Hollywood star Leto denies sexual misconduct allegations by 9 women

JARED Leto has denied accusations of inappropriate behaviour levelled at him by nine women, according to US reports.

- BY SEAMUS DUFF

One woman claims he approached her in a Los Angeles cafe in 2006, when she was 16, and asked for her number. She reports that he then called her in the middle of the night and tried to get her to come to a party, which she declined.

The woman also says he then called her regularly for three weeks, and that the conversations turned sexual.