Academy Award-winner actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars Jared Leto managed to find himself at the—yet another— center of a controversy concerning sexual misconduct after another set of accusations against him surfaced in the public eye. The “House of Gucci” and “Suicide Squad” cast member, known for his method acting and penchant for on-set oddities that tend to gross out his colleagues, is at the center of a divisive debate online after landing a part in the sequel to the action movie Tron back in January.
Today, we’re going to take a look at the long and dilated trajectory of scandals that Leto, 51, has been involved in.
There’s no doubt as to how talented Leto is, but the string of scandal after scandal dating all the way back to the 2000s has managed to obscure his prestige and popularity, more so in a moment where awareness concerning mental health, the #MeToo movement and how other popular movie stars —like Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey— and singers like R. Kelly have been disgraced and even convicted for sexual misconduct.
Before we proceed, a fair warning, the rest of this post contains references to sexual abuse, and readers might find some aspects of what we’re going to describe as disturbing.
What Did Jared Leto Do Now? The Controversy Explained
Hollywood A-lister Jared Leto —who recently showed up at the Met Gala wearing a cat costume— always seems to be at the center of some controversy. When he’s not grossing out Margot Robbie with his method acting at the filming locations of some DC movie, he’s being pointed out as someone who can’t seem to control his advances towards underage girls.
Moreover, his demeanor concerning how he likes to surround himself with younger girls pops up when you learn that he does retreats on islands with Thirty Seconds to Mars fans in a cult-like environment that’s fertile ground for those kinds of misconducts.
Back in January, Leto was cast for a part in the sequel to the Disney action movie “Tron 3”, spawning widespread criticism online. Still, that’s not the first time I decided to put Leto in a movie because he’s already worked in Morbius. Despite that, the actor is frequently pointed out by colleagues for his oddities on set concerning his method acting techniques, that range from exposing himself to others, leaving objects with a frank sexual nature around for others to discover, and mocking the reactions of those around him.
While there haven’t been any legal charges brought against Leto, the actor continues with his escapades with his Thirty Seconds To Mars groupies and keeps bringing on the shock value, despite some people in entertainment pointing out his misconduct.
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Back On May 2018, Dylan Sprouse Outed Leto On Twitter
That’s not the first time the Golden Globe award winner has been outed for his misconduct. It’s fair to remember how actor Dylan Sprouse outed him on Twitter back in May 2018, asking him about his success rate for sending inappropriate DM’s to women aged 18-25. A tweet that got traction after Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn replied, asking if Leto made inappropriate remarks to women younger than 18 years old.
Yo @JaredLeto now that you’ve slid into the dm’s of every female model aged 18-25, what would you say your success rate is?
— Dylan Sprouse (@dylansprouse) May 16, 2018
Dating as back as 2005, when a popular New York daily published a piece on Leto exposing the actor’s penchant for young, underage women describing how he aggressively recruited young models to keep him company at a hotel. Then, there are the Tumblr posts of girls who claim that the Requiem for a Dream cast member had sex with them when they were underage, and while some of these accusations are lacking substantiation, they describe how Leto forced himself upon them, coerced them and did things that the women felt inappropriate.
The actor has never responded to the accusations and doubles down when he charges thousands of dollars to groupies on island retreats in the Mediterranean.
At a moment when the demeanor of the rich and famous is always under the eye of public scrutiny, it makes you wonder why Jared Leto keeps rubbing elbows with the A-listers, pops up at the Met Gala, and gets cast in Disney movies when other Academy Award winners like Kevin Spacey fell from grace after they’ve been outed for their conduct.
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