Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described within the BBC documentary

4 girls have accused Jared Leto of sexual misconduct after they had been youngsters, to which the actor and musician responded that he has ‘by no means sexually assaulted anybody’.

“I’ve by no means sexually assaulted anybody in my complete life. These claims are completely and categorically false,” Leto, 54, mentioned in a press release to ‘The Related Press’ on Wednesday.

The BBC documentary ‘Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Darkish Secret’, launched on July 29, particulars allegations together with these from 4 girls who accused the actor of sexual misconduct and assault between 2002 and 2016, after they had been youngsters and Leto was an grownup.

One mentioned she was 17 when she was sexually assaulted, whereas one other accused Leto of statutory rape as she was additionally 17. One lady mentioned she was 19 when Leto threatened her with sexual assault and one other mentioned she was 16 when Leto made sexually express telephone calls and propositioned her.

The BBC mentioned it corroborated the ladies’s accounts, which couldn’t be independently verified by the AP. The documentary doesn’t establish the ladies by their full names.

The BBC mentioned Leto didn’t reply to its makes an attempt to hunt feedback for its documentary. The AP despatched an emailed request for remark to the BBC on Wednesday searching for a response to Leto’s denial.

Leto was additionally accused of misconduct by 9 girls who spoke to ‘Air Mail’ for a narrative printed final yr. A consultant for Leto denied these allegations on the time.

Leto, an Oscar winner for his supporting position in ‘Dallas Consumers Membership’, can also be the frontman of the band ‘Thirty Seconds to Mars’. He lately starred as Skeletor in ‘Masters of the Universe’.