Jared Leto made disturbing comment about ‘high school girls’ decade before sexual assault allegations

Jared Leto made a creepy comment about “high school girls” 13 years before he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women. The alleged incident occurred in 2013 when Leto performed with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, at Ex’Pression College in Emeryville, California, as seen in a video from the new BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret.” The Oscar winner called a young girl up to the stage and told her, “Give me a hug, first of all,” before he asked her name and where she was from. Jared Leto (seen here at the “Dallas Buyers Club premiere in 2013) made a creepy comment about “high school girls” 13 years before he was accused of sexual assault in a new BBC documentary. WireImage Leto (pictured above performing in Paris in 2013) called a young girl up to the stage at his band’s concert at Ex’Pression College in 2013, as seen in a video from the documentary. Redferns via Getty Images After the girl told Leto she was from Los Angeles, he quoted a line by Matthew McConaughey in the 1993 film “Dazed and Confused.” “That’s what I like about high school girls. I keep getting older, they just stay the same age. Alright, alright, alright,” Leto said. The video came to light in the explosive documentary where 10 women accuse Leto, 54, of sexual misconduct. Leto (seen here at the Rome Film Festival in 2013) quoted the following line by Matthew McConaughey in the film “Dazed and Confused”: “That’s what I like about high school girls. I keep getting older, they just stay the same age. Alright, alright, alright.” WireImage Leto (seen above performing at iTunes Festival 2013) was accused of sexual misconduct by 10 women in the BBC doc. Redferns via Getty Images Four of the women — who used the pseudonyms “Clara,” “Alex,” “Isabel” and “Etta” — claimed the alleged incidents occurred between 2002 and 2016, when all of them were teenagers. “Isabel” alleged that Leto assaulted her in a motel bathroom in 2002 when she was 17. “Clara,” meanwhile, claimed she had intercourse with Leto when she was 17, and that he “shrugged off” a conversation about California’s age of consent, which is 18. Accuser “Isabel” (seen above) claimed Leto assaulted her in a motel bathroom in 2002 when she was 17. BBC Accuser “Alex” (pictured here) claimed Leto threatened her with sexual assault in a hotel room in 2013 when she was when she was 19. BBC Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! Another woman, “Taylor,” alleged Leto signed a T-shirt across her breasts and told her, “You have a nice rack,” when they met at a music festival when she was 14 in 2005. “Taylor” said the alleged encounter, which her mother witnessed, “really altered” her life. Leto vehemently denied all of the allegations made against him, telling us on Wednesday that the claims are “absolutely and categorically false.” “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” he added. Accuser “Taylor” (seen here) claimed Leto made a crude comment about her breasts when they met at a music festival when she was 14. BBC Leto (pictured here at Lollapalooza 2023) denied all the allegations in a statement to Page Six. WireImage An insider who once toured with Leto described his “horrible” experience working with the singer to Page Six after the doc came out. “He’s not a good guy. There’s no soul behind his eyes,” the source said about the singer, who allegedly “made people uncomfortable” and “was really hard to talk to.” The person also claimed Leto had several extreme requests for his crew members, like asking assistants to “hold open doors and his cape” for him, tasks that one could easily do themselves. The Oscar winner (pictured here at D23 2024) called the claims “absolutely and categorically false.” Getty Images for IMDb Leto (seen above performing at the 21st annual KROQ Weenie Roast in 2013) said he’s “never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life.” Getty Images “Everyone in the music industry knows there was going to be a day of reckoning for him,” the insider added. Leto was previously accused of sexual impropriety by nine women in an Air Mail exposé in June 2025. He also “expressly denied” those claims at the time. If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226. 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