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Look Who's Touching, Too: Third Man Says John Travolta Sexually Harassed Him
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Zoinks! A third man has publicly revealed he believes he was a victim of sexual harassment at the hands of actor John Travolta.The latest accuser is Chilean-born Fabian Zanzi, who says "Travolta accosted him while he was working on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2009, and the actor was a guest on the boat," according to RadarOnline.
Zanzi's post with the cruise ship involved him handling VIP guests, however, it sounds like Travolta may have been the one doing the handling:
Zanzi told South American news website ABC.es that Travolta said, "He had something on his neck. I thought it was a fuzz. As I approached, he took off his white coat and was naked. He hugged me and asked me to do a massage." Zanzi alleges that Travolta offered $12,000 to have sex with him, but he says he refused.
Reports of a lawsuit filed are unconfirmed, but there is very definitely an existing lawsuit on behalf of two male massage therapists who both say that in separate incidents, Travolta couldn't keep it in his towel. The suit outlines in graphic detail a giddy Travolta insisting the masseur see, handle, and get busy with his erection.
But, in what could be construed as a "the actor doth protest too much" reaction, several people from the Travolta team have come forward to say that there's no way these incidents too place. Lawyers on the case are wrangling over the "Grease" stars whereabouts on the days in question, and now a costume designer is weighing in to say Travolta was across the country in New York when the earlier of the two incidents allegedly took place in Beverly Hills.
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