Jared Leto reportedly lost major film role amid mounting sexual misconduct allegations
Page Six said the film will move ahead without Leto after a BBC iPlayer documentary cited allegations from 10 women.
- Website Page Six reported that Jared Leto is no longer involved in the political thriller Assassination after sources claimed the production moved forward when allegations became impossible to ignore.
- The BBC documentary Dark Secret features allegations from 10 women relating to encounters with the Thirty Seconds frontman between 2002 and 2016, with four women accusing him of criminal sexual conduct during their teenage years.
- Leto has denied these claims, stating, "I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life," while neither Barry Levinson nor the production have publicly commented on the casting changes.
- Recently Alice McShane, director of the documentary that levelled the accusations, said it is a "mystery" that the claims have not impacted his career, though a source told Website Page Six the allegations became impossible to ignore.
- Leto remains attached to the movie Lunik Heist, which co-stars Lupita Nyong; the actor, who won an Oscar for The Dallas Buyers Club, was most recently seen in Masters playing the villain Skeletor.
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The actor was discarded for a leading role in Barry Levinson's new project after allegations of harassment and sexual assault
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Jared Leto reportedly lost major film role amid mounting sexual misconduct allegations
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