You know what? I think Star Magazine is pretty ballsy for putting John Travolta and Masseur-gate on the cover this week. This was one of my biggest complaints about the 2010 Mel Gibson-Oksana Tape-gate saga – every single day, there were new tapes which Radar dutifully put online, and everyone grew more and more horrified, but there was total silence from even the most gleefully trashy tabloids, like Star Mag (Radar’s sister publication – they’re owned by the same company). At least with Masseur-gate, the print media is paying attention and actually reporting on it week by week.
Anyway, as for Star Mag’s actual cover story – they do kind of go off in a weird direction. According to Jezebel’s tabloid highlights:
Kelly Preston has been flooded with phone calls and texts from friends and family, asking if she’s okay. Rumors of Travolta’s gayness have circulated since 1990 — that’s when Paul Barresi, a gay porn star, claimed that he and John had sex for years — from 1983 to 1985.
But John married Kelly in 1991, and a source says she signed a contract when they got hitched. It was an arrangement, see, and Kelly knows that JT is gay, but she’s cool with it. Although his lawyers deny it.
Anyway! Star, as they are wont to do, called a random family member — Linda Carlson, Kelly’s mom — and she says: “Please don’t believe the trash out there, It’s such trash. Absolute rubbish. They couldn’t be happier.”
[Star via Jezebel]
Is it wrong to believe Star’s story? I think there was a contract involved. I think Kelly and John know each other very, very well.
As for Masseur-gate… when one case closes, another one opens. Or something? Radar reports that yet another dude is coming forward, claiming that John “groped and fondled” him. The catch? This guy isn’t a masseur – he’s an employee of a gym. Let’s call him John Doe #3 – but he’s the fourth guy to come forward in total. Doe #3 says he would open up his gym “after hours” for Travolta (because of his schedule). A source close to Doe #3 says: “The gym was opened as a courtesy to John Travolta so that he could avoid the public yet maintain his fitness in this physically challenging role that he was doing at the time. The gym employee says that John Travolta groped and fondled him against his will.” Sounds about right – and God knows, Travolta does seem to love all things gym/spa/bathhouse/massage-related. Travolta’s lawyer Marty Singer says: “As a result of the published lies about my client we expect some ‘John Does’ to come out of the woodwork and assert false claims.” Blah.
Meanwhile, by now you’ve heard that the first plaintiff, John Doe #1, was dropped by his lawyer, Okorie Okorocha. Okorocha first amended the lawsuit after Doe #1 changed his story, then the lawyer just dropped Doe #1 completely and dismissed the first lawsuit. BUT!!! Gloria Allred has gotten involved, y’all. I know everyone hates Allred and everything but my mother said to me once: “If somebody groped you, I would want you to go to Gloria Allred.” So, Allred has now taken on Doe #1 as a client, and she released a statement yesterday:
“I represent John Doe #1. Mr. Doe’s lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice which means that he is still legally entitled to file another lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses. We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take. Our client and our firm has no further comment at this time.”
Allred’s entrance into Masseur-gate makes this less about the legal technicalities of man-on-man sexual assault and more about Allred going in for a major money grab. When Allred is through talking to the press about all of Doe #1’s claims, Travolta will be begging to throw money at the problem.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.
There is no way Kelly didn’t know that he preferred men. I would believe it if it were just a once or twice story, but come on-JT’s stories have been circualting for longer than I can remember.
Agreed. This is one of the most painfully slow public outings I’ve seen.
No one deserves to be harassed at work. And people should be allowed to live their life without having to create this huge cover. Sad all around.
That said, I believe that a gay man and a straight woman can raise children together. It’s def not common, but I think it’s possible. I agree with the people saying that she always knew and that they had an agreement and were friends who have a family together. I wonder if having to be so secretive has pushed him to act out in ways that have ultimately become hurtful to him and the people around him (the employees).
I would agree with you if John Travolta wasn’t a scientologists.
I agree with you as a whole, but I don’t think JT *HAD* “to create this huge cover.” That was his choice. It may be sad that he felt the need to do so for his cult or for his career, but it was still his choice (as was his decision to sexually assault a bunch of dudes. “Groping” seems a trivializing way of saying “sexual assault,” but let’s call a spade a spade).
Yeah, I’m not trying to take the blame off of JT, but I wonder how much of the “cover” was pushed by Scientology. Maybe none, maybe all.
