Ansel Elgort denies sexual assault accusations involving 17-year-old girl

Ansel Elgort has denied the sexual assault accusations made by a young woman who claims to have been 17 years old when the act took place.

Twitter user @ItsGabby said she had messaged the actor a couple days before her birthday, and the actor had given her his private Snapchat.

She also alleged that Elgort had asked her for nude photos, and "asked to have a threesome with me and one of my 'dance friends' and they were as well underage."

"I was distressed to see the social media posts about me that have been circulating in the past 24 hours," the actor said in a statement. "I cannot claim to understand Gabby's feelings but her description of events is simply not what happened. I have never and would never assault anyone." 

Elgort, however, confirmed having been in a relationship with a certain "Gabby" in 2014 when he was 20, but said it was a "brief, legal and entirely consensual."

The "Fault in Our Stars" actor also admitted that he stopped responding to her at one point, and apologized for his "unacceptable" behavior.

"Unfortunately, I did not handle the breakup well. I stopped responding to her, which is an immature and cruel thing to do to someone," Elgort wrote. "I know this belated apology does not absolve me of my unacceptable behavior when I disappeared."

"As I look back at my attitude, I am disgusted and deeply ashamed of the way I acted. I am truly sorry. I know I must continue to reflect, learn and work to grow in empathy," he added.

Gabby's Twitter account seems to have been deactivated after making the allegations. —Margaret Claire Layug/MGP, GMA News