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John Travolta's extortion case ended in a mistrial on Wednesday. The two men who were accused of attempting to extort him following the death of his son will face a new trial.

Senior Justice Anita Allen came to the decision after a speech on TV and radio in the Bahamas hinted that the jury was considering acquitting one of the defendants.

She told the court: "We are concerned in the interest of justice that there has been a communication from...
One of the defendants in the John Travolta family extortion case has been caught out! Tarino Lightbourne was captured on video acknowledging that he realized he was committing a crime.

A videotape obtained by Radar features Lightbourne in a taped conversation with Pleasant Bridgewater and Michael McDermott on January 20th of this year.

The transcript is as follows:

McDermott: “You know what we’re both doing here, okay…

Lightbourne: Yes.

McDermott: ...is a criminal offense.

Lightbourne: Yes.

McDermott: Okay. If we get...
John Travolta took the stand today in an emotional testimony for the extortion trial surrounding the death of his 16-year old son Jett. According to People, John told the Bahamian court he helped one of his nannies perform CPR on Jett.

He said, "Jeff, the other nanny, was doing some compressions. I was doing the breathing.”

Prosecutors also made their opening statement to the nine-member jury this morning. The first trial witness, police inspector Andrew Wells, testified that after Jett...
John Travolta will be forced to re-open a wound this week when he testifies in the extortion trial surrounding the death of his son Jett. He will travel to the Bahamas and take the stand against Paramedic Tarino Lightbourn, and former Bahamian senator Pleasant Bridgewater.

They each face charges of conspiring to extort $25 million from Travolta so they wouldn't go public with a document detailing Jett's emergency care that day. Both have pleaded not guilty.

Sources tell TMZ Travolta’s...
Kelly Preston will reportedly open up about losing her son Jett for the first time at an upcoming women’s conference in the fall. Jett died while the family was vacationing in the Bahamas in January.

The upcoming event is the California Governor’s Conference for Women, and Kelly is expected to speak of her loss during the “Grief and Resilience” panel. Kelly will reportedly be joined by John Edwards’ wife Elizabeth and actress Susan St. James, who have also lost their sons....
John Travolta wasn’t ready to do any press for his current movie Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. But he did take the time to write a statement to his fans. John took to his official website to mention all of the hard work that went into making the film, and how wonderful it was work with Tony Scott and Denzel Washington.

Part of the statement reads:

“Tony, Denzel, Luis, John, James and Sony Pictures stepped up without hesitation to...
Just six months after the tragic death of John Travolta’s son Jett, he has a movie coming out. The thriller, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, which also stars Denzel Washington, premiered last night in Los Angeles.

Denzel showed up to the red carpet for interviews, but Travolta was unsurprisingly absent. Hollyscoop caught up with Denzel on the red carpet and asked if he’d had any contact with his co-star.

He told Hollyscoop exclusively, “I talked to him...
It looks like the drama isn't over for John Travolta and the extortion case.

Bahamian prosecutors have announced that they intend to call Travolta as a key witness in the trial of the people charged with trying to extort millions from the Travolta family, as they mourned the death of their son Jett.

The case against former Senator Pleasant Bridgewater and paramedic Tarino Lightbourne will begin on September 21st, and the new witness list was announced today. Lightbourne is accused...
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