John Travolta may have offered one of his accusers a big bucks settlement to go away.
John Travolta's legal team offered $125,000 last week to muzzle one of the masseurs who accused the actor of sexual battery, a source told the Daily News.
The “Pulp Fiction” star’s camp allegedly floated the six-figure sum to Atlanta-based massage therapist John Truesdale to withdraw his federal lawsuit. And, according to the source close to Truesdale, Team Travolta wanted the accuser to keep his trap shut.
“That is completely false,” said Travolta’s lawyer, Marty Singer.
The lawyer has repeatedly denied Truesdale’s allegations, calling them “ridiculous.” He said in a statement last week that Travolta’s accusers wouldn’t be getting a red cent.
“Not one penny has been paid nor do we have any intention to pay any money for these ridiculous and false claims,” Singer said in the statement.
Truesdale, a burly black belt and former U.S. Army medic, reportedly turned down the proposal. Soon after, he fired his original attorney Okorie Okorocha and hired famed celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, the source said.
Okorocha declined comment on the alleged settlement. He and Allred have been at each other’s throats since he accused her of poaching Truesdale. She denied the accusation, calling Okorocha’s claims “outrageous and defamatory.”
Truesdale withdrew the $2 million federal lawsuit against Travolta on Thursday. He also couldn’t be reached for comment on the reported settlement offer. The News was the first to identify the 250-pound masseur who filed the suit anonymously on May 8 — known then as John Doe No. 2.Jacked from The New York Daily News
2 comments:
I simple background check on Truesdale will find a string of false claims and dismissals. The "burly" Truesdale can be found on A4A,Grinder and several gay sites offering his services. He thinks he saw an easy mark with Travola !
I still think John paid everyone off.
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