Jared Leto Denies All Misconduct Allegations Made in New BBC Documentary

Jared Leto, actor and frontman of Thirty Seconds to Mars, issued a statement on Wednesday, July 30, 2026, denying sexual misconduct allegations made against him in the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret. The documentary, currently streaming on BBC iPlayer, features ten women who allege incidents spanning 2002 to 2016. According to the accounts, the women were between 16 and 19 years old at the time, while Leto was in his thirties or forties.

What the documentary alleges

Per reporting by NME, the documentary details several specific allegations. One woman says she was sexually assaulted in a motel bathroom at age 17. Another alleges she was left alone in a hotel room and threatened with sexual assault at 19. A third accuses Leto of forcing sex on her, claiming he was dismissive after learning California's age of consent was 18. A fourth alleges Leto groomed her, called her repeatedly to make sexually explicit remarks when she was 16, and later had representatives send her a non-disclosure agreement, which she refused to sign.

A pattern of prior allegations

This is not the first round of accusations against Leto. Last year, nine women came forward in a report by Air Mail with allegations dating back to the early 2000s. DJ Allie Teilz had also posted a public statement on Facebook a month before that report, alleging Leto assaulted her backstage when she was 17. Leto's representatives