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Travolta in Airport Trauma

High-flying John Travolta is in an uproar over an airport near his $8 million home in Florida. Travolta contends he was lied to(!) by owners of the Greystone Airport near Ocala, Fla., because they didn't want him to land his Boeing 707 there.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the new Mrs. Edna Turnblad claims that Greystone owners James and Christine Garemore falsely told Travolta that they couldn't accommodate his jumbo jet. It's so tough owning your own plane!

Travolta says he used to use the Greystone airport all the time, but in 2006, the Garemore's changed the airport's master record to indicate that large planes could no longer land there. The Garemores cite deteriorating runway conditions as a major reason for the change.

But Travolta isn't buying it.

Said Michael J. McDermott, Travolta's attorney, "It's spin in order to cover his butt because he knows that he is in big trouble for doing what he did, and we intend to establish that."

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31. Travolta is AWESOME in Hairspray!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:34PM on Jul 21st 2007 by matt

32. OH ! OH! OH!!!

Posted at 1:32PM on Jul 21st 2007 by Horshack

33. What happened to that once gorgeous hunk? He looks scary now!

Posted at 1:41PM on Jul 21st 2007 by Melanie

34. I blame the Democrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:41PM on Jul 21st 2007 by carl

35. What happed to the once gorgeous hunk? Travolta looks so scary now. He looks much better in drag!

Posted at 1:41PM on Jul 21st 2007 by Melanie

36. I'm sort of confused too. If they own it then why can't they just say "Don't land your fat closet-queen cultist ass at our airport"?
At least they are courteous enough to make up a valid sounding excuse.
Is there some kind of law that says airport owners must accommodate any airplane that want's to land there? What if it was Osama bin Laden? Could they say no thank you?
I would just like to hear how Travolta thinks he has a lawsuit.

Posted at 1:48PM on Jul 21st 2007 by davi

37. Correct me if I am wrong but in the past I think Mr. Travolta lived and kept his plane at another fly-in housing development that could not accomodate his new bigger 707 so he moved to Ocala and everyone was soooo thrilled. Now that the run way has been damaged everyone is NOT sooooo thrilled, obviously.

Posted at 1:49PM on Jul 21st 2007 by Princess

38. Travolta is so brainwashed, by that cult he aligns himself with, it is really a shame. And, that's exactly what cults do, "Brainwash!" Remember Jim Jones, David Karesh., etc. All their followers ended up dead, except the few, that managed to escape, from them. And, Scientology is not even believeable. How can the followers swallow that hog wash? Tom Cruise, I understand him, he hasn't got a brain in his ugly head. Katie, Run for your life!! Go back to your good, practicing Catholic parents. And, is Kelly Preston a practicing Scientologist?? I will not spend one farthing, (penny) on their movies, I don't contribute to those who practice their type of, I don't know what to call it, not Christian, or Jewish, so, for lack of a better word, Cultism.

Posted at 1:54PM on Jul 21st 2007 by A practicing Catholic/ P.D.

39. Why don't jonny call on the great zenu the alien founder of the church of crap ola and stupidia....to rain fire on the evil doers...ya know put a set of horns of jonny boy and he looks alot like the devil himself...makes you wonder. next he'll want to land the spaceship whatalottacrapa so he can fill the heads of more poor soles with the false teachings of zenu the great......

Posted at 6:25AM on Jul 22nd 2007 by simon birch

40. First off, I live in Ocala and know Travolta's story very well. He lives in a community called Jumbolair. It is a privately owned community. The airport ownership and management is owned by James and Christine Garemore. After reading about the subdivision, it is understandable why they want to limit the types of planes that use the runway/taxiway. It is not an inexpensive fix! Also to have a plane of that magnitude land in your backyard, it will rattle a few windows. In addition, my father is a captain for a well respected airline who knows the Travolta’s. Travolta flies a Boeing 707 painted as Qantas. Travolta now flies into the Ocala airport and shuttles back and forth either in one of his smaller planes or by car. Sounds like someone has compromised! Might be slightly inconvenient but everyone benefits. Finally, before you go spouting off about other people, maybe some should do their research or just leave well enough alone!

