Oscar-winner Jared Leto is under mounting scrutiny after nine women detailed allegations of sexual impropriety in an Air Mail investigation publicised by the Guardian on 7 June, accusing the 53-year-old of behaviour they described as “predatory, terrifying and unacceptable”. People confirmed the report, noting that several accusers said their contact with Leto began when they were underage and that the incidents span nearly two decades. One woman recalled the actor phoning her late at night when she was 16, while former model Laura La Rue alleged he exposed himself to her at 17 during a hotel visit.
Los Angeles DJ Allie Teilz resurfaced a 2014 post claiming Leto tried to force himself on her backstage when she was 17, calling him “Hollywood’s most persistent predator”. Additional accounts collected by Livemint and the Economic Times describe unsolicited sexual messages, invitations to private parties and, in one case, coerced masturbation during an encounter after the woman turned 18. Several sources said rumours of Leto seeking out young fans have circulated online for years, pointing to past social-media jabs from actor Dylan Sprouse and director James Gunn about his penchant for messaging teenage models.
A representative for the Suicide Squad star “expressly denies” every claim, asserting that no communication was inappropriate and calling some allegations “demonstrably false,” including La Rue’s statement about a purported job application. The spokesperson added that Leto has maintained decades-long sobriety, rebutting suggestions he was intoxicated during alleged incidents. Leto himself has not issued a personal statement, and his band Thirty Seconds to Mars has continued promoting its European tour dates without comment.
No criminal investigations have been announced, but advocacy groups say the accounts demonstrate systemic gaps in safeguarding young concertgoers and aspiring models, urging anyone with information to contact law-enforcement or support hotlines listed in the original coverage. Industry observers note the allegations arrive as Disney prepares to launch Tron: Ares, starring Leto, raising questions over potential promotional fallout and studio due-diligence processes.
