Jared Leto's controversial remarks spark backlash in Serbia

Jared Leto is well known to both music and film fans. However, the Oscar winner hasn't had much success lately. Two Golden Raspberries for Worst Actor ("Gucci," "Morbius") can still be forgiven. It's harder, however, to accept his remarks during a 30 Seconds to Mars concert in Serbia.

The vocalist, guitarist, and leader of 30 Seconds to Mars spectacularly announced the "Seasons 2024 Global Tour" to the world. He decided to climb the Empire State Building, symbolising that anything is possible if we just try.

"The building is a testament of all the things that can be done in the world if we put our minds to it, which is largely the inspiration behind our most recent album," Jared Leto explained.

The "Seasons 2024 Global Tour" is 30 Seconds to Mars's first tour in over five years. The American band is visiting Europe, Latin America, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. In May, they performed for the audience in Krakow at their only concert in Poland. Last Friday, 30 Seconds to Mars performed in Belgrade.

It's known that many Russians could have attended the concert in the capital of Serbia, which the band leader noticed. At one point, Jared Leto asked the audience if Russians were among them because he "felt [a] little Russian energy up there tonight." When the audience confirmed his suspicions, the vocalist added: "When all these problems are over, we will come to your homeland."

Leto also declared that he would return to Serbia and visit St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kyiv, where he would have a good time and spend time with everyone. This was certainly an unfortunate statement for the star, and for many, it was even embarrassing, as the singer dismissively referred to the war in Ukraine as a "problem."

The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs even reacted to the star's words. "‘There can be no appeasement for Russia when it continues its attempts to solve the ‘problem’ of Ukraine’s very existence," reads the statement.