SANTA ANA, Calif. — Kobe Bryant's former housekeeper is suing the NBA star and his wife, contending she was "harassed and humiliated," denied health insurance and forced to quit because of "intolerable" working conditions.

In one instance, Maria Jimenez says Bryant's wife ordered her to put her hand in a container of dog waste to retrieve the price tag of a blouse.

Jimenez says in court papers that Vanessa Bryant "badgered, harassed and humiliated" her in front of Kobe Bryant, the couple's children and others. She said the couple failed to provide health coverage, as promised when she was hired.

The Bryants' lawyer, Mark D. Campbell, issued a statement Wednesday calling the allegations "totally unfounded and patently false."