(CNN) Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush has denied claims he acted inappropriately toward an actress more than seven years ago.

Yael Stone, who appeared in "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix, said in a series of interviews with Australia's ABC News and The New York Times that Rush sent sexually suggestive text messages, exposed himself and attempted to watch her shower during their stint together in "Diary of a Madman" at Sydney's Belvoir Street Theatre in 2010 and 2011.

Rush, who starred as Captain Hector Barbossa in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise and won an Academy Award for his portrayal of pianist David Helfgott in "Shine," was 59 at the time. Stone was 25 and played a relatively minor part in the play, according to the ABC.

In a statement to CNN, Rush said that Stone's allegations were incorrect.

"From the outset I must make it clear that the allegations of inappropriate behavior made by Yael Stone are incorrect and in some instances have been taken completely out of context," Rush said.

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