Oscar-winning actor and musician Jared Leto, is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct, with nine women coming forward to describe troubling past encounters with the star.Among the accusers, some allege that the interactions occurred when they were underage, sparking scrutiny of Leto’s past behaviour. While the reports have sent shockwaves among fans of the Suicide Squad actor, other social media users have resurfaced past tweets from director James Gunn, who had made pointed remarks about Leto’s alleged interest in ‘young women’.Back in 2018, Disney star Dylan Sprouse tagged the actor in a tweet and said, “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?”In a now-deleted post, Gunn responded to Sprouse’s criticism of the actor’s alleged pattern of dating much younger women. In his post, the director commented, “He starts at 18 on the Internet?”“Hey remember that one time James Gunn said that Jared Leto tries to hook up with underage fans and nothing ever came of it,” a fan asked sharing a screenshot of the now deleted post. Additionally, reports also state that Gunn previously referenced Leto in a Periscope livestream in 2015, where he made comments about the actor’s behaviour. While the video has since been deleted, Gunn later apologised for the session, attributing it to being “Ambien-fuelled” and posted at 3 am.According to a detailed report by People magazine, the sexual misconduct accusations against Gunn span more than a decade. The claims include incidents of the star allegedly exposing himself, initiating explicit conversations, and coercing sexual acts. Some of the said incidents reportedly took place when the accusers were aged between 16 or 17 years old.Reports record one of the women, now a model, recounting meeting Leto at an animal rights event in 2008 when she was 16. She claims they stayed in touch via email before she visited his studio the following year, where Leto allegedly flirted with her and emerged naked from a room unexpectedly. “I thought maybe this was just what adult men do. ”Another woman said she met Leto at a café in Los Angeles when she was 16. She alleges that the actor later called her using sexually explicit language. Her mother, who reportedly overheard parts of the conversation, confirmed the story to the publication.In a statement to People, a representative for Leto “expressly denied all allegations.”In the wake of the resurfaced allegations, DJ Allie Teilz also took to social media, claiming she was “assaulted and traumatised” by Leto when she was 17. Leto’s team has dismissed her statement as “demonstrably false.”As of now, no criminal charges have been filed against Leto. His representatives continue to deny all claims, and the actor has not publicly addressed the allegations himself.
