South Australian Premier Mike Rann says claims by a former parliament house barmaid that they had a sexual relationship are "wildly sensational".
The woman, Michelle Chantelois, has claimed she had sexual relations with the premier in his Parliament House office on several occasions when parliament was sitting, The Australian reported on Saturday.
The claims were made in a paid interview with the Seven Network's Sunday Night program, to be aired on Sunday, sections of which were broadcast on Seven in South Australia on Friday night.
Ms Chantelois is the estranged wife of the man charged with assaulting Mr Rann last month.
A spokesman for the premier has flatly denied there was a sexual relationship, The Australian said.
Mr Rann says he is waiting to see the program.
"What I have been told is wildly sensational, and there is a court case pending on December the 7th," he told the ABC on Saturday.
"I intend to make a statement, a brief statement, on Monday after we've found out what these allegations are.
"But I will not be admitting to things that are not true."
Mr Rann said a month ago Ms Chantelois' lawyers had said she wanted to be left alone by the media.
"I understand that she has been paid a fortune to say the things that she's said publicly," he said.
The ABC said Ms Chantelois' lawyer had confirmed she had provided exclusive interviews for TV and a women's magazine, adding that she was under enormous pressure and believed conducting the interviews was the best way to deal with the issue for her family.
Mr Rann suffered facial bruising when struck about six times with a rolled-up magazine by a man who attacked him from behind during a fundraising function on October 1.
Adelaide businessman Richard Wayne Phillips, 55, has been charged with aggravated assault and will appear in court in December.
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