Elijah Wood recently opened up about an incident from last year when Jared Leto reportedly tried to choke him at an awards ceremony after Wood claimed he didn’t like Jared Leto’s band, 30 Seconds To Mars Or Some Shit Like That. The eyeliner-addicted Leto tried to intimidate Wood into… I don’t know, maybe he wanted him to admit he liked his band? Who knows?
“He was basically upset at the fact that I said I didn’t like his band,” Wood says. “He said that initially and then walked away.”
But things escalated from there. “I guess he thought I was laughing at him,” Wood says, “but I was more shell-shocked and telling people around me, ‘Whoa, I just got told off by Jared Leto for not liking his band.’ And that’s when he came back and grabbed me.”
In the January/February 2003 issue of Blender, the Lord of the Rings actor told an interviewer, “I would never try to be like other actors and attempt to make (music) myself. I mean, have you heard 30 Seconds to Mars? … F—ing awful, man!”
Wood, who turns 26 on Sunday, tells Jane he never meant to insult Leto, 35, and that the whole incident at the awards show felt surreal.
“I told Jared it wasn’t personal,” Wood says. “He acted like I’d been disrespecting him or speaking about his family. Things like that don’t generally happen to me. I’m very non-confrontational. The whole thing was kind of ridiculous.”
Leto’s rep has yet to comment on the incident, most likely because Leto currently has his rep in a headlock or something.
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January 26th, 2007 at 7:12 am
And this SHOCKS you? Leto’s more of a rocker than an actor now so this type of behavior is expected. And Wood almost CRIED the last time he got Punk’D so I’m thinking Wood needs to grow some hair down there….
January 26th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Why do guys who have model looks and a great acting career have to be so emotionally imbalanced? 30 Seconds to Mars is okay and has some good tunes, but I hope the guys spends some of that money he’s making on a good therapist.
January 26th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Gosh, Jared Leto was such a hottie back in the day. Why the instability?? WHY?!?!
August 25th, 2007 at 4:25 am
30 Seconds to Mars does suck.
I hope Jared doesn’t try to come choke me… or worse, play for me. I’d rather take the choking, thanks.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:42 am
go on jared leto wood is a total dick. If you dont like something you dont like it thatsfair enough but going onto the internet n specifically going “I would never try to be like other actors and attempt to make (music) myself. I mean, have you heard 30 Seconds to Mars? … F—ing awful, man!”
as a matter of fact i think 30 seconds to mars rock., Id love 2 see wood go up on stage with millions of fans as confident as jared leto is and sing. Dont see that happening do we. so give jared leto a bit of credit …please
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