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Bahamas stories: 31 news summaries

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How Nicolas Cage Really Went Broke

Actor 'spent money
like it was water,'
friends say

Nov 7, 09 3:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicolas Cage’s money woes aren’t all his money manager’s fault. Cage “lived like a sheik,” a friend tells the Daily Beast . “Spent money like it was water.” Here’s a sample of what he spent it on:
  • More than a dozen homes,
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wealth • Germany • England • cobra • Bahamas • Lamborghini • rich • Nicolas Cage • Nicolas Cage broke

 'Juror Leak' Sparks 
 Travolta Mistrial 

Alleged extortionists to face new trial after word of acquittal gets out

Oct 22, 09 2:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Bahamian judge ordered a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case yesterday after a loose-lipped juror apparently spread word that one of the two accused would be acquitted. The judge blamed juror misconduct after a local politician made a speech saying that a former senator—charged along with a... More »

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John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • mistrial • Jett Travolta • Tarino Lightbourn • Pleasant Bridgewater

EXTORTION CASE

 Medic: Travolta 
 Offered $15M to Hush 

Tarino Lightbourne tries to turn the tables on John Travolta at extortion trial

Oct 15, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jett Travolta was “dead, d-e-a-d, dead” before the ambulance arrived, Bahamian paramedic Tarino Lightbourne testified yesterday—adding that it was the Travoltas’ lawyer who offered him $15 million to destroy a “Refusal of Transport/Treatment” document signed by the actor. The paramedic is charged along with a former Bahamas... More »

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entertainment • John Travolta • celebrity trials • celebrity • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta • Tarino Lightbourn • Pleasant Bridgewater

 Travolta Recounts Effort 
 to Save 'Autistic' Jett 

Continuing testimony could be key in $25M extortion case

Sep 23, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - John Travolta appeared in a Bahamian court today and recounted his efforts to save dying son Jett earlier this year, E! reports. He also publicly acknowledged Jett's troubles for the first time: "He was autistic. He suffered from a seizure disorder." After a nanny woke them to say... More »

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entertainment • John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • CPR • mouth-to-mouth resuscitation • criminal trial • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 Woman Who 
 Claimed Sex 
 Assault Sues 
 Copperfield 

Alleged victim files on statute of limitations deadline

Aug 20, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle woman who accused David Copperfield of sexual assault two years ago filed a federal lawsuit against the magician last month before the two-year statute of limitations expired, the Seattle Times reports. The 22-year-old model and former Miss Washington USA contestant says Copperfield used her in his act... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • Bahamas • magician • David Copperfield • sexual assault

In Police Report, Travolta Admits Son's Autism

Star went against Scientology teachings on diagnosis: Enquirer

Jun 11, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a breach of Scientology protocol, John Travolta admitted his son was autistic, the National Enquirer reports. A statement to Bahamas police following the January death of 16-year-old Jett included a line from Travolta, “My son Jett suffered from a seizure disorder and he was autistic.” In the... More »

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entertainment • Scientology • John Travolta • autism • celebrity • Bahamas • Jett Travolta

(Newser) - Denzel Washington said today he recently spent hours on the phone listening to John Travolta grieve over the death of his son, People reports. "Needless to say, he's struggling," said Washington at a press conference for their film, Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. "So more than... More »

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John Travolta • grief • seizure • Bahamas • Denzel Washington • grieving • Jett Travolta

At Least 9 Dead as Migrants' Boat Capsizes Off Fla.

28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants were aboard: Coast Guard

May 13, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as nine people are dead after a boat carrying 28 Haitian and Bahamian migrants capsized 15 miles off the Florida coast this morning, the Palm Beach Post reports. About half the passengers have been located and the search is continuing, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel adds. Some passengers may... More »

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Florida • Haiti • Coast Guard • Bahamas • boat accident • search and rescue • capsize • migrants

 Travolta Extortion Case 
 Nears Trial 

Prosecution has gathered all necessary evidence

Apr 17, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bahamian prosecutors are ready to begin the extortion trial against two people accused of trying to profit from the death of Jett Travolta, E! reports. A former senator and a paramedic are charged with attempting to blackmail the Travoltas into giving up $25 million. They had a "failure to... More »

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John Travolta • trial • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta

 'Medical Document' 
 Used in Travolta 
 Blackmail Plot 

Document says Travolta 'refused treatment'

Jan 28, 09 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • Jeff Travolta • Tarino Lightbourn • Pleasant Bridgewater • Royal Bahamian Police

