John Travolta sued for sexual battery

[epiphany]

Originally Posted by revampz

Carrie Fisher outed him a while back in an interview and if you google "john Travolta gay" there are numerous stories about his escapades and not all of them are nice. In Australia just about everyone I know acknowledges that he is one of the actors who is living a double life and it seems it has been known in Hollywood for years.

I think that in these cases he has taken his "celebrity" status a bit too far and assumed these guys would definitely be up for it. I find that arrogant of him but also think these two are making money of it.

Saying all this, I think it is a shame that he has to lie. I, for one dont care that he is gay and love alot of his movies and grew up with Welcome Back Cotter.
To me if anything comes of it I think its about time that Hollywood needs to know that in this day and age the majority of us dont care about sexual orientation anymore and therefore stop suggesting and/or making that these people have to have sham marriages etc.

Oh and also dare I bring up the scientology avenue here............they think homosexuals can be cured.

Agree. Why should John Travolta be cut a break here? Other celebrities and politicians haven't and aren't cut such breaks.

Travolta is a big boy. Knowing he is a celebrity, he and his attorney expect me to believe he cannot hire and/or afford his own traveling and/or personal masseuse? Again, he's a celebrity, a public figure, placing and opening himself up to such risk? Cough. Cough.

Scientologist? Homosexuality can be cured/fixed/corrected? Hmm.

Travolta is a great and talented actor, but give me a break. Not buying it for a second. IMO, not even being John Travolta gives one license to sexually harass the local masseuses any longer. Times have changed.

[jjenny]

A break? Travolta wasn't even in a same city on the day the first guy originally claimed this all took place.

[Jacie Estes]

Now the second accuser wants John Travolta to be a rainmaker; 2nd is asking for 250K to 'make this go away'. Riiiiight

http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/joh...-1681856.story

[tezi]

Originally Posted by smart blonde

Actually, there have been rumors that Brad Pitt is gay. Also, George Clooney, Richard Gere, Leonardo DiCaprio, and just about every single other well known actor in the entertainment industry.

Type this into a Google search: " (insert actor name here) gay rumors", and you'll see what I mean. I just did it with the name Brad Pitt and got back 15,500,000 hits.

If this story had broken with the name 'Brad Pitt', or 'George Clooney', or just about any famous person's name instead of 'John Travolta', people would be writing the same things. "Oh, I'm not surprised, I've known he/ she was gay for years. Where there's smoke there's fire. I know so and so who knows so and so and know FOR A FACT that <insert celebrity name here> is gay".

Ugh. I look forward to the day when rumors are not taken as fact, just because they are often repeated. I look even more forward to the day when one's sexual orientation stops being the business of strangers.

"Where there's smoke there's fire"? ~ Not necessarily.
As a user of e-cigarettes, I can tell you that what often looks like smoke is nothing more than water vapor.

SmartBlonde, I agree with each and every point of your post. Excellent post, IMO.

[Woe.be.gone]

Originally Posted by Gozgals

Lost me on the gay part still but i won't go on with it.

Also, I don't know what you might know of the entertaining business, but being hit on for jobs,or whatever does not constitute the big day to some. It does not mean the first time at rodeo. It may be disturbing. It may mean your job is at risk, it may mean you do not work that day if someone hits on you,and you do not handle it correctly. That is a power play and it can be used.
Having an actor who feels they can disrobe because they are higher up than you may not be an assault but it certainly is not a light situation. It is an awkward situation. It is not like joe, john or sue hitting on you.. It happens in the real world. It is not what I would call a "Walk in the park."


goz
Done

PS this happens in the biz world too.

I was going to say - this happens everywhere especially when one is young and beautiful and some old guy wants a stab at you. It's just that no one on a global scale cares when it happens to unfamous you.

The gay thing - let's put it this way - I don't want to be labeled something I am not. If I'm not gay why would I want people saying I'm gay? In this day and age, if I am gay then I'll say I'm gay and you can say that about me too. Everyone is not gay. Stating the truth about someone is not judging all the people who the statement would be true about. Does that make sense? Just don't tell me and the world I'm gay if I'm not, ya know?
Taking the gay out of this story, I still haven't heard an explanation of the alledged violence or threatening situation the 'victims' were put under.
Did they go to the police immediately after the incidents?

[Woe.be.gone]

Originally Posted by Nova

BBM: Um, maybe because they needed to earn a living?

Again, I have no knowledge as to whether the charges against JT are true. But we don't require sexual harassment victims to quit their jobs rather than filing suit, and that's basically what this lawsuit is: a sexual harassment claim.

Whaaa - poor babies. If I had a nickle for everytime some guy said something inappropriate or suggested I go with him or, worse, tricked me into thinking he really cared for me - I'd be a wealthy woman!

I'm just not understanding what the evidence is that these masseurs were pressed or threatened in any serious way. I wish everyone in the world at all times used their best manners and never offended anybody but then I'd be living in the land of Oz.

Some peeps posting sound as if they like hearing about celebrities who are wrongfully accused, as if they owe us some agony for being rich and famous or something.

The lawyer should have done his homework before bringing this case to the media.

[Woe.be.gone]

Originally Posted by Nova

BBM: Um, maybe because they needed to earn a living?

Again, I have no knowledge as to whether the charges against JT are true. But we don't require sexual harassment victims to quit their jobs rather than filing suit, and that's basically what this lawsuit is: a sexual harassment claim.

It's not like they have to see him and work for him everyday. They can refuse his phone calls - geesh! Your argument is a huge stretch imo. For those that are truly being sexually harassed on an ongoing basis, need their job and don't know where to turn, I feel for them. This case doesn't even come close to that scenario.

