2012-05-09, Marlow Stern, Daily Beast
News of an incredibly graphic $2 million lawsuit by a "John Doe" masseur against
John Travolta, which broke Monday, may have come as a surprise to some fans of the actor, who projects an image of a smiling heartthrob on-screen and an adoring family man off.
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in
Los Angeles, an unnamed male masseur accuses the 58-year-old Pulp Fiction star of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, saying Travolta came on to him several times during a massage session at the
Beverly Hills Hotel in January. And on Tuesday, a second "John Doe" masseur, represented by the same attorney, filed another $2 million sexual-assault suit against Travolta, claiming "substantial documentation and numerous witnesses regarding the substance of Travolta's actions." Travolta's lawyer has denied both men's accusations, saying of the new suit, "This second 'anonymous' claim is just as absurd and ridiculous as the first one."
For anyone who's been following Travolta's life off-screen, however, rumors of a sexual preference for men have persisted for years.