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Drum Roll... Jared Leto Got the Chop. Bye Bye, Ombre!

Jared Leto’s beloved long hair and ombre haircolor is no more.Leto underwent the chop for his role as the Joker in upcoming supervillian movie, Suicide Squad. The news spread like wildfire when director David Ayer posted a picture on ...

March 4, 2015
Drum Roll... Jared Leto Got the Chop. Bye Bye, Ombre!

Left) Jared Leto sporting his long, ombre hair. (Right) Jared Leto's Chop.

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Jared Leto’s beloved long hair and ombre haircolor is no more.

Leto underwent the chop for his role as the Joker in upcoming supervillian movie, Suicide Squad. The news spread like wildfire when director David Ayer posted a picture on Leto's Twitter of shears way to close to Leto’s hair and the caption, “Should we?”

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Despite the protests from Leto fans, they went ahead and did it anyway. Now Leto’s long locks are short locks.

After the haircut, Ayers posted a black-and-white photo of the Leto covering half of his face. A few hours after the chop, Leo posted on his Instagram, “I miss my beard already.”

Do you miss Leto’s old look? Or do you think it was time for his big change? Let us know in the comments below or on MODERN’s Facebook.

Jared Leto's short hair.

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