Jared Leto recently recalled his "friendship days" with Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, before he was convicted of fraud in January on four counts of defrauding investors.
Speaking to Amanda Seyfried, who portrays the Theranos founder's character in The Dropout, Jared recalled his first meeting with Elizabeth when he presented her with Glamor's Woman of the Year Award in 2015.
The actor told Amanda for Variety's actors on the Actors series, "I had listened to her before, on stage. She was incredibly smart, and then I met her. I loved her."
He continued, "She was really sweet, really kind, and there was no sign that things weren't great in her life and in the company. And then I gave her an award."
Jared Leto opens up about relationship with cheating Elizabeth Holmes
The Suicide Squad star noted that her experience with Elizabeth "served as evidence of human complexity".
“We kept in touch after that and talked several times. But my experience with him has always been very nice and lovely."
For the unversed, the Jared and Letters to Juliet actress has been roped in to play a "scandalous real-world business icon" for Hulu's miniseries.
Jared, who is essaying WeWork founder Adam Newman in the WeCrashed series, commented, "I think the interesting thing about bringing a character to life is that not everyone is the same thing."