(Newser) - Paramedic Tarino Lightbourne, the second of three suspects held in the John Travolta extortion case, pleaded not guilty today to conspiracy charges in the Bahamas, E! Online reports. Lightbourne had driven Jett Travolta to a hospital the day he died. The paramedic is being held without bail; a prosecutor says... More »

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John Travolta • extortion • conspiracy • Bahamas • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

(Newser) - A Bahamas lawmaker quit today after police charged her with trying to extort millions from John Travolta following his son's death, the AP reports. "How these innocent actions can be so misconstrued... is a mystery," said Pleasant Bridgewater, who vowed to fight the charges. Sources tell TMZ that... More »

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John Travolta • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta

Paramedic, Lawmaker Busted in Travolta Extortion Plot

Men accused of trying to blackmail star for $20M over son's death

Jan 24, 09 5:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Bahamian police have an island politician and an ambulance driver in custody for allegedly trying to extort $20 million from John Travolta over his son's death, People reports. The country's former minister of tourism, a family friend of the Travoltas, was released after questioning.The ambulance driver has told... More »

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John Travolta • blackmail • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta

 Travolta Target of Extortion Plot 

Pair tried to get 'millions' from star after son's tragic death, lawyers say

Jan 21, 09 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Bahamanian police are investigating two alleged extortionists accused of trying to wrangle millions from John Travolta after the Jan. 2 death of his son, Jett. One of the co-conspirators is “believed to be a politician,” the National Enquirer reports, citing a newspaper in the Bahamas, where Jett suffered... More »

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John Travolta • crime • extortion • Bahamas • Jett Travolta

 Travolta to Jett: 
 'I'm Sorry' 

Travolta flies son's ashes home

Jan 6, 09 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - John Travolta’s parting words to his son were “I’m sorry, Jett,” as he held the teen’s body at the hospital, Inside Edition reports. Jett’s ambulance driver witnessed Travolta’s heartbreak throughout the ordeal, and reflected that “I think he meant, ‘I'm... More »

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John Travolta • celebrity • seizure • Bahamas • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 Jett Autopsy Done, 
 No Cause Yet 

Bahamas' health minister refuses comment on findings

Jan 5, 09 2:02 PM CST
(AP) - Doctors in the Bahamas conducted an autopsy today on John Travolta's 16-year-old son, but authorities did not immediately disclose the results. Bahamian Minister of Health Hubert Minnis declined to comment on what may have caused the death of Jett Travolta, who had a history of seizures and was found unconscious... More »

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John Travolta • Bahamas • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta • Kawasaki Syndrome

 Travolta: 'We're Heartbroken' 

Jett was 'the most wonderful son,' anguished actor says on website

Jan 5, 09 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - In his first public message on the tragic loss of his teenage son, anguished actor John Travolta said his family is "heartbroken" by Jett's death, but will "cherish" the too-brief time they had with him "for the rest of our lives." Jett was "the most... More »

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John Travolta • autism • Bahamas • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 'I'm Losing Him!' 

Paramedic tells of Travolta's desperate moments trying to save dying son

Jan 4, 09 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - "Help me, help me, I'm losing him!" John Travolta pleaded with a paramedic who discovered the actor pumping the chest of his dying 16-year-old son at a Bahamas resort. As he struggled to save the boy, lying unconscious on the floor of his bathroom, the actor was anguished... More »

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Scientology • John Travolta • autism • Bahamas • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

Ike Spikes to Cat 4, Deadly
Hanna Churns Toward US

Now Josephine's waiting in the wings

Sep 4, 08 2:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two major storms are churning across the Atlantic, with their chances of striking the US still unclear. Hurricane Ike has rapidly strengthened to a raging Category 4, while Tropical Storm Hanna is now battering the Bahamas after killing 26 in Haiti. Hanna could hit the US  Saturday anywhere between Georgia... More »

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Georgia • North Carolina • Haiti • National Hurricane Center • Dominican Republic • Bahamas • Hurricane Hanna • Hurricane Ike • Tropical Storm Josephine

 Hurricane 
 Hanna 
 Is Next 

Storm expected to reach Bahamas today

Sep 1, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(AP) - The National Hurricane Center has upgraded Hanna to a hurricane as it brings waves, rain, and blustery winds to the Turks and Caicos islands, the AP reports. Hurricane warnings—meaning the storm is expected to arrive within 24 hours—were issued for the island chain and the central and southeastern... More »

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Miami • North Carolina • hurricane • Bahamas • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Hanna

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