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John Travolta's Troubled Past At The Peninsula New York

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May 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM | by | Comments (0)

Back last fall, we were having some seriously lovey-dovey feelings after visiting the Peninsula New York's wraparound Sun Terrace, an intimate urban oasis, raised up on the twenty-first floor of the hotel with sprawling views of midtown, endless rows of black deck chairs, and most importantly, a strong sense of quiet.

Today, we learn that we're not the only ones with a strong sense of attachment to the place. Fellow hotel lover John Travolta felt so comfortable during visits to the tranquil spa that he was known to get a little, er....intimate with some of the male masseurs employed there.

Now, a former masseur at the hotel has come forward claiming Travolta's bad behavior landed him on the hotel's black list back in the early 2000s, after multiple male employees flat out refused to be alone in a room with him.

The hotel, meanwhile, has refused to comment, and Travolta's lawyer is denying the whole thing, but no one is entirely able to dismiss the claim, as it comes amidst reports of at least three other male workers coming forward to accuse the actor of naughty behavior on the massage table.

Ex-Peninsula masseur Michael Caputo spoke to the NY Daily News about Travolta's troubled past with the hotel:

"Travolta would always request a man for his massage, but after a while no one would take him because of his inappropriate behavior.

It got to the point where they couldn’t find any men to take him, and they had to ban him."

Not that it must have been an easy decision for the hotel, where a Deluxe Suite starts at $3,800/night. No business ever wants to knowingly ban a client as high-profile (read: filthy rich) as the former star of Saturday Night Fever. But when, as Caputo claims, the client begins to feel a little too relaxed during a treatment, something's got to be done.

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