'Medical Document' Used in Travolta Blackmail Plot

Document says Travolta 'refused treatment'
By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 28, 2009 4:30 AM CST
'Medical Document' Used in Travolta Blackmail Plot
John Travolta poses with his daughter, Ella Bleu, wife, Kelly Preston, and son, Jett. Travolta was the target of an alleged extortion plot following his son's death.   (AP Photo/Rogers & Cowan)

Two people arrested in an extortion plot against John Travolta allegedly attempted to blackmail the actor with a signed document purportedly revealing that he refused hospital treatment for his teenage son shortly before the boy's death, reports People. A Bahamian paramedic and the man's attorney pressed Travolta to buy a "refusal to transport" ambulance document for $25 million, according to authorities.

It's not known if the document is genuine. It's typically used in cases of minor injuries when people forgo a trip to the hospital.  "There's no evidence to support that there was any effort to avoid medical treatment," said a police official. "We were satisfied from all our investigations that the Travolta family and those who rendered aid to Jett did all that was humanly possible."

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