Well, yes, I would imagine the CO$ is behind a lot of the celebrity craziness we’ve seen. One has to wonder why or how these people get involved with CO$ in the first place…are they looking for some sort of…I don’t even know…hiding place? And then when they get sucked in, they realize that what they thought was a sanctuary is really a prison?
according to a recent blind item on blindgossip that was obviously about John, Kelly was aware since the beginning cause she is his beard and she doesn’t want it to come out to protect her reputation. And John is basically in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” come out situation. Looks like Kelly is gonna try to get people to think she is all shocked and have them pitty her.
The whole thing is ridiculous. Him, for being in the closet, and she, for marrying a gay man. Money+fame=craziness!!! She’s a cute woman – why did she have to marry him? Is it just about money? She certainly hasn’t had an A-list career. I feel sorry for people in that industry.
See this only further proves my point that Kelly Preston was some kind of high priced call girl/escort in Hollywood during the 80’s. Seriously i find no other reason how she could have been able to bag so many high profile actors and marry A-list based on her filmography alone. this deal was much abotu securing her financially as it was for JT to hold on to his fans heterosexual dreams of him.
OMG! Didn’t she date Charlie Sheen? That’s the way he gets women–from a catalog.
I had never heard that rumor–very interesting.
Oh interesting! Didn’t she date both clooney and charlie sheen back in the day?
I cannot actually substantiate this as a rumor per se, just something i have always thought about her based on the men she was previously in relationships with, Charlie Sheen/Clooney. As well as ability to bag an A-Lister like JT when her IMDB reads like a solid C-lister, its all 1 season TV series, made for TV movies and bit parts in movies, most with a full cast of Sciencetologists. For what it is worth I never knew who she was until Jerry McGuire.
Who really made me jump to the conclusion was Kate-Bot because right before she took up with Tom she had said in article, that when she was young she thought she was going to marry Tom Cruise and kept a poster of him from his Top Guns day. You know who else said almost the same thing…. Kelly! She claimed that she always knew she was going to marry JT, from the first time she saw a movie poster of him for Saturday Night Fever. Its like a statement that they teach in Bearding 101
These instances along with the stories that have come out about JT and the porn star in the late 80’s and then POOF him and Kelly are married … it just keeps making more sense.
OMG, Bearding 101. Best laugh I’ve had all day. Despite how sad it all really is. Money seems to be the only thing that matters. That and maybe a chance to move up on the celeb food chain. What a sick place.
Thanks for saying what I’ve been saying. Many of these famewhores or actresses are def call girls.
Their intelligence and resumes do not line up. AT ALL.
I believe a man has it in him to both love his family and enjoy rough buttsex with randoms on the side. The key is keeping it both legal (no molestation of the staff!) and discreet.
Didn’t Evan Rachel Wood say that her upcoming wedding to Jamie Bell would still allow her to have women on the side? Obviously it’s doomed, but she still said it!
I love everything about your post!
Totally agree, Tapioca. I don’t really see a problem with a consensual “arrangement”, as long as people aren’t being harassed/assaulted/molested (which *may* be the case here). The difficult part from my side is that they have kids. How do they fare in this? This arrangement is beyond “untraditional”. Would probably be rough on the kids when/if they find out….
HA! My first thought was that I would have concerns if the man was bi, and having unsafe sex with men (aka “rough buttsex,” which cracks me up (no pun intended). Then again, it’s none of my business what their private life is, unless of course he’s committing a crime.
If I were stupid enough to enter into this type of arrangement, I would be worried as hell about AIDS.
And SAFE. You forgot safe. If you’re married and having piece(s) on the side, you have a responsibility to your spouse and your children to be safe.
The “not sexually assaulting people” goes without saying.
The picture of him with the fry sticking out of his mouth is hilarous. He doesn’t look like John Travolta right there. In fact, he kind of looks like my dad in that picture (sorry, Dad). Too funny.
Is he talking to someone in these (repulsive) photos? I hope so because otherwise he appears to be having a conversation with voices in his head.
I’m guessing the people taking his image. He doesn’t like that.
Q #2: Why does he have an Ace bandage around his hand in only 1 image. Did he take it off or put it on after the image pointing to his rape-palm? Seems like odd placement.
Lol! That photo of Justin T and Jessica Biel looks like they’re sharing a string of spaghetti a la Lady and The Tramp!! Ugh!!!!
So, are JT’s people going to sue Star magazine for the slanderous things they’ve printed???
Libel = printed
Slander = spoken (they both start with ‘s’, so it’s easy to remember).
Can’t sue unless you can prove it’s not true. Neither JT nor his ‘church’ want that shitstorm rolling down on them.
So….we HAVE PICTURES of you bald. Don’t you think the wig game can be retired, now?
His black hair reminds me of that spraypaint ‘flocking’ they sell in craft stores.
No effing kidding.
