The criminal allegations against Jared Leto
Podcast: The Global StoryPublished On: Wed Jul 29 2026
Description: This episode contains details of alleged sexual offences and misconduct.In an exclusive BBC investigation, four women have accused Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct. The woman say the alleged offences took place when they were teenagers.Despite repeated attempts to contact Jared Leto before publication, he did not respond to the allegations put to him by the BBC. After this episode was published, Leto said in a statement released by his representatives to the BBC: “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false”.Alice McShane, the director of the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, tells us the stories of three of the women.Read the full investigation: bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lg2nz2x2oProducer: Sam ChantarasakExecutive producer: James ShieldMix: Travis EvansSenior news editor: China CollinsClip: Requiem For A Dream/Artisan Entertainment/Thousand Words/Protozoa Pictures/Darren AronofskyPhoto: Jared Leto attends the “Tron: Ares” premiere on September 30, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Gerald Matzka/Getty Images.
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