John Travolta Slams BBC Over Scientology Documentary  5/14/07

John Travolta has blasted the BBC over a documentary investigating the controversial Scientology religion.

The Pulp Fiction star slammed the UK journalist John Sweeney for harboring "personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity" in the documentary, and accused the reporter of displaying "hatred against my religion."

The star filed the complaint after BBC journalist John Sweeney confronted Travolta at a movie premiere, asking "Are you a member of a brainwashing cult?"

In a letter to the corporation, Travolta wrote: "There was a man screaming insults and accusations about my religion from the crowd... he should not be given a forum to air his personal prejudices, bigotry and animosity."

The heated letter follows leaked footage of the documentary appearing on youtube.com - which showed Sweeney losing his temper at Scientology members.

Sweeney has since apologized for the outburst. 

The documentary for the current affairs program Panorama will be screened in the UK tonight (14May07).