The movie ended up starring Richard Gere in a breakthrough role, with Diller adding that Gere "would go on to break up my ...

In his new memoir, Barry Diller writes that he thought Travolta's excuses for leaving the film at the time were just cover.

John Travolta’s reasons for pulling out of the movie American Gigolo in the late 1970s are apparently up for debate. In his ...

A Hollywood mogul has claimed John Travolta rejected an iconic role due to the movie's 'gay subtext'.

John Travolta backed out of starring in American Gigolo because of the film’s “somewhat gay subtext.” “He slumped down in a chair in Michael’s office, started to cry and said ...

From John Travolta turning down Forrest Gump to Al Pacino walking away from Star Wars, many actors have passed up iconic ...

In his juicy tell-all memoir, Barry Diller remembers the real reason John Travolta got cold feet over 'American Gigolo.' ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Diller said Travolta, who had shot to fame in Paramount’s Saturday Night Fever a few ...

John Travolta’s reasons for pulling out of the ... Diller alleged that Travolta broke down in tears in Paramount president Michael Eisner’s office and told him, “I can’t do American ...

“[Travolta] slumped down in a chair in Michael’s office, started to cry and said, ‘I can’t do American Gigolo. I’m too sad. I’m still in mourning. It’s the wrong thing for me to ...