John Travolta
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Washington, Nov 23: While almost all the who's who of Hollywood were present at Tom and Katie's wedding that took place last weekend in Rome, actor John Travolta's absence was as prominent as all those attendees combined.

And the notable no-show of the Face/Off actor has given rise to a number of rumors, the persistent one being - he snubbed the event as his (Travolta's) close pal, Oprah Winfrey wasn't invited to attend the ceremony.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding was graced by Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Victoria Beckham, Brooke Shields and on and on. But Travolta - a longtime friend of Cruise, and a fellow super-Scientologist - skipped the trip to Italy.

Sources say that the reason might be the talk show queen - who is one of Travolta's closest friends. Likewise, Kirstie Alley -- another bosom buddy of Oprah's and an avowed and public Scientologist -- also didn't attend the nuptials, reports TMZ.com

However, Travolta's reps have quashed these claims, as they say: "We weren't privy to the invite list." (ANI)