[zadari]

i doubt it even happened ... and who cares if he is gay and frankly im tired of people whining about their sexual rights .. sex should be a couples business not the worlds .. i just fnd it disgusting .. if they are gay and wanna be married then let them...on the other hand people that find that sort of lifestyle disgusting shouldnt have to be subjected to it either .. both sides need to keep it in their houses just my 2 cents .what happened to morals and privacy .. and marriage meaning something anymore

[Jacie Estes]

John Travolta's Second Accuser Drops Sexual Battery Lawsuit

OH LOOK, the second 'accuser' has dropped his lawsuit.

I don't care if John Travolta is doing Martians on his front lawn, I will still go to his movies.

http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/joh...-1682517.story

[Blondie in Spokane]

The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, but the case could continue with another lawyer and another court, two lawyers told CNN on Thursday.

Gloria Allred confirmed Thursday that the plaintiff known as John Doe #2 has hired her to represent him and possibly file a new legal action against the actor.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/showbi...tml?hpt=hp_t3p

[Jacie Estes]

Originally Posted by Blondie in Spokane

The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, but the case could continue with another lawyer and another court, two lawyers told CNN on Thursday.

Gloria Allred confirmed Thursday that the plaintiff known as John Doe #2 has hired her to represent him and possibly file a new legal action against the actor.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/showbi...tml?hpt=hp_t3p

This should be interesting, Allred will get money and another 15.

[tlcya]

uggh - Gloria Allred, nuff said.

[SoBeCzar]

Originally Posted by tlcox

uggh - Gloria Allred, nuff said.

You have to admit she can do a great job with clients with nefarious backgrounds. I admire the way she forces you to look at her client as an equal. But with that noted you can always bet her client has a past.

[seattlechiquita]

Originally Posted by SoBeCzar

You have to admit she can do a great job with clients with nefarious backgrounds. I admire the way she forces you to look at her client as an equal. But with that noted you can always bet her client has a past.

WORD. Gloria is someone I would love to have on my side of the street, while all the time thinking "omg you are so incredibly annoying, girl"

[txsvicki]

Wouldn't JT be considered Bisexual since he's married? I can't imagine his long time wife going for years without sex and there haven't been reports of lovers. I always admired Travolta, Swayzee, and Pierce Brosnan who all were married to or involved with older women who became ill and died. They really stood by, say they truly loved, and supported those women.

[Elphaba]

Originally Posted by txsvicki

Wouldn't JT be considered Bisexual since he's married? I can't imagine his long time wife going for years without sex and there haven't been reports of lovers. I always admired Travolta, Swayzee, and Pierce Brosnan who all were married to or involved with older women who became ill and died. They really stood by, say they truly loved, and supported those women.

Not necessarily... there are men that are gay but have girlfriends and/or marry and have families in an attempt to hide their sexuality from the public eye. These women are called "Beards". Sometimes the women don't even know that they are beards, others do and go along with it. It has long been rumored that Kelly and Katie Holmes are both willing "beards" for their famous husbands.

[Emma Peel]

http://www.theprovince.com/entertain...245/story.html

The case imploded last week with the accusers voluntarily dismissing the suit.
...
Travolta's attorney Martin Singer said he didn't want to talk about the case's effect on Travolta's career — the actor just completed filming a movie with Robert De Niro and is involved with other high-profile projects — but said that from a legal standpoint, his client had achieved a complete victory: "You couldn't ask for anything better when two people drop their lawsuits.
...

Last week both clients fired Okorocha, withdrew their cases and hired Gloria Allred. The media-savvy veteran said the men were still weighing whether to proceed with legal action. Okorocha responded Monday with a suit accusing Allred of poaching his clients. She said in a statement that she planned to countersue him for defamation.

Okorocha said he doesn't regret taking the case, though it has come with costs.

After the scandal broke, a disgruntled former client bought the domain name okorieokorocha.com and set up a site disparaging Okorocha's legal abilities. Okorocha is suing him.



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Okay, so ... it's hard to keep track of all these lawsuits but, apparently, NONE of the lawsuits pending actually involve Travolta any longer.

[tarabull]

Kelly Preston, John Travolta’s marriage may be over
Rumours of divorce surface after string of sexual assault claims
May 24, 2012

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Kel...#ixzz1vrenBYUj

[CanManEh]

Originally Posted by tarabull

Kelly Preston, John Travolta’s marriage may be over
Rumours of divorce surface after string of sexual assault claims
May 24, 2012

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Kel...#ixzz1vrenBYUj

Well I wouldn't be too shocked if they got a divorce. I mean It's one thing to be acussed with something like this , And as if thats not enough we find out the acussers are male.

[c@rol]

i briefly caught something on a rag when checking out that has a picture of him in drag and the headline was that he was cross dressing? wow.. this is all new to me. I've always admired his work.

[Gypsy Road]

Didn't Kelly and John just have a baby a year or so ago? I saw Kelly on some show the other day. I felt so sorry for her because she was really broken up over this - crying her eyes out. And it was so apparent that she loves him so much. I don't know if the rumors are true - I don't know John from Adam. I don't really care. But it just seems to me that a lot of these accusations are unfounded. John wasn't even in the same city when one of the accusers said the harrassment took place. And wasn't there some guy trying to make money off of John and Kelly a few years back when his son tragically died?

[Maxymoo]

doing martians on his front lawn, now there's a movie.
Just wondering if this did happen if it was at a time when he was having some mental health issues after the death of his son???

[Blondie in Spokane]

John Travolta had six-year gay affair with me, California pilot Doug Gotterba alleges in report that actor's camp calls 'ridiculous'


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...#ixzz24zd98IDL

[Blondie in Spokane]

John Travolta scores win in libel*suit alleging he defamed author


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