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When Leto Attacks: The Elijah Wood Story

Fri, 01/26/2007 - 1:14am by Molly
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Waaaay back in October (can you remember that far back? Feels like forever ago in celebrity gossip land. I mean, Britney and Kevin were still together! I digress...) word came out that Jared Leto and Elijah Wood had a nasty run-in at the MTVu awards. The details were fuzzy, but it seemed as if Elijah had the audacity (gasp) to somehow insult Leto's band. Finally, Elijah has spoken about the horrific event in this month's Jane. Here's more:

"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!"

"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."

Ridiculous? Rage-filled? Leto? Never.

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  • suzie_jane's picture
    suzie_jane
    2

    lol, i guess it would've been justified if he went up to him and sed hey ur band sucks but it was in some interview years ago..

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • rossi23's picture
    rossi23
    3

    I don't like his band either,should I be scared?? Smiling

    fashionista loves Vale...

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • sanD13's picture
    sanD13
    4

    jared sure does hold a grudge since that article was in 03.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • swwonder's picture
    swwonder
    5

    30stm really are truly awful though. And I think most people are laughing at Jared Leto behind his back. We're all going to live in fear that Jared is going to come get us.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • no_matter's picture
    no_matter
    6

    ok.. you call his band awful but have you ever heard their music? i think it's quite good indeed. like it or not he's got talent

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • purpleisafruit's picture
    purpleisafruit
    7

    Leto = tosser.

    I think 30 Seconds to Mars suck arse, but I'm not afraid of Jared. He's a pussy, I could take him on with both hands tied behind my back. And I'm not all that strong either.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Padraigin's picture
    Padraigin
    9

    Uh oh. I wrote a scathing review of his schlock band's crappy performance at Lollapalooza last year. I'd better hide in my house.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • RainbowCrayon's picture
    RainbowCrayon
    10

    Wow, Leto needs help.

    My 6 year old daughter acts better than that.

    **~~Everyone who's anyone has been on sesame street.~~**

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Aggie's picture
    Aggie
    11

    *cough* Overreacting *cough*
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    \Don't chase the beat of your heart/

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Tiinnaaaa's picture
    Tiinnaaaa
    12

    hahaha.. i don't like his band but he used to be hot.. until he went all sad and emo.. :/ What a shame..

    i LOVE Elijah wood!! Hes so HOT!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • teddybear's picture
    teddybear
    14

    " I am neither a freak nor a monster"
    ~Damien Echols~

    He's so hot! Please don't hate me...

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • ashleyk4214's picture
    ashleyk4214
    15

    He is a tool pretty much most of the time, but I can see where he is coming from. Wood insulted his band, something Leto does in his PERSONAL time, so I would take Wood's comment to be a PERSONAL attack on Leto. Am I wrong? Wood is sort of a tool too though.
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    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Jinx's picture
    Jinx
    16

    Jared Leto's band is not a hobby, they preform at gigs and make money at it. Its open for criticism. Elijah Wood is a little freaky weird, but he's not the only person ditching this band.

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    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Deba's picture
    Deba
    17

    The band sucks (.) Sometimes you have to take the bad comments and try to improve... sorry Jared.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Gia's picture
    Gia
    18

    He is very talanted. He is music very specific...and i like the band...especially second album.Go go Jared!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • UrbanBohemian's picture
    UrbanBohemian
    19

    I like Jared, but this is going a little too far. So what if Elijah doesn't like his music? He shouldn't let it get to him.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • carbizkate's picture
    carbizkate
    20

    He is so NOT attractive! What a joke...he isn't even popular anymore. Loser!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • freddysgurl's picture
    freddysgurl
    22

    He should have just stuck to doing cheesy movies, he use to be hot now he looks like a freakin' bum

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Jinx's picture
    Jinx
    23

    "Fight Club", "Girl, Interrupted", "Requiem for a Dream", weren't cheesy movies imo. And he was excellent in "Prefontaine".

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    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • melissabritt's picture
    melissabritt
    25

    MBM
    He is always going to be the little cutie in "My So Called Life" sorry...besides how tough or punk or whatever is Jared anyway, he wears crocs!!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • LaurenG22's picture
    LaurenG22
    27

    umm woods comment WAS indeed personal... but 30 seconds to mars does suck!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • LaLa0428's picture
    LaLa0428
    28

    I saw 30 Seconds perform last year and I didn't think they were terrible. However, face it, your band will always be seen as a novelty act. That's the whole reason we went... to see Jordan Catalono's band. Btw where was Teno? You can't strangle people into liking your music. Get over yourself.

