Mike Radford

Four women accuse actor and Thirty Seconds to Mars vocalist Jared Leto of sexual crimes or misconduct, including alleged sexual assault, threats of sexual violence, sex with a 17-year-old in California and sexually explicit calls to a 16-year-old. The BBC documentary includes testimony from ten women, most speaking publicly for the first time, as well as former band staff who describe discomfort with Leto's interactions with teenage girls. BBC journalists say they corroborated several accounts through contemporaneous messages, photographs, friends and family, and obtained an unsigned confidentiality agreement allegedly sent to one woman. Leto did not respond to the BBC's repeated requests for comment; he has denied earlier allegations reported by Air Mail.

Four women allege that Jared Leto sexually abused or exploited them when they were teenagers, describing an alleged assault, a sexual threat, sex with a 17-year-old in California, sexually explicit phone calls to a 16-year-old, and other inappropriate conduct. Six additional women describe similar calls or encounters, while former members of Leto's band staff say they were uncomfortable with his interactions with teenage girls. The BBC says it corroborated several accounts through friends, relatives, photographs and messages, and accessed a confidentiality agreement allegedly sent to one woman. Leto initially did not respond to the BBC but later categorically denied ever sexually assaulting anyone.