John Travolta thanks colleagues for promoting film, allowing more time to mourn son

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - Olivia Newton-John may have turned 62, but the Grease actress is still pretty much in shape, and can easily slip into those Spandex jeans that had John Travolta getting all red. The Mirror quoted Olivia as saying: "I can still wear them...

October 3rd, 2009 LONDON - The paramedic accused in a blackmail plot involving John Travolta believed the star had "intentionally killed" his son, according to the actor's lawyer. The grieving father previously told court that Tarino Lightbourne and his lawyer, former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater had threatened to blame him for Jett's death unless he paid 17.2 million pounds.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - American actor John Travolta has told a court that the paramedic involved in the blackmail case had threatened to blame him for his son's death unless he paid 18million pounds. Travolta, 55, claimed Tarino Lightbourne said that he would sell stories to the media if he did not get the cash.

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 29th, 2009 LONDON - Janet Jackson will wear only black colored clothes for a year to mourn the death of her brother/singer Michael Jackson, sources say. The singer had the dark color on, when she did a rendition of the King of pop's 1995 hit duet Scream at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month.

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 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - American actor John Travolta has revealed that he decided to take his dying son Jett to the airport after waiting 40 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. Travolta, 55, who is the star witness in the sensational prosecution of an ambulance driver and former senator accused of extorting him days after Jett, 16, died, said that he was desperate to save the teen's life.

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 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 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Actor John Travolta has reportedly made private threats to leave the Church of Scientology, but he may not follow through on them because he fears the church may retaliate by revealing embarrassing details about his private life. Travolta, 55, who became a recluse after the sudden death of his son Jett, 16, in the Bahamas during a New Year family holiday, is so distraught that he is barely able to function and is seldom seen in public.

July 26th, 2009 MELBOURNE - John Travolta has reportedly been carrying out bizarre nocturnal rituals as he struggles to come to terms with the tragic death of his son. The devastated actor, who lost 16-year-old Jet earlier this year, was said to be driving lazy circuits in an electric golf cart in the early hours on the private runway that services his Jumbolair estate.

July 25th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Friends of Hollywood actor John Travolta are concerned over the health of the reclusive star. The star of the legendary "Saturday Night Fever" has been taking midnight drives in a golf cart alone across his Jumbolair estate in Florida.

June 19th, 2009 Kelly Preston takes first role since son's deathLOS ANGELES — Kelly Preston is returning to work after the death of her teenage son in January. Disney says Preston will co-star in its coming-of-age drama "The Last Song," which began filming this week in Savannah, Georgia.