Entertainment NewsJared Leto denies ‘categorically false’ sexual assault allegations in first statementJared Leto denies allegationsPhoto: © Getty ImagesJared Leto has slammed the “absolutely and categorically false” sexual assault claims levelled against him by multiple women in his first statement since news of the allegations went public. The 54-year-old actor is the subject of a new BBC documentary, Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret, in which four women accuse him of criminal sexual conduct and allege the offences took place when they were teenagers. Leto hadn’t responded to multiple attempts to contact him for the BBC programme, but has now issued a statement to People in which he made his stance clear. According to the BBC, more than 120 allegations have been made online concerning the Fight Club actor's behavior towards women. Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret is available on iPlayer now, and airs on BBC Three at 9pm and BBC One at 22.45pm on Wednesday (29.07.26).