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‘Sex pest' Jared Leto denies claims of lewd behaviour made against him by 9 women

‘Sex pest' Jared Leto denies claims of lewd behaviour made against him by 9 women

News24a day ago

Nine women have accused actor and singer Jared Leto of inappropriate behaviour.
The women allege that his behaviour is 'predatory, terrifying and unacceptable', according to an expose by Air Mail.
Jared (53) is accused of engaging in inappropriate behaviour over the years, including flirting with teenagers.
One of his alleged victims was just 16 years old when Jared allegedly approached her and grabbed her by the arm while she was outside a café in Los Angeles.
'We had a quick conversation, and he got my number,' she said.
She added that Jared called her home a few days later, recalling: 'I don't know if he was on drugs or what . . . It was the weirdest, grossest voice . . . [But] for me, it's Jared, you know?'
She said that Jared told her he was hosting a party at his house that evening and invited her to it.
The woman declined, saying, 'I didn't even have a driver's licence.'
Nevertheless, she said, Jared kept calling her, 'always at one, two, three AM'. And the conversations turned sexual. 'He'd ask things like: 'Have you ever had a boyfriend? Have you ever sucked a d***?'' she told the publication.
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Another woman, model Laura La Rue, says she met Jared at an animal rights benefit when she was 16. They started texting and she would visit his studio. Laura claims Jared once walked into a room nude 'like it was normal' when she was 17.
'I thought maybe this was just what adult men do,' she said.
Another victim, who was underage when she first started chatting to Jared, alleged that he would ask inappropriate questions when she'd go to his house, such as, 'Do any of the little boys you hang out with f*** you?'
She said that when she turned 18, the actor masturbated in front of her at his house and forced her to touch him.
This is not the first time Jared has faced accusations of inappropriate behaviour.
In 2012, Los Angeles-based DJ Allie Teilz wrote about her encounter with him on Facebook, saying, 'You're not really in LA until Jared Leto tries to force himself on you backstage . . . In a kilt. And a snow hat.'
The DJ recently wrote on her Instagram stories, 'I was assaulted and traumatised by this creep when I was 17 . . . He knew my age and didn't care. What he did was predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.'
The actor has denied the accusations against him, and insists Allie was lying.
He added that nothing about his conversation with Laura was inappropriate, and a spokesperson's statement said that 'Ms La Rue later applied to work as Mr Leto's personal assistant, further underscoring the absence of anything inappropriate in any of their interactions. All of the allegations are expressly denied.'

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