Soon, many fans took to Twitter with the hastag 'RIPJaredLetosHair'.
It all started with a tweet on Sunday evening, when Leto posted a selfie with colorful scribbles around his face and the words "Tick Tock." A few hours later, he tweeted an image that read "I miss my beard already."
On Monday morning, 'Suicide Squad' director David Ayer posted a black-and-white image of a pair of scissors about to chop off what is likely Leto's ponytail.
He later confirmed the deed was done when he posted another photo of the actor without his Jesus-like beard and a new shorter hair do.