Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- A cruise ship attendant claimed in a federal lawsuit that John Travolta sexually assaulted him during a Caribbean cruise in 2009 , according to court documents filed last week . Fabian Zanzi , who said he was assigned to be Travolta 's personal attendant , accused the actor of `` harmful and offensive contact '' by `` removing his bath robe , grabbing plaintiff 's hand , and forcing his naked person and erect penis against plaintiff 's person , '' the complaint said . `` This is another ludicrous lawsuit with inane claims , '' Travolta lawyer Martin Singer said . `` It is obvious that Mr. Zanzi and his lawyers are looking for their 15 minutes of fame . '' Another lawsuit , filed by two male massage therapists in April , accused Travolta of sexual assault at hotels in Los Angeles and Atlanta . Those plaintiffs withdrew their suit after firing their lawyer and hiring Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred to handle their case . Allred said at the time she was considering refiling their complaints in another court . Gloria Allred sued over Travolta accusers . Singer called those charges `` ridiculous '' and denied media reports the actor had considered paying to settle the lawsuit . Zanzi 's suit , filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles , claims the sexual assault happened on board the Royal Caribbean Cruise ship Enchantment of the Sea in June 2009 . The actor came on to the personal room attendant after he delivered food to his room , the suit said . Travolta complained of a pain in his neck and asked Zanzi to touch it . As Zanzi approached , Travolta dropped his bathrobe and `` became completely naked , '' the suit said . `` Travolta proceeded to forcefully embrace plaintiff , '' it said , `` causing plaintiff to continue to experience pain , shock , embarrassment , distress and fear . '' He then told Zanzi `` that he was beautiful and asked plaintiff to 'take me , I will take care of you , please , ' '' the complaint said . When Zanzi asked to be released from the embrace , `` Travolta maintained a hard and painful grasp on plaintiff 's hands , '' the suit said . The suit described the contact as `` nonconsensual , inappropriate , extreme , and outrageous . '' Travolta offered Zanzi $ 12,000 for his `` discretion and silence , '' telling him to return to the suite later that night to collect the money , the suit said . Instead , Zanzi -- `` in a state of pain , shock , embarrassment , distress and fear '' -- immediately reported the incident the the ship 's director , human resources manager and a staff captain , the suit said . The human resources manager told him to fill out a report , but she `` refused to allow plaintiff to write down any information regarding the nudity and/or sexual contact '' with Travolta , the suit said . She told him `` unless he was bleeding and bruised , he did not suffer any injuries and thus could not obtain treatment or any other type of attention , '' it said . Instead of taking action against Travolta , the cruise line ordered Zanzi `` restrained '' in `` a segregated room '' for five days , until Travolta was off the ship , the suit said . Zanzi claimed he was `` persistent '' in contacting the cruise line to file a claim against Travolta for the next two years , but he was repeatedly told it was being filed and to check back later . He has since filed an arbitration claim against the company , the suit said . A spokesman for the cruise company declined comment . Zanzi is seeking unspecified monetary damages to be determined at a trial . Travolta 's lawyer said the actor is confident he will `` prevail on the merits and that he will be completely vindicated in court . '' `` The lawsuit 's ridiculous claims are completely contradicted by what Mr. Zanzi told his employer back in 2009 when he was being disciplined for his own violations of company policy , '' Singer said . `` In his handwritten report three years ago , the only physical contact he claimed occurred was allegedly touching my client 's neck . The inappropriate conduct he alleges in his lawsuit is absent from his written report he submitted at the time . That glaring omission speaks volumes . '' The fact that Zanzi continued to work for the cruise line for years after `` his employer supposedly restrained him in a room on the cruise ship for five days '' calls his credibility into question , Singer said . `` Now , after waiting three years , and after getting paid to tell his story to the media , Mr. Zanzi has filed this absurd lawsuit , '' he said . Zanzi told his story in tabloid reports published in May , soon after the suit was filed by the two massage therapists . Travolta sexual battery lawsuit withdrawn , but case may go on .
District Court employee sues Zanzi for `` harmful and offensive contact '' ` `` Travolta , '' Travolta 's lawyer says . two male massage therapists dropped their suit against the actor in May . The alleged ship sex assault happened in May , the new lawsuit says .