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According to multiple sources, actor\/Thirty Seconds to Mars<\/a> frontman Jared Leto<\/a> has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women (some of whom say that they were underage when they began talking to him). Representatives for Leto have denied the allegations.<\/p>\n WARNING: Graphic Content Ahead<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Yesterday (June 7), Air Mail<\/a> published a piece entitled \u201cThe Cult of Leto,\u201d which features the following subtitle: \u201cHe has acted in everything from American Psycho<\/em> to House of Gucci<\/em>. Now Jared Leto stands accused of impropriety by nine women.\u201d<\/p>\n It begins:<\/p>\n Six years ago this summer, Jared Leto\u2019s followers descended on Mars Island, a private resort off the coast of Croatia. For three days, fans\u2014many of them young women, some of them paying more than $6,499 to be there\u2014meditated, chanted, and lounged barefoot in caftans alongside Leto, who, in addition to starring in ‘American Psycho,’\u00a0‘Fight Club,’ ‘House of Gucci,’\u00a0and ‘Blade Runner 2049,’\u00a0is the front man of Thirty Seconds to Mars. The band called it a \u201cspiritual retreat.\u201d The French magazine ‘L\u2019Officiel’\u00a0called it something else: \u201cThe Cult of Jared Leto.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The rest of the\u00a0text is locked behind a subscription paywall, but numerous other publications have reported on it.<\/p>\n Per The Guardian<\/a>, \u201cmultiple women have accused Jared Leto of impropriety, with some calling the 53-year old actor and musician\u2019s behavior \u2018predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The Air Mail expos\u00e9 specifies that nine women claim that Leto \u201cengag[ed] in inappropriate behavior over the years, including flirting with teenagers,\u201d with one woman saying that \u201cback in 2006, when she was 16 years old, Leto approached her outside of a caf\u00e9 in Los Angeles. According to the woman, Leto, who was seated with the actor Ashley Olsen<\/a>, who was then 19, grabbed her arm” (via The Guardian).<\/p>\n \u201cI looked down and it was Jared Leto,\u201d she told Air Mail (via The Guardian), clarifying: \u201cWe had a quick conversation, and he got my number.\u201d She went on to say that Leto called her home a few days later: \u201cI don\u2019t know if he was on drugs or what \u2026 It was the weirdest, grossest voice \u2026 [But] for me, it\u2019s Jared, you know?\u201d\u00a0People<\/a> <\/em>magazine writes that the same woman remarked:\u00a0\u201cHe changed \u2013 his voice, the way he talked. It scared me. That was the first time I thought, \u2018Oh, my God, that\u2019s not just in the movies.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n However, and per Us Weekly<\/em><\/a>, \u201ca spokesperson for Leto told Air Mail that he \u2018has not had a drink or used drugs in over 35 years.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The Guardian also states that the woman was invited to a party at Leto\u2019s house but didn\u2019t go, as she told Air Mail: \u201cI didn\u2019t even have a driver\u2019s license.\u201d Nevertheless, she says that he persistently called her \u201cat one, two, three AM,\u201d adding: \u201cAnd the conversations turned sexual. He\u2019d ask things like: \u2018Have you ever had a boyfriend?\u2019 Have you ever sucked a dick?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, People <\/em>magazine notes that another woman \u201calleged that she was \u2018definitely not the youngest person there\u2019 while attending one of Leto\u2019s parties at his home in the 2000s, when she was 18. Per [Air Mail], she also alleged that the focus of the party appeared to be getting girls to skinny dip.\u201d<\/p>\n That said, People<\/em> continue, \u201cA representative for Leto told\u00a0Air Mail<\/em>\u00a0that \u2018there was never any recruiting, complaints or impropriety.\u2019 Nightlife promoter Brent Bolthouse, who organized multiple parties at Leto’s home, told the outlet he \u2018never saw anyone skinny-dipping.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Where 20 Rock + Metal Band Names Come From<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Model Laura La Rue spoke to Air Mail about Leto, too.<\/p>\n As The Guardian explains, La Rue recalled that in 2008 (when she was 16 years old and Leto was 20 years her senior), she was \u201cat an event in a private residence in Beverly Hills where Leto was \u2018watching her so intensely.\u2019” Reportedly, he asked her about her age, and after she told him, he still asked for her phone number. They then started \u201can email correspondence, which eventually led to her visiting Leto\u2019s home in April 2009.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI remember him teasing me the whole time . . . He was flirting with me. He\u2019d lean in close, then pull away, like it was a game,\u201d she told Air Mail (via The Guardian).<\/p>\n Furthermore, La Rue recalled that during a different visit (when she was 17 years old), Leto approached her while he was fully nude. \u201cHe just walked out, dick out, like it was a normal . . . I thought maybe this was just what adult men do,\u201d she reflected (via The Guardian).<\/p>\n The Guardian also mentions that \u201cin a statement to Air Mail, a representative of Leto said that \u2018communications\u2019 between Leto and La Rue \u2018contain nothing sexual or inappropriate . . . and Ms La Rue later applied to work as Mr Leto\u2019s personal assistant, further underscoring the absence of anything inappropriate in any of their interactions.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n However, \u201cAir Mail reports La Rue denying ever applying for a personal assistant role with Leto.\u201d<\/p>\n These publications \u2013 among others \u2013 report that the Air Mail piece discusses several other women (including Los Angeles-based DJ\/music producer Allie Teilz) who\u2019ve made similar claims about similar interactions with Leto when they were underage.<\/p>\n Finally, The Guardian notes, \u201cA representative of Leto has \u2018expressly denied\u2019 the various women\u2019s accusations reported in Air Mail, including Teilz\u2019s, which the representative said were \u2018demonstrably false.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, resources are available for help. Visit the RAINN<\/a> website (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) or dial 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673).<\/em><\/p>\n That’s one way to announce a tour!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe Allegations + Leto\u2019s Representatives’ Responses<\/h3>\n
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