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(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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(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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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

 Jett's Death
 Sparked Fears for
 Autistic Son: McCarthy 

Activist can't say if Jett also had autism

Jan 16, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - The Travolta tragedy hit close to home for former Playmate Jenny McCarthy, whose autistic son also suffers from seizures. “My heart went out to them—such compassion and understanding for what they’ve gone through,” McCarthy told Access Hollywood. “Looking at Jett, I cried out of fear... More »

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John Travolta • autism • seizure • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta • Jenny McCarthy

 Travolta to Skip 
 Golden Globes Show 

Grieving continues for son's sudden death

Jan 11, 09 5:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Following the sudden seizure death of his 16-year-old son, John Travolta has canceled his appearance at tonight's Golden Globe awards. Travolta had planned to attend to support his film Bolt, which is in the running for Best Animated Feature  and Best Original Song for a duet the actor did... More »

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 Travoltas Say Goodbye to Jett 

Son remembered at private memorial

Jan 9, 09 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - John Travolta and his family said goodbye to Jett at a private service yesterday in Florida, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. About 100 guests attended, including Lisa Marie Presley, Garth Brooks, and Cal Ripken Jr, says one source. A female minister from the Church of Scientology spoke, and both Travolta and... More »

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John Travolta • funeral • memorial service • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta • Ocala, Fla.

 Cruise: Jett's Death 'Horrific' 

Actor slams 'false' accusations against Scientology

Jan 8, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Tom Cruise mourns the sudden death of John Travolta’s son and defends Scientology in an appearance on The View taped to air tomorrow, ABC News reports. "It's just horrific. Here you have a man, both of them doting parents, they're wonderful people and…” Cruise says, trailing off.... More »

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 Travoltas' Fla. 
 Town Grieves 
 With Family 

Small town gives celebs their space

Jan 7, 09 9:32 AM CST
(AP) - The small central Florida town of Ocala is about as far from Hollywood as you can get. Maybe that's why actor John Travolta moved his family here. The social scene revolves around ranchers' soirees, and mobile home parks, peanut farms, and moss-covered oak trees dot the landscape. Now, with the... More »

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 Lisa Marie Defends 
 Travoltas, Scientology 

Blog post on MySpace stands up fro Jett's parents

Jan 7, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley's reaching out to John Travolta and Kelly Preston, while also calling out those who have used their son's death to trash Scientology, Us magazine reports. “Folks, as popular as it has been to discriminate and ridicule Scientology and Scientologists in the recent past, now is NOT... More »

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(Newser) - Jett Travolta had a beaming smile and a boy's love of the water, but he was never heard speaking, and even the family's closest friends never knew what ailments he had, reports People. "I observed that he was significantly mentally handicapped," says actress Anne Archer. "John always... More »

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 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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Jett Died After 'Seizure,' Not Head Trauma

Mortician speaks
as ruse hearse 'picks up' Travolta's son

Jan 5, 09 7:31 PM CST
(Newser) - John Travolta's son died of a seizure, not head trauma, says an undertaker who saw the 16-year-old's death certificate. While autopsy results remain under wraps, mortician Glen Campbell's description may dispel notions that Jett Travolta died by banging his head in a Bahamas hotel bathroom, E! Online reports. More »

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 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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Travoltas Faced Tough Calls
in Jett's Treatment

Seizure meds are painful, often ineffective

Jan 5, 09 7:23 AM CST
(Newser) - An autopsy later today may answer the questions surrounding Jett Travolta's untimely death, but the seizures he suffered remain largely shrouded in mystery. Epilepsy is a catch-all diagnosis for those who suffer seizures—which can be caused by infections, autism, head trauma, even medications, a neurologist tells USA Today. Treatment... More »

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John Travolta • seizure • epilepsy • medication • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 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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Travolta Son Was Off His Meds: Lawyers

But had been removed from longtime drug to protect his health

Jan 4, 09 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jett Travolta was no longer on anti-seizure medication when he died, but not because Scientology opposed the drug, TMZ reports. John Travolta's lawyers say Jett had taken Depakote for years until it gradually lost its effectiveness. When Jett's seizure rate increased again, his father and Kelly Preston consulted neurosurgeons and... More »

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John Travolta • seizure • medication • Kelly Preston • Jett Travolta

 Did Scientology 
 Block Meds for 
 Travolta's Son? 

Dogma suggests people can cure themselves by following church

Jan 4, 09 9:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientology dogma opposes medication for seizures and does not acknowledge the existence of autism, a condition that many believe John Travolta's son suffered, reports the New York Post. It's not known if Jett Travolta, who died suddenly in a Bahamas vacation condo, was taking medication for his seizures. But Scientology,... More »

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 '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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Blow to Head Killed
Travolta's Son: Report

Police suggestions wrong, TMZ sources say

Jan 3, 09 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The official story on how Jett Travolta died is way off, sources tell TMZ. The family’s lawyers, who are with John Travolta in the Bahamas, say Travolta's 16-year-old son probably died from banging his head against a hotel bathtub or toilet, not from a seizure. They also deny the... More »

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