I hope so. The au naturel look is frankly better than the wax dummy wig.
John’s in trouble, Allred is a great attorney. She may be grating, but she NEVER SHUTS UP—which is part of being a great attorney.
Go Gloria! maybe your fat mouth can make John just ‘come out’ and END HIS CHARADE.
Kelly is on contract, sure. But I do feel sorry that she will have to act shocked and humiliated b/c John can’t stop hand-raping dudes at the gym.
Some of the articles I’ve read about the business that is the SCI church, makes me think that there’s probably an army of scientology lawyers out there digging up dirt and making threats against anyone that threatens their cashcows. Maybe the tabs are starting to smell blood in the water; The Enquirer has been trying for years. Personally, I’d like to see them all get exposed for the criiminal freaks they are.
They don’t just ‘make threats’, they carry them out.
Allred is too high-profile to be in physical danger, but these random John Does should really watch their step!
I agree. There is a lot going on with the Co$ in this- surely. Co$ claims to “heal” homosexuality so these claims would be a huge hit to their defenses. I hope at least one of these guys are creditable and JT gets his dirty laundry hung out in lawn. They are all criminals- agreed!
The original Dianetics stated :”The sexual pervert such as homosexuality, lesbianism, sexual sadism, etc., is actually quite ill physically…”
But the COS long ago removed that language and they have since said publicly that they do not denounce homosexuality. Today, there are many openly gay Scientologists.
Not defending COS in any way, shape, or form, but I just read a 50 pg article in the NYer about it (somebody posted it on another JT post, forget who it was but thanks! It was really interesting) so hopefully just shedding some light…
but didn’t Paul Haggis leave Co$ not so long ago because of their stance on homosexuality? He wrote a massive piece about his decision as well.
I don’t doubt that scientology now recognizes that there are plenty of wealthy gays and lesbians who they could target if they dropped some of the worst and most out-dated language, but I’ve always been under the impression that higher-ups maintain that view and enforce it to some degree. But I’m not CoS, so this is mostly speculation.
From what I have read, the word of law will always come from Ron L. What he thought and what he wanted will always be #1 to the “serious” Scientologists. JT joined Co$ in the 70s- decades before the gay-friendly turn in doctrine.
The RP spin that they feed to new “spenders” who will never reach Clear is what you are referring to. Unlike most religions, there are 2 sets of doctrine for Scientologists. The pre-clear idea that the “church” provides dietary vitamins and pop-can confessions is for the beginners. The Clear get to learn about the truth of Xenu and superhuman abilities (remember Kate’s run in the Boston Marathon?).
Ron L’s gay son Quentin is seen as a victim because many believe he took his own life due to the vitriol of the “church.”
http://www.xenu-directory.net/victims/hubbard1.html
Wiki has a piece on it that I believe looks to be sourced fairly well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_topics_and_Scientology
“Today, there are many openly gay Scientologists.”
I know some CO$ zombies and absolutely do not believe this.
Uh….no. I seriously doubt that there are any self professed gay members of scientology. They claim to “cure” homosexuality. There would be no reason for Travolta and Tom Cruise to deny if it was O.K., they tend to ridicule “weak minds” that allow such perversion. Scientologists are nasty people.
You guys have seen my many, many posts about CO$ and my family, therefore intimate knowledge of it, plus I’ve read all the stuff on it.
They do NOT embrace homosexuality. They still arrange short marriages and divorces according to their whims.
John’s got bigger problems than being gay though. I mean if he was just gay, I’m sure he could find someone willing to have a discrete relationship with him. But he’s not looking for that. He is being aggressive and manhandling people who don’t WANT to be groped. There is a difference between being homosexual and being a predator. And if these stories are true, he is a predator (and homosexual).
Delta…spot on. Of course I don’t like the lying and deceiving of the general public because he is a celeb whose life is dependent upon the money he makes or has made on the public’s choice to pay to see one of his movies.
I do suspect that there are not as many “victims” as is claimed, but one is one too many. However unfortunate, most victims of sexual harrassment and assault never report it to the police because of shame. Sad but true.
As far as his “wife”, I don’t feel one bit sorry for her…she deserves whatever shit is heaped on her and to feel shitty over the scandal because she has perpetuated this whole life lie too. I do feel sorry for their kids (even if he wasn’t the sperm donor).
Spot on! He is a sexual predator. If these incidents were consensual (and it doesn’t sound like they were), it would be different.
It doesn’t matter that his victims are male, he’s still a sexual predator and he needs to be stopped.
This story turns my stomach completely. It’s just too sad that he’s holding on to some antiquated notion that he needs to stay in the closet. Of course, over time the blind groping in the closet may have become the turn-on and if he came out, the excitement might vanish.