Posted at 1:58PM on Jul 21st 2007 by dd93

41. I read most of the comments posted. My opinion is there is always two sides to every story. And for the most part only the bad tends to get posted. As for John, I think anyone posting ugly insults about him are jealous. Leave the guy alone. You have your beliefs and no one judges you, I don't think John would ever put his child in harms way. I am sure he is doing everything he can to get the right care for Jett. Again you only read the negative stuff. As for his money, he worked hard for it. He can buy and do what ever he wants with it. And he should still get the respect everyone else does. His money and fame doesn't make him a bad guy. He is no different from any of you out there. As for his size, honestly how many of you out there can say you still look the same as you did in the 70's? Get over yourself and give the guy a break, his religion, his fame, and his family. Like I was taught as a child, if you can't say anything nice about someone then don't say anything. John if your reading this, Thank you for being you and for the enjoyment you have brought to my life with your talent.

Posted at 3:22PM on Jul 21st 2007 by jeanie

42. ok,, this is just stupid... EDUCATION PEOPLE....

Why dont John Travolta,,just work with the people at the airport and fix /repair the runway.. There are goverment grants for that...PEOPLE...!!

We had a smaller airport that had the same problem,,and got a goverment grant to fix/repair the runway.. So, larger - corporate plains could land there..

Maybe John should assit the airport with working on that project-goverment grants to fix the run way..Instead of turning it into a legal issue...!!

COME ON PEOPLE ,,,,WORK TOGETHER,,SOLVE THE THE ISSUE,,DONT CREATE ONE...

Posted at 2:02PM on Jul 21st 2007 by lvlyia

43. It certainly appears that the Church of Scientology frowns upon or otherwise must prohibit working out in a gym or, God forbid, using a tanning bed once in a while! This guy is just plain GROSS!

Posted at 2:14PM on Jul 21st 2007 by Leonard

44. Hey, having an unflattering picture of Travolta in a bathing suit doesn't seem to have any connection to the story whatsoever. That he is heavier is really not even relevant to the data in the article. So, why put THAT picture in there?? To create bad news about the man.
I don't know what all the facts are of this situation and he may or may not have a legal point in his favor, but surely putting a picture like that next to it only has one purpose. It is not to present the facts about the article, but to slam the person.

Posted at 2:21PM on Jul 21st 2007 by CW

45. JOHN TRAVOLTA, YOU DISGUST ME!!!!!!!!!!

LAND YOUR PLANE IN PENSACOLA AND HAVE YOUR LIMO PICK YOU UP THERE!
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL?!

JUST FOR WHAT YOU DID, I WILL NOT SEE HAIRSPRAY, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU ARE IN!!!!!!
THE SAME GOES FOR PURCHASING ANY DVD'S PAST AND FUTURE!!!!!!!!!

BY THE WAY, EVERYONE--TRAVOLTA AND PRESTON (A MAJOR PERFECTIONIST)
HAVE A SON NAMED JETT THAT THEY LEAVE AT HOME AND DON'T WANT OTHERS TO SEE. HE IS ABOUT 6 FEET TALL AND WEIGHS AT LEAST 300 POUNDS! HE IS ABOUT 15 YEARS OLD!!!!!
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK TRAVOLTA, WHY CAN'T WE SEE HIM?!
EVERY TIME A REPORTER ASKS HIM ABOUT HIS SON, HE QUICKLY CHANGES THE SUBJECT, WHILE LOOKING VERY ANNOYED AT BEING ASKED!

TRAVOLTA NEEDS TO WORRY MORE ABOUT WHAT SIN SON IS FEELING, INSTEAD OF WHINING ABOUT NOT LANDING HIS PLANE WHERE HE WOULD ONLY WALK A FEW PACES TO HIS HOUSE.
HEY, JOHN!! YOU NEED THE EXCERCISE, PAL!!

AND BY THE WAY, YOUR SON (YES, YOU REALLY HAVE ONE!!!) NEEDS YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT---NOT CRITICISM.
APPARENTLY SCIENTOLOGY DOES NOTHING TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY VALUES!

THE TRAVOLTAS AND SCIENTOLOGY--WHO NEEDS THEM?!

Posted at 2:56AM on Jul 31st 2007 by JOHN IS STUPID!

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