13 Movie Hoaxes That Completely Fooled Everyone

7. Jared Leto Sent Used Condoms To His Suicide Squad Co-Stars

In the months before Suicide Squad hit cinemas, there were increasingly peculiar reports of Jared Leto's erratic on-set behaviour while trying to get into character as The Joker, including sending a live rat to co-star Margot Robbie's trailer.

The most shocking incident saw Leto's cast-mate Joel Kinnaman claim that the actor sent him and other cast members used condoms, something backed up by Leto himself. This prompted much audience disgust online, with many fans committing to boycotting the film as a result.

However, Leto later admitted to be joking (ha!) about this, while director David Ayer confirmed that though the condoms were removed from their packaging, they didn't contain any seminal deposits.

Clearly it was in the interest of the movie to sell Leto's twisted method of getting into character as the Clown Prince of Crime, though once the stunt backfired spectacularly, it was basically too late to put it back in the box. People still believe it, even though it flatly wasn't the case.