Victory: John Travolta has emerged victorious in a legal battle over tell all book.
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John Travolta has emerged victorious in a legal battle against the author of a book who claims the actor frequented gay bathhouses.
Robert Randolph, author of You'll Never Spa in This Town Again, has unsuccessfully sued Travolta for libel.
Randolph claimed Travolta and his lawyer conspired to discredit him and his book by spreading lies about his mental health.
A letter fired off and allegedly leaked by Travolta's lawyer Marty Singer also stated Randolph's book was packed with lies.
Subsequently the judge overseeing the case dismissed it today, agreeing with Travolta and Singer's lawyer Lynda Goldman.The judge ruled the letter was a legitimate part of the legal dispute over the book, and therefore protected by the First Amendment.
This means essentially that Travolta and Singer cannot be sued over the letter. Meanwhile, Travolta has faced a barrage of gay claims.
Compounded with allegations by a slew of characters citing his inappropriate same sex advances.
In recent months, the celebrity Scientologists sexuality became a hot topic again when he was accused by several men of sexually harassing them.
Believe!: Travolta at a photocall for the film Savages in Rome.
Travolta has long remained mum about his sexuality and though he has denied the accusations.
The actor has also yet to speak openly about the allegations of sexual impropriety.
In May, three months after the aforementioned tell-all book was released, two masseurs filed lawsuits.
They claimed he had inappropriately touched them in incidents in Beverly Hills and Atlanta.
Both men whose identities were withheld in court documents dropped their lawsuits later that month.
Now, two more claims have surfaced.
Promotional rounds: John, Salma Hayek and Oliver Stone at the Savages photocall at Hotel de Russie in Rome earlier this week.
One was from a man who filed an assault-and-battery claim against Travolta in U.S. District Court on June 21 for an incident he alleges occurred on a cruise ship in 2009.
Fabian Zanzi, a cruise-ship employee, claims Travolta made unwanted sexual advances toward him and is asking for a jury trial to determine compensation.
The next day, Robert Randolph filed is lawsuit against the actor and his lawyer for libel in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Culled from The Daily Mail UK.
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