Jared Leto speaks out on sexual assault, sex with a minor accusations after multiple women come forward

Jared Leto spoke out against the sexual assault accusations made in BBC’s “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret.” “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life,” the actor told Page Six in a statement Wednesday. The 30 Seconds to Mars frontman, 54, dubbed the claims “absolutely and categorically false.” Stewart Cook/Shutterstock GC Images Multiple alleged victims came forward in the documentary, with four — identified with “Isabel,” “Alex,” “Clara” and “Etta” pseudonyms — describing alleged sexual misconduct that occurred when they were teenagers. The first alleged incident took place in 2002 when “Isabel” was 17, with her claiming the Oscar winner sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom. Four years later, Leto allegedly had sex with then-17-year-old “Clara” and “shrugged off” a conversation about California’s age of consent. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock GC Images The Golden Globe winner allegedly threatened “Alex” with sexual assault in a hotel room when she was 19, while “Etta” claimed Leto groomed her the following year. The then-16-year-old allegedly received repeated sexually explicit phone calls from the “Dallas Buyers Club” star, as well as one suggestion that they should have sex. Additionally, a woman named “Taylor” claimed Leto made a sexual comment about her chest during an autograph signing at a music festival — in front of her mom — and allegedly asked a security guard to take her backstage. BBC BBC Four other women also made allegations in the doc about receiving often sexually explicit phone calls from Leto. Elsewhere in the project, men who worked with Leto’s band alleged that staffers were not comfortable with his “way too big … age gap” with the girls allegedly invited backstage to his dressing room or to the house where he was recording music. Wednesday’s allegations come less than one year after Leto was accused of sexual impropriety by nine women in an Air Mail exposé. John Salangsang/Shutterstock Corbis via Getty Images He “expressly denied” the claims at the time. Nearly two decades prior, The Post reported that Leto was allegedly “approaching” and “hitting on” teen models at New York City’s Maritime Hotel and “constantly texting” 16 and 17-year-olds. 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. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!