Grieving Travolta thanks colleagues for ‘unselfish efforts’

October 1st, 2009 The paramedic accused of attempting to extort $25 million (£17.2 million) from JOHN TRAVOLTA was convinced the actor had "intentionally killed" his teenage son, according to the star's attorney. Tarino Lightbourne and his lawyer, former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater, are on trial in Nassau facing charges of conspiracy to extort millions from the grieving actor following Jett's death from a fatal seizure in January (09).

September 30th, 2009 The paramedic accused of attempting to extort millions from JOHN TRAVOLTA threatened to sell false stories to the press suggesting the GREASE star was to blame for the death of his son JETT, a Bahamas court has heard. Travolta returned to the stand in a Nassau courtroom on Wednesday (30Sep09) to testify against former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater and paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, who are charged with conspiracy to extort $25 million (£17.2 million) from the grieving family following Jett's death in January (09).

September 28th, 2009 A key piece of evidence in the JOHN TRAVOLTA extortion trial has been destroyed by one of the suspects, according to police. Paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and former Bahamian senator Pleasant Bridgewater are currently on trial in Nassau, accused of attempting to secure a multi-million payment from Travolta for the return of a form the star signed just before his son Jett was pronounced dead in January (09).

September 25th, 2009 KELLY PRESTON broke down in tears as her husband JOHN TRAVOLTA recalled the tragic events leading up to their son JETT's death in January (09) when he gave evidence at an extortion trial on Wednesday (23Sep09). The Grease star's 16-year-old son died after suffering a seizure during a family holiday in the Bahamas.

September 24th, 2009 JOHN TRAVOLTA has publicly acknowledged for the first time his late son JETT was autistic after telling a court how he desperately attempted to resuscitate the teenager when he suffered a seizure in the Bahamas. The actor's 16-year-old son was taken to a local hospital after the incident in January (09), which took place during a family holiday.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star John Travolta allegedly refused medical aid for his dying son, a court heard Tuesday. Travolta was blackmailed for 18 million pounds after saying he didn't want 16-year-old Jett, who had suffered a huge seizure, driven to a local hospital from the family's home in the Bahamas and wanted him to be flown back to the US for treatment, reports imdb.com.

September 23rd, 2009 JOHN TRAVOLTA wanted to fly his son JETT to Florida immediately after the teenager suffered a seizure in the Bahamas, so he would receive better medical care, a court has heard. The 16 year old died in January (09) during a family vacation on the Caribbean island.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star John Travolta is in the Bahamas and is ready to be the first witness in an extortion case linked to his 16-year-old son's death. Travolta heads the 14-member witness list against the defendants - a former Bahamas senator and an ambulance driver who allegedly threatened to release a document related to the treatment of his son Jett.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star John Travolta will testify at an extortion trial linked to the death of his son Jett next week. The "Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" actor will give evidence at the trial of paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and former Bahamian senator Pleasant Bridgewater, who are charged with conspiring to extort $25 million from him, reports people.com.

September 20th, 2009 JOHN TRAVOLTA is preparing to testify in court next week (beg21Sep09) against two people accused of attempting to extort millions of dollars from the star in the wake of his son's death. Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne were allegedly involved in a $25 million (£17.2 million) plot to bribe Travolta and his grieving wife Kelly Preston in the hours after their teenage son Jett died in January (09).

September 12th, 2009 Grieving couple JOHN TRAVOLTA and KELLY PRESTON made their first public appearance since the tragic death of their son JETT - to promote the film they star in alongside daughter ELLA BLEU. The pair was left distraught after 16 year old Jett died in January (09) after suffering a seizure while on a family vacation in the Bahamas.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - American actor John Travolta's representative has denied that the actor is leaving the Church of Scientology. Paul Bloch said that a July 25 report in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper, which suggesting that the 55-year-old star had become disenchanted with the religion after the death of his son Jett in January, was "totally false".

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star John Travolta has thanked his co-stars for helping him deal with the death of his teenaged son early this year. The grieving star, whose 16-year-old son Jett died after a seizure in January, was spared the promotional tour for his new movie, The Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 by the unselfish efforts of his fellow actors and he has thanked them for their unconditional support, reports thesun.co.uk.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star John Travolta, whose son Jett passed away five months ago, is still grieving his accidental death and has opted out from the promotions of his upcoming movie "The Taking of Pelham 123". Contactmusic.com reports that Travolta has left co-star Denzel Washington to do the media promotion as he is still struggling to cope with the tragedy.

May 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Denzel Washington has revealed he spoke at length with his pal-actor John Travolta, who is trying to cope with death of his 16-year-old son Jett. The two-time Oscar winner revealed he mostly listened while Travolta poured his heart out during their long phone chat.