the time of the claims.

A woman accusing Jared Leto of sexual assault has broken down in tears as she alleged he forced her to touch him in the shower at a dingy motel
Leto, 54, has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women who were aged between 16 and 19 at the time of the claims Credit: Getty

Each woman’s serious allegations were revealed in detail for the first time today as part of a bombshell BBC documentary into Leto.

One of the accusers, identified only by pseudonym Isabel, says she was a 17-year-old girl when Leto, in his early 30s at the time, approached her during a shift at Planet Hollywood in California.

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She recalls showing Leto and his entourage around the store without any knowledge he was a famous actor until her friends excitedly revealed who he was.

Isabel claims the actor went on to ask for her number and told her they should “hang out” later that day at a nearby hotel.

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The serious allegation was revealed in detail for the first time today as part of a bombshell BBC documentary Credit: Theo Tenant/BBC Current Affairs/ Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret
The young accuser who goes by the pseudonym Isabel in the documentary Credit: Theo Tenant/BBC Current Affairs/ Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret

When she arrived at the address, Isabel remembers being surprised by the “dingy” look of the motel.

She claims as she walked inside Leto was getting ready to step in the shower and told her to wait on the bed.

The Morbius star is then accused of asking Isabel to come into the bathroom as he wanted to “talk”.

Holding back tears, Isabel alleged: “I don’t think there was many words exchanged and he opened the shower curtain and started kissing me.

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“And then he grabbed my hand… I don’t even know how to say this part, but he grabbed my hand and he started touching himself with my hand.”

Isabel says at this moment she started to panic and recalls feeling as if alarms were going off in her head.

“What are you doing here? This is not what you came here for,” she said.

“At that moment I definitely realised I was not in a great situation. I was alone in this room and I didn’t know what was going to happen.”

Leto won an Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club in 2014 Credit: Getty – Contributor
Leto, born in Louisiana, is also the frontman to rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars Credit: Shutterstock Editorial

Isabel says she was allowed to leave the motel shortly after but alleges Leto was cautious to make sure no one saw her leave his room.

At the end of the clip, the accuser begins to cry as the interviewers rush over to her side.

Isabel’s accusations formed part of a new documentary titled Jared Leto: Hollywood‘s Dark Secret.

Several other women also made allegations including one who claimed she had sex with Leto when she was 17, which under Californian laws would be classed as statutory rape.

One accuser claims the Dallas Buyers Club star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after the pair were left alone in a hotel room in London Credit: Theo Tenant/BBC Current Affairs/ Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret
A woman accused Leto of grooming her and alleges he once took advantage of his status by making sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16 Credit: Theo Tenant/BBC Current Affairs/ Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret

Another claims the Dallas Buyers Club star threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after the pair were left alone in a hotel room.

The allegations came after a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert at London’s O2 Arena in 2013 when Leto would have been 41.

A fourth accused Leto of grooming her and alleges he once took advantage of his celebrity status by making repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16.

He suggested they should have sex on at least one occasion, the alleged victim claims.

The BBC claims it has seen at least one non-disclosure agreement (NDA) sent to a woman aimed at preventing her from talking about her relationship with Leto.

Another woman also accuses the Morbius lead of ordering a security guard to take her backstage at a music festival when she was 14.

The woman alleges he made a sexual comment about her chest during an autograph-signing before claiming her mother confronted him.

Four other women also allege they received strange and often sexual phone calls from Leto when they were younger.

A woman also accuses the Morbius lead of making a sexual comment about her chest during an autograph-signing Credit: Theo Tenant/BBC Current Affairs/ Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret
Leto, sat alongside Matthew McConaughey, played Rayon, a transgender woman living with HIV in Dallas Buyers Club Credit: Alamy

The allegations all date from between 2002 and 2016 when Leto was in his 30s and 40s.

Leto is yet to respond to the allegations.

He has previously denied historic sexual misconduct accusations by nine women, including some who said they were teenagers at the time.

The Sun has reached out to Leto’s team for comment.

Leto won an Oscar and Golden Globe for Dallas Buyers Club in 2014 where he played Rayon, a transgender woman living with HIV.

He has also starred as The Joker in Suicide Squad and had roles in Blade Runner 2049 and Tron Ares.

Away from the big screen, Leto, born in Louisiana, is also the frontman to rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars

Leto starred as Skeletor in Masters of the Universe, which was released in June in the UK.

Thirty Seconds to Mars are also scheduled to go on tour in 2027 across Europe including shows in London and Manchester.

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