A new tell-all book from a former higher-up in the Church of Scientology has been released,
and it’s full of juicy details about the inner workings of the church, its nefarious activities,
and the actions they’ve taken to cover up things about their members. Among these cover-ups has
included the actions taken by the church over the years to squash rumors that one of their
most famous members, John Travolta, has been in the closet for decades. For many years, assorted
accusations, rumors, and even lawsuits have come out against the star, alleging him of, at the
least, carrying on gay relationships with assorted men. And at worst, committing assault against some
of them. But according to author Mike Rinder, not only was he personally responsible for ‘handling’
the rumors and making them go away for Travolta, but he also personally witnessed Travolta kissing
a male masseuse before joining the masseur in a private bedroom for some intimate time. Join
Facts Verse, as we present: New John Travolta Allegations Surface from Ex-Scientology Officer
Mike Rinder’s Book In his recent tell-all book about the
inner workings of Scientology, former high-ranking member Mike Rinder gives many juicy details about
the religion/cult that sheds light upon its super secretive operations. And he also sheds light
on the open secret of John Travolta’s perhaps fluid sexuality. Of course, in today’s society,
if Travolta were indeed gay, bisexual, or anything else, it wouldn’t be a big deal. But
in the anti-LGBTQ world of Scientology, it’s still considered a negative. So Travolta has long tried
to keep rumors of his sexual proclivities under the rug. According to Rinder’s book, however,
he witnessed Travolta kissing a male masseur. At the time, Rinder was in a hotel suite,
having been asked to help Travolta with some PR tasks. He says that while they were chatting,
Travolta’s masseur entered the room, clad in only a robe. The masseur then reportedly went directly
to Travolta and kissed him on the mouth. After which, Travolta informed the masseur that he’d
be in to join him in the adjoining bedroom in a minute. Rinder writes that he was shocked by the
brazen actions of Travolta and the masseur, considering they knew he was a bigwig in the
world of Scientology, and that being gay is not an acceptable thing for the church. Rinder
attributes it to the level of trust Travolta must have had in him that he’d keep the secret hidden.
Rinder was asked to help cover up Travolta’s sexuality
Amazingly enough, the PR issues that Rinder was there to discuss had to do with covering up rumors
of Travolta being gay. At that point the rumors and accusations regarding Travolta’s sex life had
been going around for a couple decades. Travolta had long been married to actress Kelly Preston,
and they had several kids together. Yet the stories and first-hand accounts of people who
claimed to have slept with Travolta were numerous. As early as the 1990s, various
male lovers of Travolta’s had come forward with their stories or had had their secrets exposed in
one way or another. This included people as varied as a porn actors to a fellow pilots.
But when the National Enquirer asked Travolta and his reps for quotes regarding an upcoming
story they were planning to run about his secret homosexuality, the Church of Scientology decided
to be proactive. They began a PR campaign to quell the rumors. This involved not only denying any
accusations but also in going after the sources and bringing lawsuits against media publications
that printed these types of rumors about Travolta. According to Rinder, the church was obsessed with
not tarnishing the image of the ‘perfect couple’ that Travolta and Preston had cultivated. He
says that the higher-ups in the church were also concerned that any confirmed rumors of Travolta’s
sexuality would cause panic in the church itself since Travolta is such an important
figurehead for them. Rinder also points out that the church officially claims not to be anti-gay,
but that they also believe is’ something that can be cured. So if Travolta were to ‘suffer’
from this ‘affliction’ it would reflect poorly on their beliefs and practices. Rinder expresses
a belief that Travolta would like have been able to be more open and public about his
sexuality over the last few decades, were it not for the negative influence of Scientology.
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Scientology and its gay celebrities Rinder’s book yet again confirms what
has been public knowledge about the Church of Scientology and its activism when it comes to
public relations for celebrity members who are potentially gay. And the church has had a fair
amount of success in keeping its members’ names out of the list of confirmed gay celebrities.
Despite numerous people who have come out and admitted to having relationships with Travolta,
for example, he managed to keep an image in the public of being a strong, heterosexual family
man who was devoted to Kelly Preston. This was in no small part due to the aggressive and litigious
nature of the church’s PR pushes. According to Rinder’s book, he and others were assigned with
‘handling’ (as the church likes to say) the rumors of homosexuality with its high-profile members.
Rinder tells of how a similar path was taken with Tom Cruise when it appeared that his marriage to
Nicole Kidman was crumbling from a lack of interest on Tom’s part. According to Rinder,
the head of the church, David Miscavige, instructed him to investigate what was
happening with Cruise. Rinder says they also hired Anthony Pellicano, a well-known investigator,
to tap Nicole’s phones and spy on her. A church higher-up, Marty Rathbun, also utilized a strategy
on Cruise and Kidman’s children that made them distrust their mother. The kid was taught that
Nicole was a “suppressive person.” After Cruise and Kidman got divorced in 2001,
Cruise doubled down on his belief in the church, and was more vocal than ever in its defense.
Kelly Preston’s Take Kelly Preston tragically died of breast cancer in
2020. But before that, she and John Travolta were in a seemingly happy 27-year marriage. But it’s
hard to imagine that she was unaware of Travolta’s well-known proclivity for being with men. After
many years’ worth of accusations from male acquaintances of John’s coming forward in
a variety of settings and even accusing him of sexual battery, this was clearly a known issue
to Preston. But former members of the church who have revealed secrets after leaving have weighed
in on the extent to which Kelly truly believed the rumors of her husband’s homosexuality. Karen de la
Carriere was once a top executive with the church of Scientology and was even trained personally by
founder L. Ron Hubbard. She’s known Travolta since 1975 and met Kelly a little later. She described
Travolta as “a bad boy who likes risky sexual adventures.” But she also points out that Preston
was more than likely aware of that. De la Carriere admits that it’s possible that Kelly was deluded
about it. But she claims it was more likely that she simply turned a deaf ear to the rumors. This
was made easier by the fact that the church pre-emptively trains its members not to believe
things they hear in the media. They are taught to dismiss negative claims against the church
or its members before any of those claims even come out. That way, when they are made public,
the members already don’t believe them. According to de la Carriere, Preston, like so many others
in the church, was trained to view the media as simply an evil entity that was trying to
destroy her husband and church. De la Carriere’s husband, Jeffrey Augustine, who was also a former
member of the church, added to her sentiment. He claimed that Travolta’s true passion lies
in aviation, rather than acting. But that it was Preston’s passion for the church that kept both
of them involved in it. Plus, added Augustine, it hasn’t ever made sense for Travolta to leave
the church. This is because since he not only is shielded from their more nefarious activities but
also because they provide a constant stream of PR and legal help for him and his family. Plus,
Kelly was the ‘true believer’. So John’s love for his wife meant that he didn’t question
the church. So despite having potential reckless and dark tendencies, Travolta
has remained a part of Scientology for decades. Mike Rinder also backed up the claim that Kelly
was much more of a believer than John. And as such, John and Jelly were subject to the same
levels of control as many other members. Rinder pointed out that the church has a
strong hold over the lives and decision making of its members, even the super famous ones.
Now it’s time to hear from you. Do you think that John Travolta has been leading a double
life as a closeted gay man? Or do you think that the rumors, allegations,
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