Five hotel staffers have made allegations against John Travolta
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The identity of one of the first men to accuse John Travolta of sexual battery has been revealed.
John Truesdale, formerly known as John Doe No. 2, was unmasked on Saturday as the second man to make the accusation.
John Truesdale, formerly known as John Doe No. 2, was unmasked on Saturday as the second man to make the accusation.
The 40-year-old massage therapist filed a lawsuit on May 8 claiming that the movie star accosted him in a hotel suite in January.
Five hotel staffers have made allegations against John Travolta
He has since retracted the allegation and dropped his lawyer, Okorie Okorocha, in favour of celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.
Truesdale's anominity was lifted after he was tracked down and publicly named by the New York Daily News, at his home in Smyrna, Georgia.
The 6ft, 250-pound married dad confirmed that he works at the Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta spa. He is a certified nail technician and a licenced massage therapist.
He refused to discuss details of his withdrawn $2 million lawsuit with the paper, in which he claimed Travolta stripped naked and ‘humped’ a massage table in his private suite on January 28.
The original claim stated that the Pulp Fiction star had ‘spread his butt cheeks’ and asked the masseuse to perform an excessive amount of work to be done on his rear end.
It detailed that Travolta had allegedly gropped Truesdale’s thighs a grabbed in between his legs, before pleasuring himself and ‘forcibly’ hugging him.
In a statement Gloria Allred confirmed that she represents Truesdale adding that ‘we have a great confidence in him’.
It is not yet known whether Allred, who also represents the first John Doe, will file a new lawsuit against Travolta.
It is not yet known whether Allred, who also represents the first John Doe, will file a new lawsuit against Travolta.
John Truesdale's claim that Travolta gropped him in the Mandarin Oriental hotel (pictured) has since been withdrawn
Five hotel staffers have come forward with similar allegations but Travolta’s attorney, Marty Singer, has adamantly denies the claims.
He said the accusers are 'seeking their 15 minutes of fame'. He added: 'Not one penny has been paid, nor do we have any intention to pay any money for these ridiculous and false claims.'
John Doe No.1 also withdrew his lawsuit against John Travolta and dropped his lawyer
Okorocha has threatened to sue Allred, claiming she “poached” Truesdale, according to the Daily News.
'Nobody else wanted John Doe 2’s case, to go up against Travolta,' he said.
'I was the only one. . . And I was willing to file under John Doe and take all the heat and the death threats myself.
'Then once I get the case to national prominence, (Allred) takes over. It’s illegal.'
Okorocha has also been dropped by John Doe No.1, who claimed Travolta gropped him in the Beverly Hills Hotel in California on January 16.
He, too has withdrawn his lawsuit and hired Allred after evidence indicated that Travolta was in New York at the time of the alleged attack.
Culled from The Daily Mail UK.
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