United Kingdom, Feb. 21 -- Nicolas Cage's lawyer has branded his ex-wife's negligence lawsuit "absurd and frivolous".

The 'Renfield' actor is the subject of legal action from Christina Fulton - who previously claimed she had been "brutally assaulted" by their son Weston while he was in the midst of a "mental health crisis" in April last year - in which she accused her former spouse of ignoring concerns about their offspring's mental health and instead enabling his behaviour ahead of the alleged altercation.

And now Nicolas' lawyer has hit back at the allegations.

He said in a statement to E! News: "The allegations by Christina Fulton against Nicolas Cage are absurd and frivolous.

"Weston Coppola is a 34-year-old man. Mr. Cage does not...