Kevin Costner accused of lewd act

Kevin Costner

Hollywood actor Kevin Costner was accused at a British employment tribunal of performing an indecent act as he received a massage at a Scottish hotel.

A former spa worker claimed the actor exposed himself and carried out a sex act as she gave him a massage at the Old Course Hotel in Fife, Scotland, in October 2004, papers filed with the tribunal said.

The allegations made by the 34-year-old woman - who brought a claim for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination against the hotel - were not taken seriously by hotel staff, papers said.

"This was never about Kevin Costner. It is a dispute between a hotel and an ex-employee," said Costner's spokesman, Paul Bloch.