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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Rob Lowe's former nanny, Jessica Gibson filed a lawsuit on Monday claiming that Lowe exposed himself to her on numerous occasions and touched her inappropriately.

Today, Gibson and her attorney, Gloria Allred appeared on The Today Show and spoke with Meredith Vieira. When asked why she continued to work for the Lowes, Gibson replied, "I love the children, and I needed the job. I thought it would get better, and I was scared." Additionally, she said that she never had tried to blackmail the family, and that the family still owed her money. Allred said that the Lowes tried to "hide behind" their confidentiality agreement with Gibson, and they were using that as a reason not to pay her.

Lowe's lawyer Larry Stein gave the following statement to The Today Show:

"Ms. Gibson's older sister worked for the Lowes for seven years. Ms. Gibson worked for the Lowes on and off for seven years. She left at least two times, to pursue other jobs, and returned each time asking for more hours. She sent two emails the day after she left, both saying she loved the Lowes and her leaving had nothing to do with them, but her heart wasn't into being a nanny anymore. This is totally inconsistent with her latest allegations. An investigation of dozens of present and former employees has failed to find one single person to verify her allegations. The allegations in the complaint are simply untrue."

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Current and former employees of Rob Lowe have come to his defense regarding the sexual harassment claims made by his former nanny, Jessica Gibson.

People.com obtained a written statement from Carol Andrade, Lowe's estate manager, defending Lowe. She said, "Jessica never told me that Rob ever said or did anything that she found inappropriate or offensive or that made her feel uncomfortable or made sexual advances toward her." Andrade said she has supervised nannies, chefs, drivers and housekeepers for Lowe and his wife Sheryl for the past year and a half.

Jennifer Dynof, the president of Lowe Profile, a company owned by Lowe, is another employee who is sticking up for the actor. "In the past four years working for Rob, I have never seen him make any sexual advances toward any other woman or act inappropriately, offensively or disrespectfully toward any woman," Dynof told People.com.

Both Andrade and Dynof said they would testify in court if need be.

On Monday April 14, Gibson filed a lawsuit against Lowe and his wife Sheryl claiming the 44 year old actor exposed himself on numerous occasions and inappropriately touched her. She claimed that his wife harassed her as well, and that the family owes her money.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two of the twelve claims made by Rob Lowe's former nanny, Jessica Gibson at a hearing today, according to People.

Lowe's attorney Larry Stein stated, "We're very pleased with today's outcome. The Lowes have consistently denied any wrongdoing and will be vindicated. The entire family is holding up the best they can."

However, Gibson's sexual harassment allegations remain intact, and the two claims that were dismissed pertained only to labor-code violations.

Gibson's lawyer, John West, said, "We don't consider this a setback at all, Jessica's case is still intact as a whole."

In the lawsuit which was filed in April, Gibson, 24, claimed that Lowe, 44, groped her and exposed himself to her during her seven-year stint as a nanny for the family.