Jared Leto's Controversial Request to Teen Fan Sparks Outrage

Warning: This article may contain some distressing information. Jared Leto allegedly made a disturbing eight-word request to a 17-year-old fan who has accused him of criminal sexual conduct. The BBC will premiere a documentary titled Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which has detailed allegations of criminal sexual conduct against the 54-year-old actor from four women who say their encounters with him took place when they were teenagers. The documentary features interviews with 10 women, nine of whom are speaking publicly for the first time, according to the broadcaster. Jared Leto allegedly made a disturbing eight-word request to a 17-year-old fan who has accused him of criminal sexual conduct. Credit: Leon Bennett / Getty The women say they encountered the award-winning actor between 2002 and 2016, when he was in his 30s and 40s. He is now 54. Among the most disturbing claims is an allegation from a woman named Clara who has claimed that she first had sex with the Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman in California when she was 17 and he was 34. “He told me, 'I would like you to call me daddy'. And it was either pretend to be a little girl or 'my little girl,'" she said in the film, per BBC News . Clara says an associate of Leto approached her backstage at a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert in 2006 and obtained her phone number on his behalf. She alleges she later went to the actor's home and had sex with him while her friend waited in another room. Clara says she discussed California’s age of consent, which is 18, with Leto because her father worked in law enforcement. "He [Leto] just kind of shrugged it off, like it wasn’t a huge concern for him," she said. She described herself as “so naive and vulnerable” at the time, adding: "It was only as time went on that I realised more and more how scary that really was." Motel bathroom allegation Another woman, referred to as Isabel, alleges the Suicide Squad actor sexually assaulted her in a motel bathroom in 2002 when she was 17. Isabel says she agreed to meet him after showing Leto and his friends around the Las Vegas store where she worked. She claims he called her into the bathroom while showering. "I don’t think there was many words exchanged, and he opened the shower curtain and started kissing me," she says. Isabel alleges Leto then grabbed her hand and used it to masturbate himself. She says she pulled away and told him she wanted to leave. "Most of my life I had viewed this event as, I was a stupid girl… and so this bad thing happened," she says. Four women have accused Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct. Credit: Emma McIntyre / Getty 'I'm not safe' A former model identified as Alex claims she met Leto after a Thirty Seconds to Mars show at London’s O2 Arena in 2013. Alex was 19 but says she told Leto she was 17 because she "felt the need" to appear younger. She claims the then-41-year-old replied: "Age is just a number, and anyway, we’re in Europe." Alex says she was later encouraged by one of Leto’s assistants to go to a hotel, where she unexpectedly found herself alone with him. When she asked whether she could sleep on a chaise longue, she alleges Leto said she would wake up "with a d**k in her a**". She says he repeated the remark several times, making her realize: "I’m not safe." Sexual calls and an NDA A fourth woman, Etta, claims the Tron: Ares actor made repeated sexually explicit phone calls to her when she was 16. She alleges he asked: "Are you a virgin? Do you have any kinks?" "He did at least once mention him and I having sex at some point," she says. Etta claims she was later sent a non-disclosure agreement after Leto told her his lawyer was concerned about his relationships with women. She refused to sign it. The BBC says it has seen the document and related messages. Another woman, Taylor, alleges Leto made a lewd comment about her chest when she was 14 and instructed a security guard to take her backstage. Former Thirty Seconds to Mars staff also told the documentary they allegedly felt uncomfortable about Leto’s interactions with teenage girls. "I think everyone thought the age gap was way too big," one says. Leto responds to allegations According to Variety , the actor addressed the allegations in a statement issued by his representatives on Wednesday (July 29). "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," Leto said. He added: "These claims are absolutely and categorically false." If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or rainn.org in the US, or contact rapecrisis.org.uk or call 0808 500 2222 in the UK. Featured image credit: Leon Bennett / Getty