    Style Before Comfort!

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • cari907's picture
    cari907
    29

    jared is so weird he would be hot if he didnt have all that makeup on and stuff

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • sashak's picture
    sashak
    30

    OMG Teno!!
    I don't care how bizzaro he gets, he is still hot (even though he looks like my horrible ex).
    Poor Elijah, I bet Leto was kinda acary

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • juju's picture
    juju
    31

    I think the dude is on drugs, or has some major rage issues that he needs to deal with. Just today on the radio they were talking about how he was hitting on a woman at a club recently, and she wasn't having anything to do with him. He started bumping into people and pushing chairs. Someone tried told him to chill out , and he threatened to hit them with a vodka bottle. Security came, and he threatened them too! This is all from KIIS FM's morning Sleaze report.

    Anyway, he acts like he has the right to react with violence to anything he doesn't like. BOOOO.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • elynette's picture
    elynette
    32

    Teno was a flaker. He always left Rayanne and Jordan hanging when it came to the parties that needes beer. Ricky would always have to save the day with Brian, and Angela was always like lost or something.... I *heart* Jared Leto 85% of the time when he's borderline normal.

    Funny, I have red and black gloves like the ones he has on. Does this mean I have to start an emo band... sigh...

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    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • teddybear's picture
    teddybear
    33

    " I am neither a freak nor a monster"
    ~Damien Echols~

    I don't remember him in fight club. What was his character?

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • DulceSkye's picture
    DulceSkye
    34

    I've never heard his band, but not everyone is going to like your music, Mr. Leto. Even the most talented performers have to endure criticism.

    He's so weird and disgusting.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • dvdsky81's picture
    dvdsky81
    35

    I dont agree with what Leto did. He needs to suck it up. Get out of the light and not even try for any if he cant take the criticism. But....If he's super serious about his music, I can understand to an extent how he felt when he heard that.
    Elija said

    "I told Jared it wasn't personal," Wood says. "He acted like I'd been disrespecting him or speaking about his family."

    Hey Elija, to a serious musican, you were disrespecting him and his music/bandmates are probably his family. Though, I really dont agree with Leto getting violent over something like that, I can understand how that could be hurtful to hear sometimes, especially if you're in a bad mood to begin with.

    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Jinx's picture
    Jinx
    36

    He was Angel Face in Fight Club. He gets beaten up really bad, and that angel face is destroyed. Sad

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    1 year 25 weeks ago Report Comment
  • ethiopian_princess's picture
    ethiopian_princess
    40

    Um, is it just me that thinks Elijah Wood was rude?

    Yes, Jared should have been a sport about it, but Elijah was being an a--

    “I can’t stand those articles where people spill their life story. After a while I feel like I know more about them than their best friend does — and that’s weird. It’s better when you don’t know everything.” -Scarlett Johannson

    1 year 24 weeks ago Report Comment
  • BlondeSugar's picture
    BlondeSugar
    41

    They both kind of freak me out. Jared Leto is slowly morphing into a goth chick, and Elijah Wood doesn't age. He looks the same as he did when he was 8.

    1 year 24 weeks ago Report Comment
  • R_A_E_R_A_E_1_2's picture
    R_A_E_R_A_E_1_2
    42

    So what is Jared got in a fight, if someone would of said something about my band in public I would of done something too, Jared was just standing up for the band and himself (wouldn’t you stand up for you self and your band if you had one?!?). So none of you should have been making a big deal about that. And so what if he is Emo. Emo people rock! His music actually is good. And none of you should be saying stuff about Jared Leto cuz you don’t even know him.

    R_A_E_R_A_E_1_2

    1 year 23 weeks ago Report Comment
  • vixie's picture
    vixie
    43

    i think jared leto was right to have a go at woods.
    it did seem personal, he could have sed any other band, but he chose 30 seconds to mars,
    so i can see where leto is coming from, woods was so being personal.
    plus people are always getting into fights wats da big deal, i admire leto for standing up for himself. just cause woods doesnt like 3stm is no need to diss it.

    1 year 21 weeks ago Report Comment

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