Jared Leto’s Troubling Romantic History Resurfaces as He is Spotted with Much Younger Model

Jared Leto, the 50-year-old actor, was recently seen in Portofino, Italy, enjoying a vacation with 25-year-old model Daria Korchina.

Speculation has arisen that the two may be dating.

On July 7, Leto and Korchina were photographed arm-in-arm while out for dinner.

Earlier that same day, they were spotted snorkeling in the sea with friends.

In one photo taken during dinner, Korchina was seen resting her head on Leto's shoulder.

This alleged relationship between Leto and Korchina has reignited discussions about the actor's controversial dating history.

Leto has faced accusations of pursuing much younger women.

Fellow celebrities have publicly criticized Leto in the past for his behavior.

In 2018, actor Dylan Sprouse accused Leto of engaging in predatory behavior online, tweeting, “now that you've slid into the dm's of every female model aged 18-25, what would you say your success rate is?”

Director James Gunn, who chose not to bring Leto back for the second installment of “The Suicide Squad,” responded to Sprouse's accusation in a now-deleted tweet, asking, “He starts at 18 on the internet?”

Leto has also been accused of s**ually assaulting underage girls.

Allegations against Leto have circulated for decades.

In 2005, a source told the New York Post that Leto had a fondness for younger women and frequently texted underage girls.

“He's a serial texter.

He is constantly texting these 16- and 17-year-old girls.

It's really kind of creepy,” the source stated.

In a since-deleted message forum discussing s**ual assault allegations against Leto, one individual claimed that Leto had molested them when they were 17.

“I think he got pleasure out of hurting me, in retrospect, but I was too young and didn't know that then,” the user's comment read.

In 2013, another anonymous user shared a similar experience with Leto, accusing him of engaging in pedophilia.

“I met Jared Leto when I was 17 (a naive innocent girl) on one of his movie sets in Brooklyn, when he was turning 34,” the user wrote.

The user went on to describe how she would frequently meet Leto at hotels near Gramercy Park in New York.

She alleged that Leto pressured her into claiming she was 14 or 15 years old.

She added, “He was very pushy into coercing me to do s**ual acts with him, and he was quite rough and forceful.”

The user continued by stating that Leto engaged in nonconsensual intercourse with her from the ages of 17 to 21.

“I'm 26 now, and I learned from it.

I don't ever want to be treated like that by any man.

It just will always hurt whenever I see [Leto] on TV or in a magazine.

I just see the man who took advantage of my innocence and pressured me into things s**ually that I'd never done and wasn't ready to do at that time,” they claimed.

Despite these multiple allegations against Leto, his career remains unaffected, and he has faced no legal consequences.

For anyone affected by s**ual assault, support is available through the National s**ual Assault Hotline, which provides a safe and confidential service.

Contact The Hotline or call 800-656-HOPE (4673) to speak with a trained staff member.

Nia Tipton is a writer based in Brooklyn who covers topics such as pop culture, social justice issues, and trending subjects.

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