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CBS News/ May 17, 2012, 4:22 PM

John Travolta: Second accuser drops lawsuit, hires Gloria Allred

John Travolta attends a dinner celebrating Qantas' 91st birthday on Nov. 16, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

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(CBS News) The second masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery has dropped his lawsuit against the actor.

The unidentified man, known as John Doe No. 2, has also hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, Reuters reports.

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Allred also represents John Doe No. 1, the first masseur to accuse Travolta of inappropriate behavior. He dropped his complaint against the actor earlier this week, according to reports.

Allred said in a statement Thursday that this might not be the end of the case.

"We believe that the lawsuit should be filed in another court and, therefore, the lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice," Allred said, according to Reuters. "We will be conferring with our client regarding what will happen next in this case."

The first plaintiff had initially claimed Travolta made unwanted sexual advances during a massage appointment at a hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2012. The second accuser had claimed a similar incident took place at an Atlanta hotel on Jan. 28. Both men were seeking $2 million each in punitive damages.

Travolta's attorney Martin Singer had called the plaintiffs' allegations "absurd and ridiculous." Earlier this week, Singer said Travolta was "completely vindicated" by the dismissal of John Doe No. 1's lawsuit.

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ralphing says:
I thought Alred was just for ladies?

Now that Travolta has paid these guys off to get them to drop their complaint, we now just need Alred to get her cut so she can go back into her hole.
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ScotIrishGem says:
And if he is guilty, he can easily afford the fine.
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Geebeer says:
Yeah, this sounds like a load of crap, liars trying to rake in money. Think of all the public money ******* like this waste when they file these suits. They should be fined.
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erasmus111 says:
Personally, I don't think Travolta is stupid enough to do something like this.
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erasmus111 says:
Not much point in continuing on when Travolta has proof that he was somewhere else.
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misshavana replies:
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He was in town on that exact date and the restaurant receipts proove that. Originally, the masseuse said he may have gotten the date wrong. But, a restaurant where John dined at revealed a signed receipt and acknowledged he was there on that date. Go back and follow the updated info.