Robert Randolph sued claiming a letter by Travolta lawyer Marty Singer made false statements in retaliation for publishing "You'll Never Spa in This Town Again" and participating in a Gawker article.

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John Travolta, left, and Marty Singer

John Travolta and his Hollywood lawyer have prevailed in a defamation lawsuit brought by the author of a book that claims the actor engaged in homosexual activities in bath houses.

As The Hollywood Reporter first reported in June, Robert Randolph, who wrote You'll Never Spa in This Town Again and participated in a 2010 Gawker article called "The Secret Sex Life of John Travolta," sued the actor and attorney Marty Singer claiming he had been damaged by Singer's media statements in response to the book and article. When the Gawker piece was published, Singer responded with a lengthy letter to the gossip website denying the allegations and making several incendiary claims, including that Randolph had spent time in mental institutions and suffered from brain damage.

Randolph, who claimed his memory is not impaired, called the statements trade libel and alleged in a lawsuit that they "sought to disparage the quality of [Randolph's] property and reputation and to induce members of the public to believe [Randolph] is an unreliable source and thus abstain from purchasing" his book.

Travolta and Singer responded to the suit with an anti-SLAPP motion under California law, which bars lawsuits that infringe certain First Amendment rights. And after oral argument in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, judge Malcolm Mackey issued a tentative ruling dismissing the case, finding that Singer's letter was a protected pre-litigation demand letter and not subject to a defamation claim. The tentative ruling must still be made official, but judges do not often overrule their tentative decisions in anti-SLAPP cases.

"Defendant Singer has amply established that he sent the 11/23/10 letter to Gawker Media in good faith and in serious consideration of litigation," the tentative decision reads. "As such, the letter is privileged...."

The judge also ruled that Randolph had not proven he was damaged at all by Singer's letter (in fact, it was noted that Randolph was able to use the Singer letter to further promote the book).

The tentative win for Travolta and Singer comes on the heels of the dismissal of two May lawsuits by masseurs who claimed Travolta had touched them inappropriately and subjected them to unwanted sexual advances. Those cases were withdrawn voluntarily.

Travolta and Singer were represented in court by Lynda Goldman and Todd Eagan of Singer's law firm Lavely & Singer.

Randolph attorney Sarah Golden did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Proof to not mess with the Scientologist.U will never win....

[Edited 9/27/12 15:57pm]

well then. that'll put an end to this thing.

XxAxX said:

well then. that'll put an end to this thing.

.....except we all know now that John Travolta is definitely bi on a down low.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Are you implying that it's OK for John to cheat on his wife Kelly with other men on the down low behind her back?

Never said that U did..U don't know what goes on behind his doors.Until U do or witnessed it or participated in it . ..Then U can't confirm any of it...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Never said that U did..U don't know what goes on behind his doors.Until U do or witnessed it or participated in it . ..Then U can't confirm any of it...

I don't have to because I already know the score. It's f***ing Hollywood and their own brand of Illuminati-driven foolishness, including all of those stories/rumors about underground sex parties, child star molestations, and all that other crap. So shame on you for choosing to be a naive blind sheep to the ugly facts.

As for John specifically, he still has to take responsibility for putting himself in that situation at those spas to begin with.

U seem like U get off on the fact of your fantasizing about all the dirty things U want them to do behind closed doors. Shame on U! Maybe U should write an erotic book to get ur rocks off on. Then U can fulfill ur every dirty fantasy u always have about Quincy, Tupaq & Tevin..Because ur obsessed with talking about it boo boo....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

U seem like U get off on the fact of your fantasizing about all the dirty things U want them to do behind closed doors. Shame on U! Maybe U should write an erotic book to get ur rocks off on. Then U can fulfill ur every dirty fantasy u always have about Quincy, Tupaq & Tevin..Because ur obsessed with talking about it boo boo....

When it comes to conspiracies, are you going to be a real man (or woman) and learn to handle the truth OR are you going to be a sheep for the rest of your life by accepting what the corporate media wants you to believe?!?

You see like you get off from being a naive sheep on a level worse than Pollyanna. But I progress.

I was just watching 'Grease' a few days ago love that movie

TonyVanDam said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

U seem like U get off on the fact of your fantasizing about all the dirty things U want them to do behind closed doors. Shame on U! Maybe U should write an erotic book to get ur rocks off on. Then U can fulfill ur every dirty fantasy u always have about Quincy, Tupaq & Tevin..Because ur obsessed with talking about it boo boo....

When it comes to conspiracies, are you going to be a real man (or woman) and learn to handle the truth OR are you going to be a sheep for the rest of your life by accepting what the corporate media wants you to believe?!?

You see like you get off from being a naive sheep on a level worse than Pollyanna. But I progress.

I've seen more than U ever could know. I am in the entertainment industry myself. So I am also firecely protective of it. I won't let anybody on here constantly come up with these fake conspiracies to get people talking. John won his case & most all those other accusations we're thrown out & dropped. U see U don't hear about them anymore.That is why I made this thread. To put the final nail in th coffin... So go on to somebody else.

Also Quincy just put an end to ur accusations about him in his last interview...

TonyVanDam said:

XxAxX said:

well then. that'll put an end to this thing.

.....except we all know now that John Travolta is definitely bi on a down low.

co-sign

TonyVanDam said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Are you implying that it's OK for John to cheat on his wife Kelly with other men on the down low behind her back?

How do you know it's behind her back? Maybe they have an open marriage. We have no idea about their marriage, so.......................

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

TonyVanDam said:

When it comes to conspiracies, are you going to be a real man (or woman) and learn to handle the truth OR are you going to be a sheep for the rest of your life by accepting what the corporate media wants you to believe?!?

You see like you get off from being a naive sheep on a level worse than Pollyanna. But I progress.

I've seen more than U ever could know. I am in the entertainment industry myself. So I am also firecely protective of it. I won't let anybody on here constantly come up with these fake conspiracies to get people talking. John won his case & most all those other accusations we're thrown out & dropped. U see U don't hear about them anymore.That is why I made this thread. To put the final nail in th coffin... So go on to somebody else.

Also Quincy just put an end to ur accusations about him in his last interview...

.....which pretty tells me THE real reason why you are trying too damn hard to stop me from talking about the evil that YOU know damn good and well does exist and has aways existed within the entertainment industry.

Thank you for confirming you role as a part-time disinformation agent.

OFF-TOPIC: I already said what I wanted to say in the Quincy Jones thread. And I still stand by my words when I said that he was still full of bullshit. I will NOT take that back.

Empress said:

TonyVanDam said:

Are you implying that it's OK for John to cheat on his wife Kelly with other men on the down low behind her back?

How do you know it's behind her back? Maybe they have an open marriage. We have no idea about their marriage, so.......................

Wrong. Will & Jada have an open marriage and we know THAT much because they both publicly admitted that on only 2 different occasions.

John & Kelly is/was another story. Their marriage had the image of some traditional family values until the stories about John going to mostly all male spas on the down low were reported the moment John's cover was blown.

Prince recommended him a damn good lawyer.

TonyVanDam said:

Empress said:

How do you know it's behind her back? Maybe they have an open marriage. We have no idea about their marriage, so.......................

Wrong. Will & Jada have an open marriage and we know THAT much because they both publicly admitted that on only 2 different occasions.

John & Kelly is/was another story. Their marriage had the image of some traditional family values until the stories about John going to mostly all male spas on the down low were reported the moment John's cover was blown.

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vainandy said:

Prince recommended him a damn good lawyer.

Most likely that damn good lawyer is a Freemason!

no disrespect to Jamie Starr!