But it was more about his need to make a living that drive him to retract the story. It wouldn't surprise me if Scientonuts put pressure on him as well. The award winning actor is fighting legal action from Douglas Gotterba. Barresi's career was hurt by his confession to the tabloid that he and Travolta were lovers.
In a recent interview, John Travolta dismissed the recent allegations suggesting he had a steamy gay affair with his former pilot and insisted all of the former alleged lovers were simply after a big pay day. Gotteba claim the he was interviewed and than hired for the pilot job. John Travolta opens up about the recent gay affair allegations. Doug Gotteba, who was Travolta pilot at the time claimed that his sexual relationship, which began with the actor in 1981. Of course, Travolta and Preston have every right to keep details about their son's health private, but some believe the high-profile parents could have made a positive impact regarding autism awareness if they'd shared their experience sooner. In 2004, after hearing about the sexual assault cases an ex-lover to Travolta came forward to support the gay rumors that were circuiting. She shared they had fallen in love with each other on the set of the 1989 movie, Look Who’s. I know him pretty welland I know the love. During an appearance on The Dan Wootton Interview podcast in September 2018. "We would try all different things, and I felt when we were able to keep certain things at a bare minimum and do as healthy as possible, he did so much better," she said on an episode of The Doctors (via the New York Daily News.) "He was coming out of the autism," she claimed. However, actress Kirstie Alley said she was sure that Travolta wasn’t gay. "I strongly believe as a mother, as does my husband, that there are certain contributing factors that lead to autism," she said, citing circumstances during her pregnancy and Jett's infancy that she thinks played a role in his development. According to Us Weekly, Preston spoke about it for the first time nearly four years after Jett's 2009 death. Famous actor John Travolta finally addresses previous allegations of his homosexuality brought out by a former employee.