{"id":21198,"date":"2026-07-29T18:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21198"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T13:42:25","slug":"jared-leto-accused-of-sexual-assault-sex-with-a-minor-by-multiple-women-in-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21198","title":{"rendered":"Jared Leto accused of sexual assault, sex with a minor by multiple women in new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135836862.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jared Leto has been accused of sexual misconduct by four women, who allege the acts took place when they were teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations are detailed in the new BBC documentary, \u201cJared Leto: Hollywood\u2019s Dark Secret,\u201d and stem from alleged encounters with the Oscar winner between 2002 and 2016, when he was in his 30s and 40s, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd7lg2nz2x2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the BBC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The four women, who were between the ages of 16 and 19 at the time of the alleged assaults, are identified in the documentary as \u201cIsabel,\u201d \u201cAlex,\u201d \u201cClara\u201d and \u201cEtta,\u201d though those are not their real names.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsabel\u201d alleged that the \u201cDallas Buyers Club\u201d star, now 54, sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom when she was 17 in 2002.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jared Leto (seen above in 2025) has been accused of sexual misconduct by four women who say they were teens at the time in the BBC documentary \u201cJared Leto: Hollywood\u2019s Dark Secret.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WWD via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cIsabel\u201d (seen above) alleged the Oscar winner sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom when she was 17 in 2002. <span class=\"credit\">BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cClara\u201d alleged she had sex with Leto when she was 17 in California, where the age of consent is 18, in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed Leto \u201cshrugged off\u201d a conversation about the state\u2019s age of consent.<\/p>\n<p>As for \u201cAlex,\u201d she claimed the \u201cSuicide Squad\u201d actor threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 after she was unexpectedly left alone with him in a hotel room in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEtta\u201d further alleged Leto groomed her a year later, when she was 16, by making repeated sexually explicit phone calls and suggesting on at least one occasion that they should have sex.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cClara\u201d (seen above) alleged she had sex with Leto when she was 17 in California, where the age of consent is 18, in 2006. <span class=\"credit\">BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAlex\u201d (seen above) claimed Leto threatened her with sexual assault when she was 19 in 2013. <span class=\"credit\">BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two years later, \u201cEtta\u201d claimed she had received a non-disclosure agreement intended to prevent her from discussing their relationship, but she refused to sign it. The BBC said it reviewed the document.<\/p>\n<p>Four other women alleged they received unusual and often sexually explicit phone calls from Leto when they were younger.<\/p>\n<p>Another woman, who was named \u201cTaylor\u201d in the doc, alleged Leto instructed a security guard to take her backstage at a music festival when she was 14 after making a sexual comment about her chest during an autograph signing. She claimed her mom confronted him, but he repeated the remark.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Leto\u2019s reps for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was 25 years ago \u2026 he has gotten away with it,\u201d one accuser said in the documentary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cTaylor\u201d (seen above) alleged Leto made a sexual comment about her chest during an autograph signing when she was 14. <span class=\"credit\">BBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Other women have made similar accusations against Leto (seen holding his Oscar in 2014) over the years.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The BBC said it corroborated a number of the women\u2019s accounts through friends and family members they spoke to at the time, as well as photographs, messages and other supporting material.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary also features two men who worked with Leto\u2019s band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, for years. They claimed staff was uncomfortable with the actor\u2019s interactions with teenage girls, alleging he sometimes invited them backstage to his dressing room or to the house where he was recording.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everyone thought the age gap was way too big,\u201d one former staffer claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations add to claims that have surfaced against Leto over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Los Angeles DJ Allie Teilz alleged on social media that Leto <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/07\/celebrity-news\/jared-leto-accused-by-9-women-of-inappropriate-behavior-hitting-on-teens\/\">assaulted her when she was 17<\/a>, prompting other women to come forward with similar claims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last year, nine women accused the actor (seen above at the 2091 Met Gala) of sexual impropriety. He denied the claims. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leto (seen above playing the guitar in 2025) has won an Oscar and his rock band has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nine women <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/06\/07\/celebrity-news\/jared-leto-accused-by-9-women-of-inappropriate-behavior-hitting-on-teens\/\">accused Leto of sexual impropriety<\/a> in an article published by Air Mail in June 2025. Leto denied those allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Leto has been a prominent Hollywood actor since the 1990s, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/12\/03\/entertainment\/jared-leto-finds-his-2014-oscar-years-after-losing-the-award\/\">winning an Academy Award for \u201cDallas Buyers Club\u201d<\/a> in 2014 and most recently starring in <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/02\/entertainment\/masters-of-the-universe-review-he-man-teela-fight-jared-leto-in-kooky-toy-movie\/\">\u201cMasters of the Universe.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He formed the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars in Los Angeles in 1998, and the group has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jared Leto has been accused of sexual misconduct by four women, who allege the acts took place when they were teenagers. 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