Elton John says the sexual assault charges against him are ‘baseless’

Elton John has dismissed the sexual assault claims that were made by his former bodyguard who said he was repeatedly "groped" by the singer.

Elton's lawyer told the AFP that the accusations by officer Jeffery Wenninger were "baseless" and were only made by a "disgruntled former security officer seeking to extract an undeserved payment."

The officer claims that Elton made a series of assaults from 2010 up to 2014 which escalated "in frequency and intensity," according to the lawsuit.

Jeffery also said that the 69-year-old would "grope and touch" him either in the car or at Elton's LA home.

He also allegedly used offensive language, such as "get your todger out" and "say hello to Uncle Elton," while on a separate occasion told the officer "you have so many gay genes in you, they just haven't met up yet."

The former security guard is seeking unspecified damages for "battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment."