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Oscar Winner Lost Major Role Due to Mounting Allegations

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Jared Leto’s ramifications for multiple allegations of sexual assault and grooming began before the BBC made them front and center in a new documentary . According to Page Six , the Oscar winner lost out on a major role as chatter about the allegations grew louder last year. He was “extremely interested” in a starring role in Rain Man director Barry Levinson’s upcoming film Assassination , according to the site’s sources, and had several conversations about sealing the deal. One source said the casting was “seeming like a done deal.” The Daily Beast has reached out to representatives for Leto. Another told the site that Leto, who is also the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, had been accused of sexual assault so many times that it became a concern for the production. Last June, Airmail published an exposé in which nine women accused Leto of inappropriate behavior, including some from when they were minors. He has consistently denied all of the allegati

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