Travolta Case John Doe #2 Drops Out: Travolta Case John Doe #2 Drops Out---John Doe #2 drops out, ends Travolta sexual battery lawsuit, John Doe #2 drops out, ends Travolta: The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, bringing an end to the case, the lawyer told CNN on Thursday.
The suit filed in federal court last week accused the actor of groping two male massage therapists at hotels in Los Angeles and Atlanta in January. Travolta’s lawyer, Martin Singer, called the allegations by both men “ridiculous.”
Attorney Okorie Okorocha, who initially represented the men identified only as John Doe #1 and John Doe #2, said he did not know why his Atlanta client decided to withdraw from the lawsuit. He said he was told in a phone call Thursday morning. John
Doe #1, who said that Travolta sexually harassed him at the Beverly Hills Hotel, hired Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred on Tuesday, just hours after he withdrew from Okorocha’s lawsuit.
Allred said in a statement Tuesday that she and her new client would discuss if a new lawsuit would be filed against Travolta.
“We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take,” Allred said. That dismissal was “without prejudice, which means that he is still legally entitled to file a lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses,” Allred said Wednesday.
When told of the second plaintiff’s decision to dismiss Okorocha and withdraw from the suit, Allred said, “No comment on this at this time.” There was no immediate reaction from Travolta’s lawyer.
The suit filed in federal court last week accused the actor of groping two male massage therapists at hotels in Los Angeles and Atlanta in January. Travolta’s lawyer, Martin Singer, called the allegations by both men “ridiculous.”
Attorney Okorie Okorocha, who initially represented the men identified only as John Doe #1 and John Doe #2, said he did not know why his Atlanta client decided to withdraw from the lawsuit. He said he was told in a phone call Thursday morning. John
Doe #1, who said that Travolta sexually harassed him at the Beverly Hills Hotel, hired Los Angeles attorney Gloria Allred on Tuesday, just hours after he withdrew from Okorocha’s lawsuit.
Allred said in a statement Tuesday that she and her new client would discuss if a new lawsuit would be filed against Travolta.
“We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take,” Allred said. That dismissal was “without prejudice, which means that he is still legally entitled to file a lawsuit against John Travolta if he chooses,” Allred said Wednesday.
When told of the second plaintiff’s decision to dismiss Okorocha and withdraw from the suit, Allred said, “No comment on this at this time.” There was no immediate reaction from Travolta’s lawyer.
