Jared Leto Wanted Everyone to See the Joker—Now His Wildest Stories Are Back Tracey Johnson Wed, July 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC 0 Jared Leto revealed some extreme methods he used while preparing for the rolev of the Joker in "Suicide Squad. (Instagram/@JaredLeto) Jared Leto’s weird Joker stories have come back to bite him years after he shared just how far he went to lose himself in the role for 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Jared Leto Wanted Everyone to See the Joker—Now His Wildest Stories Are Back
Tracey Johnson Wed, July 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC
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Jared Leto revealed some extreme methods he used while preparing for the rolev of the Joker in "Suicide Squad. (Instagram/@JaredLeto)
Jared Leto’s weird Joker stories have come back to bite him years after he shared just how far he went to lose himself in the role for 2016’s Suicide Squad.
In a 2016 interview with E! News, Leto talked about the unusual gifts he sent to his co-stars while he was getting ready to play the Batman villain, including how he apparently sent used condoms and adult toys to them. He said the extreme gifts were part of how he wanted to create the unstable side of Joker’s personality.
“I know it’s a family show, but we can educate people, at least they were used,” Leto joked at the time.
The actor explained that he sent the bizarre gifts so that there wouldn’t be any boundaries between cast members and to create a sense of unpredictability on set.
“I did a lot of things…” Leto said, sharing that he wanted to bring “surprise, spontaneity” to his work in the role.
He added that the Joker was a character who “doesn’t really respect things like personal space ,” and that his approach showed that as he threw himself into the role. The off-beat stories quickly became one of the most talked-about parts of how Leto got ready for the role, with his co-stars having different reactions to his methods.
Margot Robbie, who played Harley Quinn in the film, said that she was not completely surprised by Leto’s behavior, and explained that she felt she already understood the character he was trying to create. She seemed to lean into what he was trying to create and seemed to be on board with the methods that he was using.
“I kind of felt like I knew the Joker a bit,” Robbie said at the time, adding that there were still moments when she did not know how he would react which shows that for the most part he succeeded in what he was trying to do.
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Will Smith, who played Deadshot in the movie, also remembered how committed Leto was to the role, saying that the actor had gone “full Joker” while they were shooting the movie. “He really set the tone,” Smith said. “He wasn’t playing with it.”
The celebrity is currently in the news after a documentary about him abusing young women has aired. Four women have said that Leto had behaved inappropriately when they were teenagers, while Leto has said that the claims were “false.”
This is also not the first time that he has face these claims as he also denied them in an Air Mail report where nine women claimed that he had sexually assaulted them last year.
The stories of how he prepared for the role of the Joker have started some conversations about how Leto apparently has a reputation for extreme performances and outrageous behavior.
The stories of how Leto acted on the set have become legendary, but now they are returning as some wonder if he took his preparation for the role too seriously. Years after Leto brought his version of the Joker to audiences, those same behind-the-scenes stories are once again following him.
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Published: July 29, 2026 at 06:00PM on Source: PRIME TIME
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