Carrie Fisher was one of the most established actresses in the industry and was known for speaking her heart out. Having shared her own fair share of history with gay men, Fisher once even accused the American actor, John Travolta of being gay as well and talked about how he was in the wrong for suing a publication that has allegedly published false rumors about the star.
Carrie Fisher revealed that she thought John Travolta is gay
Carrie Fisher was once married to Bryan Lourd who she had to divorce after he came out to be gay. According to sources, Fisher saw John Travolta as a closeted gay man like her ex-husband and once talked in an interview about the Broken Arrow actor’s sexuality back in 2009. She said,
“We don’t really care that John Travolta is gay.“
After John Travolta sued a publication for publishing false rumors about his sexuality in 2010, Carrie Fisher was asked about her take on the incident and she said,
“Wow! I mean, my feeling about John has always been that we know and we don’t care. Look, I’m sorry that he’s uncomfortable with it, and that’s all I can say. It only draws more attention to it when you make that kind of legal fuss. Just leave it be.“
However, John Travolta has not come out as gay (as of yet) and was married to Kelly Preston for almost 29 years before she passed away in 2020.
John Travolta talks about the Star Wars actress after she passed away in 2016
Carrie Fisher passed away in 2016 due to a cardiac arrest and Hollywood mourned the loss of one of the greatest actresses in the industry. At the Golden Globes award in 2017, John Travolta opened up about Carrie Fisher’s death and revealed how he felt a part of his history was gone after the Shampoo actress passed away. He said,
“Carrie and I kind of became famous around the same time. I was doing the movie Carrie when she was doing Star Wars, and Kotter[Welcome Back Kotter] was already on the air. I kind of felt like I grew up with her. We had similar eras of becoming discovered, so I feel like a bit of my history is gone.”
Although John Travolta and Carrie Fisher never worked on a project or movie together, there was a sense of mutual respect the duo had for each other as the Pulp Fiction star talked about in his interview at the Golden Globes Award 2017.
