The April 3, 1987 agreement allegedly states - You
hereby represent that you have not and will not
disclose, communicate, use, nor permit the use of, in
any fashion, any personal (i.e., those matters not
customarily disclosed by Employer other than to
insiders, in the case of [Atlo], or close friends in the
case of Travolta), confidential or proprietary
information about Employer or any principals of Employer
that you obtained during your employment with Employer (Gotterba
legal response).
Gotterba continued to discuss his plans to write the
book, "tell the story of his life and those involved in
it," including his personal relationship with Travolta”.
According to Gotterba, he was "unwillingly thrust" into
the gossip tabloids by public revelations from another
former Travolta employee. As
a result Travolta’s attorney filed a cease-and-desist
order and filed a anti-SLAPP motion to stop Gotterba's
complaint. However, on Tuesday Justice Arthur Gilbert of
the California Courts of Appeal in Second District gave
Gotterba approval to present his case before the court.
The attorney for Travolta stated 'While we believe the
court should have thrown out Gotterba’s lawsuit at the
outset, ultimately, he will not prevail on his claim.
John Travolta addressed his former pilots lawsuit which alleged alleged a sexual relationship by stating “This is every
celebrity’s Achilles heel. It’s just about people
wanting money. That’s all. It happens on many levels.”
Update - September 18, 2014 - Gotterba responds to
Travolta's comments he said "What John Travolta said
about me in a recent interview is an inaccurate
description of what our court case is about. Our dispute
is purely about declaratory relief and will be a
non-monetary judgment. This is about the truth and my
right for a court to decide who is telling the truth,
not for Mr. Travolta to make a judgment."
Gotterba has alleged he and Travolta enjoyed a sexual relationship when he
was under his employment. Travolta's attorneys had
suggested that Gotterba signed a confidentiality
agreement which precludes Gotterba from speaking about
their relationship or employment activities. However in
July a California appeals court
ruled that Gotterba would be able to argue his case that
he does not have a confidentiality agreement with
Travolta.
In 2009, a cruise ship
attendant, Fabian Zanzi who was assigned
to be Travolta's personal attendant claimed
in a federal lawsuit that John Travolta sexually
assaulted him during a
Caribbean
cruise. Zanzi accused the Travolta of "harmful and
offensive contact" by "removing his bath robe,
grabbing plaintiff's hand, and forcing his naked
person and erect penis against plaintiff's person."
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