Actor John Travolta has denied having sex with his former employee Douglas Gotterba. He says "there is no foundation to the rumour".

In an interview with The Daily Beast newpaper, Travolta responded to the claims made by Gotterba earlier this year, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"This is every celebrity's Achilles heel. It's just about people wanting money. That's all. It happens on many levels," he said.

Travolta added that he's grown used to rumours circulating about his personal life and he's now largely unaffected by such speculation.

"Also, I don't care that much about it. Other people may attack it back more than I do, but I let all the media stuff go a long time ago because I can't control it. I think that's why it persists, to some degree," he said.