John Travolta and Kelly Preston: Divorce Discouraged by Scientology

JOHN Travolta and Kelly Preston are being forced to stay together.

According to American tabloid the National Enquirer, the couple have been living separate lives for years — but will stay in their reported­ly deteriorating marriage and dodge a $ 220 million divorce after leaders in the Church of Scientology ordered them not to split.

“I think Kelly feels trapped, but she’ll follow what church leaders say because she and John are now Scientology’s most high-profile couple,” said a source.

“They’ve been told it would be ‘disastrous’ to the church if they divorced, so to shore up their re­portedly crumbling marriage they’ve been advised to undergo some new counseling.

“The church has taken some pretty harsh public relations hits over the years. It’s very important for John and Kelly to soldier through as a couple to show the world that theirs is a happy marriage made stron­ger through Scientology teachings.”

Travolta, 60, has admitted that the couple has undergone Scientology marital counseling in the past.

“Our church does a lot to keep us to­gether,” he said.

“When we have issues, we go settle it up.”