Rather than focus on the heartbreak, the media spouted rumours that Kathrein was Travolta’s lover. Tabloids claimed that nanny Jeff Kathrein was the first to find Jett. The worst part was that the rumours persisted in the media even around the time of his 16-year-old son’s death. It happens on many levels,” said the actor, referring to the lawsuit. “This is every celebrity’s Achilles heel. 'Why We Care About John Travolta's Sexuality'. They have had a seemingly happy marriage, despite tragically losing their son Jett in 2009.īut since… well, always… but particularly since a former male employee of John’s filed a lawsuit in 2012, accusing Travolta of sexual battery, he has been plagued by rumours surrounding his sexuality. 2007, The Spectre of Promiscuity: Gay Male and Bisexual Non-monogamies, Hampshire: Ashgate. John has been married to beautiful actress Kelly Preston for 13 years. I think that’s why it persists, to some degree,” Travolta said, in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. Other people may attack it back more than I do, but I let all the media stuff go a long time ago because I can’t control it. suffer from the delusion that bisexuals are more accepted than gays (when. coming out as gay (such as Elton John, for example) perhaps because they. If he is, it’s his business, and he has chosen not to comment on it. HOWEVER, a combination of gay men initially claiming to be bisexual before. Is John Travolta gay? Did he get it on with his co-pilot? Would he have preferred Kenickie to Sandy in Grease?