All jokes aside, a lot of people don't realize that Travolta is actually dyslexic. You can tell throught his entire introduction of her that he's taking it quite slow and cautiously. After dyslexic people are exposed to written words repeatedly in/out of treatment, I believe that, neurologically, most words become easy to "unscramble." That explains Travolta's relative ease with most of the text on the prompter.
When you think about it, "Idina Menzel" is a fairly exotic combination of letters, and probably quite difficult for a dyslexic individual to read on the fly. Say what you will about the massuese allegations (still not substantiated), but the poor guy has had a really tough few years. It doesn't matter how famous someone is, a parent losing their child is a horrible, almost unimaginable thing. I'm completely guilty of this myself, but we could all, as a society, think a bit more before we collectively pounce on someone for a goof.
Article Corroborating His Dyslexia
Updated On: 3/3/14 at 02:54 AM