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A Fourth Man Speaks Out Against John Travolta's Allegedly Creepy Massage Table Antics
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John Travolta's antics on the massage table got him blacklisted from the spa of Fifth Avenue hotel for years, according to a fourth man who is stepping forward to complain about the star's allegedly creepy behavior.When Travolta would visit the Peninsula Hotel for a massage, he would yank his towel off, stick his butt in the air and grind the massage table, a long-time former masseur there Michael Caputo told the New York Daily News.
"Travolta would always request a man for his massage, but after a while no one would take him because of his inappropriate behavior," Caputo said. He said Travolta was banished to the hotel's "no-thigh-zone" for three years after an insurrection about a decade ago.
Travolta's attorney Marty Singer says the allegations are nonsense, and points out Travolta went to the spa there six months ago: "If he was banned, do you think he’d ever go back?"
Caputo is the third masseur and fourth man in the last week to come forward to complain about being sexually harassed or assaulted. A lawyer representing the first "John Doe" to come forward with a complaint has dropped his client after it turned out that on the day of the alleged assault in Beverly Hills, Travolta was actually in New York.
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Pasadena-based attorney Okorie Okorocha told the New York Post that John Doe 1 still has a case but he needs another attorney. Okorocha is still representing John Doe 2, who worked at a five-star Atlanta resort where Travolta stayed while filming "Killing Season." A third man not connected to Okorocha, Fabian Zanzi accused Travolta of giving him a hug while he was naked and offering $12,000 to have sex with him.
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