John Travolta Sued by Author

John Travolta is being sued by the author of a book exposing John's spa escapades long before the recent spate of accusations.

UNDER fire John Travolta faces another legal challenge centring on claims about his sexuality.

A man who wrote a book about the Hollywood star's alleged gay encounters has launched a libel lawsuit against him.

Robert Randolph insists that the star and his attorney discredited him by falsely claiming the writer had mental issues.

The claims were swiftly dismissed by Travolta as "absurd" and "meritless". The author says that comments made by the star damaged sales of You'll Never Spa In This Town Again, which purports to tell all about the Grease star's romps in massage parlours.

A statement from Travolta's spokesmans said: "The lawsuit filed by Robert Randolph is absurd. The suit is based on a privileged communication, and it will promptly be thrown out by the court.

"To evaluate the credibility of Robert Randolph and his ridiculous lawsuit one needs look no further than his own statements published on his website stating that he sustained 'permanent brain damage' and had to 'retrain' his brain.

"Mr. Travolta will aggressively defend himself against this lawsuit and expects to be fully vindicated when this meritless case is dismissed."

The actor's lawyer Marty Singer has also called the suit "ridiculous" and plans to take legal action "for malicious prosecution after the court promptly dismisses this baseless lawsuit".

The new lawsuit comes a month after the 58-year-old was rocked by allegations that he sexually assaulted two male masseurs in seperate incidents.

Jacked from The Sun