Dylan Sprouse put Jared Leto’s alleged behaviour on blast years before the actor-musician’s latest sexual misconduct scandal came to light.
In May 2018, Sprouse — who was newly dating his now-wife, model Barbara Palvin, at the time — took to X (then Twitter) to post, “Yo (Jared Leto) now that you’ve slid into the dm’s (sic) of every female model aged 18-25, what would you say your success rate is?”
At the time, the Suite Life of Zack & Cody star was 25, Palvin was 24 — and Leto was 46.
Director James Gunn, who was 51 at the time, entered the chat and replied in a since-deleted comment, “He starts at 18 on the internet?” seemingly accusing Leto of seeking out underage girls.
Spokesmen for Sprouse, Palvin and Gunn did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
However, Leto branded the new claims “absolutely and categorically false” earlier this week, insisting to us in a statement, “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life”.
The denial was in response to the disturbing allegations made in the BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which featured accounts from 10 women detailing traumatic sexual encounters — including assault — with the now-54-year-old between 2002 and 2016.
Four of the ten even alleged they were underage at the time.
The documentary also featured interviews with two men who previously worked with Leto’s band, 30 Seconds to Mars. The men said they and others were uncomfortable with the frontman’s alleged interactions with teenage girls, including inviting them backstage, to his dressing room and to his home.
The revelations dropped about a year after Leto’s alleged actions first made headlines.
In a June 2025 exposé, nine women accused the Oscar winner of inappropriate sexual behaviour, with many being underage at the time.
Leto — who has also leaned into bizarre “cult” affiliations over the years — “expressly denied” those claims, too.
This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.