00:00Page Six has exclusive new details about Jared Leto being dropped by a major movie role as he
00:05faces sexual assault allegations. Sources tell us that the Oscar winner was set to join the
00:10political thriller Assassination, directed by Rain Man director Barry Levinson. But sources tell
00:16us that the production passed on Leto after learning about the growing sexual misconduct
00:21allegations against him. The Dallas Buyers Club star was reportedly extremely interested in joining
00:27the cast and had even had detailed conversations with the director about the part. One source tells
00:32us Leto's casting seemed like a done deal. But once production executives reportedly learned of
00:38the accusations against Leto, they started having internal discussions about it. A source tells us
00:43that the 30 Seconds to Mars singer did in fact lose the part due to growing controversy and the
00:48increasing number of sexual misconduct claims against him. But another source with insider
00:52knowledge gave us a different reason. They tell us Leto's recent acting work may have played a role
00:57in losing the part. The insider says Leto's performance in Tron Aries contributed to the
01:02decision not to move forward with casting him. The source added about sexual misconduct scandal,
01:08quote, that may have been an excuse to drop him from the project. Assassination starring Brian
01:13Cranston and Brendan Fraser follows the true story of journalist Dorothy Kilgallen, who died under
01:19mysterious circumstances while investigating JFK's assassination. The film doesn't currently have
01:24a release date. Jared Leto is in hot water. The actor is facing new sexual assault allegations,
01:30and now they're unsettling revelations about Leto leading a cult-like spiritual retreat. We have all
01:35the disturbing details about the Oscar-winning actor's behavior behind closed doors. An insider
01:40exclusively tells us about Leto. He's not a good guy. There's no soul behind his eyes. They went on to
01:45ad about Leto. People who have known him for years have also said that he is very problematic with
01:50women. Everyone in the music industry knows there was going to be a day of reckoning for him.
01:54Sources who worked with him on set are also speaking out, calling Leto a very weird guy.
01:59The actor also made strange requests on set, saying Leto wanted no eye contact of any kind
02:05and refused to speak out of character. This lines up with resurfaced stories that Leto revealed when
02:10doing press interviews for Suicide Squad. Leto openly admitted to sending sex toys and condoms
02:15to the other actors in the movie, claiming it was part of his character work as the Joker. And seven
02:20years ago, Leto led a wellness retreat at a Croatian island he dubbed Mars Island. Leto even appears
02:26on stage at the retreat wearing a shirt that reads, this is a cult. All this comes after the BBC
02:32aired
02:32its bombshell documentary, Jared Leto, Hollywood's Dark Secret, where nine women spoke out for the first
02:38time about encounters with the actor.
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