Several women have accused Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman and Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto of sexual misconduct that they say took place when they were teenagers, in a new BBC documentary airing tonight. The programme, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, reports allegations spanning 2002 to 2016, when the accusers were in their teens and Leto was in his thirties and forties. The BBC says it made repeated attempts to contact Leto about the allegations and that he did not respond. None of the allegations have been tested in court, and Leto has not been charged with any offence.
What The Documentary Alleges
The documentary airs tonight, July 29, at 9pm on BBC Three and 10:45pm on BBC One. The women who speak in it are identified by pseudonyms.
One woman, identified as Isabel, alleges that Leto sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom in 2002, when she was 17 and he was in his early thirties.
A second, identified as Alex, alleges that Leto threatened her with sexual assault when the two were alone in a London hotel room in 2013, when she was 19 and he was 41. She says she felt the need to claim she was 17 in order to protect herself, and alleges he dismissed the age gap.
A third, identified as Clara, alleges she had sex with Leto at his California home when she was 17 and he was 34. Because the age of consent in California is 18, that allegation, if true, would constitute statutory rape. She says that when she raised the age of consent with him, he brushed it aside, and that the visit was the first of several.
A fourth, identified as Taylor, alleges that Leto made a lewd remark about her body and signed her shirt across her chest at a signing event when she was 14 and attending with her mother. She alleges he repeated the remark after her mother confronted him.
Other women in the programme allege they received sexual messages and phone calls from Leto when they were younger. One, identified as Etta, says she met Leto at a Los Angeles modelling agency in 2014 when she was 16, and that online conversations with him quickly turned sexual. She says she was presented with a non-disclosure agreement in 2016 and refused to sign it. The BBC reports that it has seen that NDA, along with multiple text messages that corroborate her account.
We’re deliberately not reproducing the more graphic details here. The BBC’s full report is available at bbc.co.uk, and that’s where you should go if you want the complete account in the accusers’ own words.
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Leto’s Response
According to the BBC, Leto did not respond to its repeated attempts to contact him about the allegations. As of publication, neither Leto nor his representatives have issued a public statement in response to the documentary.
This is not the first time allegations of this nature have been reported. In 2025, the outlet Air Mail published an article containing accusations from nine women, including a woman who alleged Leto behaved inappropriately in front of her when she was 17 and 18. A representative for Leto expressly denied those accusations at the time.
To be clear about where this stands: these are allegations. They have not been tested in court, no charges have been filed, and Leto is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
Who Jared Leto Is
For readers who know him primarily from one side of his career: Leto has been the frontman, songwriter and main creative force behind Thirty Seconds To Mars since he formed the band with his brother Shannon in 1998. The band broke through with 2005’s A Beautiful Lie and has sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide, with Love, Lust, Faith And Dreams in 2013 and America in 2018 both landing in the US top 10.
In parallel, he built a substantial film career â Requiem For A Dream, Fight Club, Girl, Interrupted, American Psycho â and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club in 2013.
The documentary airs tonight. We’ll update this story if Leto or his representatives respond.
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TL;DR
- A new BBC documentary, Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, airs July 29 at 9pm on BBC Three and 10:45pm on BBC One.
- Several women, identified by pseudonyms, allege sexual misconduct by Leto when they were teenagers, in incidents they say occurred between 2002 and 2016.
- One allegation, involving a 17-year-old at Leto’s California home, would constitute statutory rape under California law if proven.
- Another accuser says she was presented with an NDA in 2016 and refused to sign it; the BBC says it has seen the NDA and corroborating messages.
- The BBC says Leto did not respond to repeated requests for comment. A representative previously and expressly denied separate accusations reported by Air Mail in 2025.
- No charges have been filed and none of the allegations have been tested in court.
FAQ
What is the BBC documentary about Jared Leto?
Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret is a BBC documentary airing July 29, 2026 at 9pm on BBC Three and 10:45pm on BBC One. In it, several women allege sexual misconduct by Leto during periods when they were teenagers, between 2002 and 2016.
Has Jared Leto responded to the allegations?
According to the BBC, Leto did not respond to repeated attempts to contact him regarding the allegations. In 2025, a representative expressly denied separate accusations published by Air Mail.
Has Jared Leto been charged with a crime?
No. No charges have been filed and none of the allegations reported in the documentary have been tested in court.
Who is Jared Leto?
Jared Leto is the frontman and main songwriter of the rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, which he formed with his brother Shannon in 1998, and an Academy Award-winning actor who won Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club in 2013.
If you have been affected by anything described in this story, support is available. In the US, RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 and online at rainn.org. In the UK, Rape Crisis England & Wales can be reached at 0808 500 2222. In Canada, the Ending Violence Association of Canada maintains a directory of regional crisis lines at endingviolencecanada.org.
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