Schwarzenegger groped, fondled women: Report

Six women say Arnold Schwarzenegger groped them on movie sets and in other settings over the last three decades, the Los Angeles Times reported.

But none of the six women filed legal against the actor. Schwarzenegger is running for governor of California.

Schwarzenegger's spokesman Sean Walsh, however, denied the allegations saying the actor had not engaged in improper conduct towards women. Walsh said the claims were a political attack in the final days leading up to the October 7 election, the LA Times reported.

"We believe Democrats and others are using this to try to hurt Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign," Walsh said. "We believe that this is coming so close before the election, something that discourages good, hard-working, decent people from running for office."

Walsh said Schwarzenegger, the leader in recent polls among candidates to replace Governor Gray Davis if he is recalled, would not comment on the allegations.

The LA Times said it interviewed the women over the last seven weeks during an investigation into whether Schwarzenegger harassed women.

Agencies