MORBIUS & SUICIDE SQUAD Star Jared Leto Wants You To Text Him On His Cellphone... Really

Jared Leto, the star of the upcoming Morbius film and the controversial former Joker actor, has unexpectedly shared his phone number online for fans to contact him with.

By Darkknight2149 - Jan 27, 2020 02:01 PM EST

Filed Under: Morbius

Marketing for the Sony's Spider-Man spin-off Morbius is in effect, and actor Jared Leto is using that to his advantage. The Academy Award winner starred in his first major comic book property in 2016, taking the coveted role of the Joker in Suicide Squad. This iteration of the Clown Prince of Crime proved controversial, attracting criticism for his edgy design, perceived overacting, and lack of purpose in the story, and Leto's then-upcoming Joker vs. Harley Quinn film was ultimately cancelled with Joaquin Pheonix taking on the mantle.

Even so, that hasn't put much of a dent in the actor's career, continuing to nab roles in independent films, Blade Runner 2049, and most recently in Morbius. The latter marks the actor's first comic book role since his Joker performance, and with anticipation for the film growing, the actor has an odd and unprecedented request.

Leto has released a video on his social media, giving out his phone number and asking fans to shoot him a text. This might sound difficult to believe, but it's no joke - He's actually joined the new Community social media app, which allows celebrities to connect with their fans in a more intimate matter than ever before.

"Hey everyone, it's your old friend Jared Leto. I've been thinking about things. I miss you. We've known each other for a long time and I should probably give you my phone number. It's been a while, I'd love to hear from you. Send me a message, tell me if you miss me. What's going on? I’ll hit you back. The number is 213.335.2223. We love you, take care. Goodbye."

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Text me 🤓 213.335.2223

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Jan 24, 2020 at 12:08pm PST

Morbius hits theatres on July 31, 2020.

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28 Comments

Reeds2Much - 1/27/2020, 2:33 PM

NotoriousWolf23 - 1/27/2020, 2:49 PM

Texted him

tmp3 - 1/27/2020, 2:49 PM

wtf hahaha

Darkknight2149 - 1/27/2020, 2:52 PM

@tmp3 -
When I first read about it, I didn't believe it either. Right now, I'm kind of scared that an editor is going to automatically mistake this as a fake story (without checking the sources listed) and then delete it, lol.

Darkknight2149 - 1/27/2020, 4:05 PM

Why do I get the feeling that if Jared Leto gets trolled, 80% of it will be from you guys?

C3K - 1/27/2020, 4:34 PM

Lots of celebrities are doing this nowadays, it's kind of a scam -

https://nypost.com/2019/11/20/heres-why-celebs-are-giving-out-their-phone-numbers-on-instagram/

Spock0Clock - 1/27/2020, 9:46 PM

@C3K - I was expecting it to be a proper marketing data-collection scheme, but this sounds like it's way creepier. Like JonnBriedges said, like Leto's people are creating a database of easy naive fans for tour hookups.

SeaSerpentine - 1/28/2020, 2:39 PM

I asked him why he gave roadkill to his "Suicide Squad" cast mates. I've only gotten automatic replies so far.

chaney504 - 1/28/2020, 7:37 PM

This is not the guys personal number its a texting service used by celebrities cmon are yall that dumb

Darkknight2149 - 1/29/2020, 2:05 AM

@chaney504 -
We're just reporting on what several other comic book sites are reporting on.

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