If you thought Shia LaBeouf’s braided rattail was the most shocking celebrity hair news today, you were wrong. Jared Leto just chopped off his famous, shiny, soft, healthy, ombré-d, glorious strands for his role as The Joker in the upcoming film, Suicide Squad. (Yes, we’re already mourning the loss of his man bun.)
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Director David Ayer first teased Leto’s cut with a photo on Twitter showing someone holding a pair of scissors to the actor’s ponytail. Then in another shot, Leto sports a very short (which makes him kind of look like a young John Stamos). He’s also beardless! Leto confirmed on Instagram that his shorter do is in fact the real deal, captioning the photo #gone. We were hesitant to believe it at first — he’s pulled hair pranks in the past — but, really, we’re just not ready to say goodbye.
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Hairstylist Chase Kusero has been the man behind all of Leto’s mind-blowing red-carpet hair moments.
“It’s really important that he doesn’t look like a woman — that’s the biggest challenge,” Kusero said last year. “It’s hard to have him not end up on the ‘best hair’ lists — and that definitely hasn’t been our intention. He does have amazing hair, so it’s kind of inevitable.”
Do you think Leto still belongs on best-hair lists? Are you loving his short hair and clean-shaven look? Are you excited to see Leto as The Joker? Share all your feelings below.
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–Brittany Talarico
