John Travolta reportedly told a New York hotel to turn off any music playing before he entered any room during a recent stay. The Pulp Fiction star made the astonishing request at the plush Tribeca Grand leaving other guests completely bemused.

One traveller told New York Post newspaper: "They had to turn the music off whenever he appeared. Everyone else had been enjoying it. If he'd come out and there'd be music on, he'd go through the kitchen."

However, the calls for calm from Travolta - who is a devout Scientologist - have nothing to do with his beliefs. A spokesman for the church, John Carmichael, said: "There are no church prohibitions against any kind of music at all."