Again, I ask you WHY AREN’T THE POLICE INVOLVED?! When women are sexually assaulted, isn’t the first response normally (I repeat, normally) to immediately inform police in order to bring criminal charges against the CRIMINAL so they will be brought to justice and to prevent them from harming anyone else again? Registered sex offender anyone??
Men are less likely to file sexual assault charges. There was a report out a few years ago about this. Only a very, very small percentage of male sexual assault or rape victims report the crime to the police.
You’re absolutely right. But these men aren’t having any trouble coming forward for money. What’s the difference? I was under the impression that sexual assault victims remained anonymous in court, names withheld and whatnot, just as these men are doing now. I’m no expert. It just astounds me how, if JT is truly the criminal they accuse him of being, they can sleep at night knowing he’s still free to victimize others.
He needs a magician of a publicist to clean this sh-t up. I don’t think he’ll ever come out. He’s been hiding it for way too long at this point.
Plus, Kelly is a liability for him. Lainey said they have some kind of agreement going on, and I’m sure he wouldn’t want to mess that up for her.
This is like the Tiger Woods of Masseurs. All of em’ are just popping out of the wood work.
I’m sorry their son died (three years ago?). A parent’s grief.
I’d like to think that with the way society’s views on homosexuality are changing, gay men (and women) will hopefully no longer feel the need to create these charade marriages for cover and then live their private lives like criminals…which in John’s case seems to have led to actual criminal behavior. The whole thing is a damn shame.
And for what it’s worth, I have no respect for Kelly if she is in (and I think we can assume she is) an “arrangement” because that’s nothing more than being a gold digger who specializes in bearding. She has no career to speak of really, so it’s all got to be so she can have the spoils of fame and wealth that come from being married to him. I’m curious to see how this plays out ultimately on her end.
CNN is saying John Doe #2 fired his lawyer, and therefore dropped the suit.
ROL has that Doe #2 fired Okorocha and hired Allred to rep him, so I don’t think it’s dropped, per se.
Gloooriaaaaaa!!!!! I was just thinking about it yesterday. She heard me.
Things must be bad, he’s out in public with his natural hairline.
Of course he prefers the spa/massage/gym route. It’s easier to claim a ‘misunderstanding’. “Oh I was nude? Well I was getting a massage!” “Did I touch you? No I was just rolling over!”
I really don’t care that JT is gay, at all.
If his wife is fine and happy with their arrangement, whatever. Their lives, their choice.
Only bad thing about this story is the fact that JT sexually assaulted guys instead of having consensual hook ups with men. C’mon, get a side piece and role play masseuse if that’s what gets you off. You don’t have to harass and grope guys.
disgusting, just as it would be if he did this to women.
Hope this isn’t a repost as I don’t have time to read everyone’s comments above… did you hear about what JT did to Jeff Conway in the 90’s? Apparently Jeff was sleeping and awoke to find JT giving him a bj. It torpedoed their friendship, and is said that Jeff alluded to the incident in a note when he attempted suicide. Travolta appears to be completely c*ck crazy…
Where is Oprah when you need her, huh? I mean, isn’t she his ‘best friend’ or he her ‘favorite fantasy man’? come on O, help out your gay best friend….
Gloria Allred’s “official” job is to destroy careers. It is quite obvious she is given a “target” and her media friends/relatives roll out the red carpet for her.
Mystery victims come scurrying out of the walls like the roaches they are.
Wonder who Travolta pissed off? Someone in hollywood obviously put out a media hit-job on the poor guy.
The Daily Fail has ana interesting article today:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2145792/John-Travolta-tried-perform-oral-sex-act-Grease-star-Jeff-Conaway-sleeping.html
Wow, he really is one fucked up geezer isn’t he old JT?
BTW, when we were kids, in Grease days, we thought it was hilarious to call him John Revolting and her, Olivia Neutron Bomb. Guess it was true all along huh?
Snowpea……..
And then magazine after magazine, show after show, the evening news (seems like everyone) taunts the poor target (this time John Travolta) all hours/24 hours a day.
Wonder WHO owns all these magazines, tv shows and news stations and how do they so precisely plan their horrible and relentless attacks on people?
is this suppose to be news? Everyone knows he plays for the other team lol I live in vancouver canada and my friends bf yrs back worked in a posh vancouver hotel and everytime John came to visit he asked for a male escort! I don’t kow why all these male actors have to have fake wives ,own it already!!!!!!!!
He is Bi sexual. His wife knows it .. he knows it. Not Gay. BI.
Grow up people. You have no idea what goes on behind closed doors.