“Kelly is a much more dedicated Scientologist than John,” said Mike Rinder, the former top spokesman for the Church of Scientology and previously one of its main “enforcers.” “Scientology dictates every choice in life and informs every decision a Scientologist makes.” One said she “anchors” Travolta and that he relies on her strength and is “terrified” of losing her. Though Preston’s acting career can’t compare to Travolta’s, several former high-ranking Scientologists, all of whom left the church around 2010, told The Daily Beast that Preston is the “hard-core” devotee. Some say that much of the Travolta/Preston staying power, at least when it comes to their image and long marriage, is due to the steeliness of the outwardly easygoing Preston. Jett Travolta was 16 in 2009 when he died in the Bahamas, apparently after having a seizure and hitting his head in the bath. Both couples also lost a son.įrank Gotti was 12 in 1980 when he was accidentally hit by a neighbor’s car. Gotti, who described himself as a plumbing salesman on tax returns, never admitted publicly to leading a double life. Nor has Travolta.
There are several eerie parallels between Travolta and Preston and John and Victoria Gotti. lawyer Marty Singer, who, along with Scientology bosses, has “handled” all the allegations of assault or harassment against Travolta much as Gotti’s flamboyant attorney, Bruce Cutler, won three dramatic courtroom victories for his client. Some of that is due to Travolta’s fearsome L.A. Scandal doesn’t stick to Travolta-or seem to affect Preston, at least so far. Teflon Don? Meet Teflon John: adored husband, family man, and still the biggest star to hit the Croisette this year, unless you count Kendall Jenner. Travolta, incredibly, not only managed to find another investor to ensure a theatrical run, he talked Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival, into letting Gotti hold its premiere at the Salle Bunuel inside the Palais des Festivals. Gotti was supposed to go straight to video in December 2017 before being reportedly dumped by Lionsgate a week before its release.
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“Leave it up to ‘Teflon Don’ to get a movie made that seems to clear him of all charges more than 15 years after his death.” “It mostly portrays John Gotti as a loving family man and altogether likeable guy,” said The Hollywood Reporter.
The man, after all, was a murderer who was serving a life sentence without possibility of parole when he died of throat cancer in federal prison in 2002. It got terrible reviews at Cannes for, among many reasons, its oddly pro-Gotti tone. Gotti was more than eight years in the making and lists 44 producers. “My gorgeous hubby!” she captions one image. To mark the occasion, Preston told me eagerly that she’s just opened an Instagram account, urged on by her 18-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu, and it’s filled with photos of her looking loved-up with Travolta. Just as #MeToo hit the Croisette this year, the pair looked relaxed and happy as they brought Travolta’s passion project to Cannes. She’s been trained to think that these are evil people making things up.” Travolta previously hit headlines in 2012 after he was slapped with three separate suits for sexual battery, which were all subsequently withdrawn.“Kelly’s been trained to not believe what she hears in the media. I think that’s why it (gay rumours) persists, to some degree.” He continues, “Other people may attack it back (sic) more than I do, but I let all the media stuff go a long time ago because I can’t control it.
It happens on many levels.”īut Travolta, 60, refuses to get himself worked up over the unfounded gossip. He tells, “This is every celebrity’s Achilles heel. Travolta has long been subjected to speculation over his sexuality, despite being married to actress Kelly Preston since 1991, and he is convinced Gotterba’s reasons for going public with his accusations are simply rooted in money – just like his previous accusers. The Grease star is currently fighting legal action from Douglas Gotterba, who is seeking to write a tell-all book about an alleged romance with the actor, which he claims took place while he was working for the star’s Alto aircraft company in the 1980s. John Travolta has dismissed allegations suggesting he enjoyed a steamy gay affair with his former pilot, insisting all of his supposed former lovers are simply chasing a big pay day.