Four women accuse Jared Leto of sexual misconduct with teens

Multiple women have accused actor and musician Jared Leto of sexual misconduct, with the most serious allegations involving criminal sexual conduct that they say occurred when they were teenagers. The accusations are detailed in a new BBC documentary, "Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret," which aired on July 29, 2026.

Four women allege criminal behavior by Leto, now 54, during encounters that they say took place between 2002 and 2016, when he was in his 30s and 40s. One woman, identified pseudonymously as Isabel, says she was 17 when Leto sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom in 2002. Another, named Alex, alleges that in 2013, when she was 19, Leto threatened her with sexual assault after she was left alone with him in a London hotel room. A third woman, Clara, claims she had sex with Leto in California when she was 17, which would constitute statutory assault under state law. She says Leto dismissed a conversation about the age of consent being 18. A fourth accuser, Etta, alleges Leto groomed her when she was 16, making repeated explicit phone calls and, on at least one occasion, suggesting they have sex. Etta says she was later sent a non-disclosure agreement regarding...