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Ellie · August 31st, 2006, 03:30 PM

John Travolta claim and retraction

Barresi (foreground) in a still from the 1985 film Perfect.

According to an investigative report by Mark Ebner, "Barresi moved sharply higher on the Hollywood notoriety scale in 1990 when The National Enquirer ran a front-page story showcasing his claim that he'd had a two-year relationship with John Travolta. Barresi told the tabloid he'd met Travolta in 1982 when the actor followed him into the shower room of an L.A. health club." [4] According to Jim D'Entremont of The Guide, Barresi said his relationship with Travolta continued through the filming of Perfect, but had cooled by 1990, when Travolta passed over Barresi for a personal trainer job. Barresi asked for and received $100,000 from The Enquirer in exchange for the details of his relationship with Travolta. [22] The issue was published on May 8, 1990, [23] but several months later, Barresi retracted his story, saying in a letter to Travolta's attorney that he'd never engaged in gay activity with Travolta. [24] Barresi told The Guide's Jim D'Entremont that he did so with assurances from Travolta's attorney that the affair could be brought "to a soft landing" if he issued a retraction and an apology: "I was having a nervous breakdown… I just wanted it to be over. But when the dust settled, I regretted the retraction a lot more than I regretted that initial call to the Enquirer.

August 31st, 2006, 03:30 PM	#34 (permalink)
Ellie Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 40	John Travolta claim and retraction Barresi (foreground) in a still from the 1985 film Perfect. According to an investigative report by Mark Ebner, "Barresi moved sharply higher on the Hollywood notoriety scale in 1990 when The National Enquirer ran a front-page story showcasing his claim that he'd had a two-year relationship with John Travolta. Barresi told the tabloid he'd met Travolta in 1982 when the actor followed him into the shower room of an L.A. health club." [4] According to Jim D'Entremont of The Guide, Barresi said his relationship with Travolta continued through the filming of Perfect, but had cooled by 1990, when Travolta passed over Barresi for a personal trainer job. Barresi asked for and received $100,000 from The Enquirer in exchange for the details of his relationship with Travolta. [22] The issue was published on May 8, 1990, [23] but several months later, Barresi retracted his story, saying in a letter to Travolta's attorney that he'd never engaged in gay activity with Travolta. [24] Barresi told The Guide's Jim D'Entremont that he did so with assurances from Travolta's attorney that the affair could be brought "to a soft landing" if he issued a retraction and an apology: "I was having a nervous breakdown… I just wanted it to be over. But when the dust settled, I regretted the retraction a lot more than I regretted that initial call to the Enquirer.