But, I Thought You Knew, Kelly?

It looks like actor, John Travolta, has been living a secret life for many years. In May a couple of male masseuses accused the Grease star of being sexually aggressive and inappropriate in their massage session. Soon after, some cross-dressing pictures of the actor became public. And, most recently, Doug Gotterba, Travolta’s personal pilot in the 80′s, claims to have had a homosexual love affair with Travolta for six years.

All of this has apparently been too much for Travolta’s wife, Kelly Preston, and The National Enquirer has stated that she has been humiliated over these allegations and findings.

I understand that if Travolta is gay, that he may have felt that keeping it from the public would have been important to keep his leading man image and continue getting roles in Hollywood. I also can understand how Preston might be hurt knowing that her husband wasn’t the person she thought he was. But, the thing is, she’s apparently not considering leaving Travolta because he may be gay. According to The national Enquirer a source told them that she knew about his past, and that she’s just humiliated that everyone else knows now.

I don’t know the specifics of their relationship. Obviously that have been intimate with one another. They have children, and even mourned the loss of one as a couple. It seems that Preston was fine with Travolta’s secret as long as it remained a secret. As soon as the rest of knew the truth, Preston puts on her moral cap and has decided to walk.

There’s nothing new in this relationship, except for the knowledge that we all know now. If she loves John, should us knowing his secrets really matter enough for her to walk out on him? If I secretly smoked a pack of smokes every night and my wife was okay with it, I wouldn’t expect her to divorce me if our circle of friends found out. It doesn’t change our connection. It merely changes the way everyone else looks at me/us.

Kelly, if you love who he is, then stick it out. If you didn’t like his past or his possible affinity for men, you should have dealt with it when you found out.