Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto has issued a firm denial of a fresh round of sexual assault and sexual harassment claims brought by 10 women, which were first revealed in a new BBC documentary. The accusations, which date back to a 14-year period stretching from 2002 to 2016, include serious allegations of underage misconduct that add new weight to long-simmering concerns about the 54-year-old celebrity’s behavior.
According to accounts shared in the documentary, two of the accusers say they were sexually assaulted by Leto when they were just 17 years old. A third woman alleges that Leto threatened to sexually assault her when she was 19, while a fourth claims that as a 16-year-old, she received repeated sexually explicit phone calls from the star, who she says propositioned her for sex. The remaining four accusers detail separate experiences of unsolicited sexual harassment during phone communications with Leto.
Nine of the 10 women have chosen to share their stories publicly for the first time through the documentary, which is titled *Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret*. This is not the first time Leto has faced such serious allegations: earlier in 2025, multiple other women brought sexual assault claims against him in an investigative report published by U.S. digital outlet Air Mail. Leto likewise denied all claims of inappropriate behavior at that time.
In a formal statement released Wednesday responding to the new documentary, Leto rejected all allegations outright. “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he said. “These claims are absolutely and categorically false.” Leto, one of Hollywood’s most recognizable A-list figures, earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2014 for his critically acclaimed performance in the Dallas Buyers Club, and has maintained a successful parallel career as the lead vocalist and founder of the globally popular rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars.