JOHN TRAVOLTA: Former Cruise Ship Staffer Drops Sexual Assault Case

John Travolta is three-for-three in his gay sexual assault cases. The former cruise ship staffer who claimed the actor gave him an unwelcome, naked hug has dropped his lawsuit.

This comes just three days after a federal judge denied Travolta's request to force the matter into private arbitration -- a decision that cleared the way for a public trial.

Fabian Zanzi claimed in a lawsuit last June that Travolta came on to him in 2009 after he delivered a room service meal to the star aboard a Royal Caribbean ship. According to the complaint, "Travolta forced his naked person and his erect penis against plaintiff's person causing plaintiff to experience pain, shock, embarrassment, distress and fear." 

Zanzi's claim followed sexual battery lawsuits filed by masseurs in Beverly Hills and Atlanta last year. Both those men eventually dropped their cases against the star, too.