Nine Women Come Forward With Serious Claims Against Jared Leto Over 'Predatory' Actions Towards Minors

Jared Leto has been hit with a number of sexual misconduct allegations, including flirting with underage women.
The accusations come from nine women who claimed to have met the actor and musician at some point over the last two decades. In the wake of the allegations, a rep for Leto has "expressly denied" all of the claims made by the women.
At the moment, it appears none of the women has brought forward a civil suit against Jared Leto with regard to the accusations.
In a new report released by Air Mail recently, Jared Leto stands accused of impropriety by nine women, with some of the incidents said to have occurred over the last two decades.
One of the women, Allie Teliz, who kick-started the influx of accusations against the actor, claimed that he "assaulted and traumatized" her when she met him at an event in 2012.
"Youre [sic] not really in L.A. until Jared Leto tries to force himself on you backstage… In a kilt.. And a snow hat," said Teliz in a 2012 Facebook post, which she recently reshared.
The 31-year-old American DJ, music producer, and model, who claims she was 17 at the time, also captioned the post with a statement to double down on her allegations.
"Throwback to 2012, Jared Leto was a creep then … still a creep now, going on 15+ years of being Hollywood's most persistent predator in a kilt."
According to Teliz, Leto didn't care that she was a minor, even when she made it known to him. She also described his actions as "predatory, terrifying, and unacceptable."
A second accuser shared that she had met Leto at the Los Angeles Urth Caffé in 2006 when she was 16.
Recalling the incident, she claimed that the actor had accosted her when she was on her way to the bathroom.
There, they had a quick conversation, which eventually led to her giving him her number. After a few days, he reached out to her, and from then on, he engaged her in late-night conversations.
These conversations, with time, saw Leto allegedly making inappropriate advances toward her. And, at some point, he began asking her lewd questions to test her knowledge of sex.
"He'd ask things like, 'Have you ever had a boyfriend? Have you ever sucked a d-ck?'" Leto's accuser claimed.
Leto's alleged encounter with the second accuser also shared many similarities with his interactions with model Laura La Rue.
She had met the actor when she was 16, and he collected her number despite her informing him she was a minor.
La Rue went on to claim that when she eventually visited Leto, he spent the "whole time" "flirting" with her and "teasing" her.
Two additional accusers, who recounted their experiences, alluded to the actor's pattern of unsettling and unusual sexual conduct.
One claimed that after meeting Leto at an 18-plus club when she was 20, they "ended up hooking up a little."
They also "hung out a few times at his house," but he displayed a "kind of kink" that just "didn't feel right."
The other accuser, who also met the "Dallas Buyers Club" star when she was underage, gave a more graphic detail about one of her weird sexual experiences with Leto.
"[He] pulled his p-nis out and started m-sturbating," the anonymous woman recalled an incident that happened during one of her visits to his home.
She added, "Then he walked over, grabbed my hand, and put it on him. He leaned in and said, 'I want you to spit on it.'"
Although Leto is yet to comment on the accusations, a rep for the actor "expressly denied" all of the claims.
That hasn't stopped Leto from being slammed by netizens who are shocked by his alleged interactions with these women.
A user commented, "OK, now can we get on cancelling Jared Leto?!"
"I'm glad it's getting some renewed awareness, but this has been common knowledge for quite some time. That's why he does not get work like he used to," another user remarked.

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