Posts Tagged ‘John Travolta’
Paramedic Charged In Travolta Extortion Case
Monday, January 26th, 2009
A paramedic has been charged with attempting to extort $25 million from John Travolta following the death of his son Jett in the Bahamas. The AP reports that Tarino Lightbourne, who was in the ambulance that carried Jett Travolta to the hospital following a seizure, has pleaded not guilty to attempting to extort and conspiracy to extort from the star. Other parties are still under suspicion in the case.
While details of the alleged extortion scheme have not been revealed, there have been rumors that there are photos of Jett Travolta taken in the ambulance and someone has tried to shake down the Travoltas with threats of making them public.
I hope the authorities get to the bottom of this. It’s reprehensible for someone whose job is supposed to be saving lives to use his position to try to make money off the misfortune of a grieving family.
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Travolta Extortion Suspects Detained
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Police in the Bahamas have detained two men in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta following the death of his son, Jett Travolta, earlier this month. The AP reports that an island lawmaker and a paramedic are being held. Ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne had been quoted in tabloids describing efforts to revive Jett, who suffered a seizure at their family vacation home on Grand Bahama. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater is also being held.
If these two used their positions to attempt to wring money from a grieving family, they’re total slime and deserve to be punished.
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Stars Turn Out For Travolta Memorial
Friday, January 9th, 2009
Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, was memorialized Thursday. A private memorial service for about 100 relatives and close friends was held in a tent outside the Travolta home at Jumbolair Aviation Estates in Ocala, FL. The Ocala Star-Banner reports that James Gandolfini, Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood, Forest Whitaker, Lisa Marie Presley, Cal Ripken Jr. and Kirstie Alley were in attendance. Presiding over the service was a female minister of the Church of Scientology. Whitaker made this statement to the press:
“Our families have had a long loving friendship, and John and Kelly are amazing parents. We have watched each other’s children grow and cannot imagine the loss of Jett. He was a bright and beautiful young man, and we are honored to have known him.”
After the service, Travolta and Preston kissed the photo of Jett displayed behind the podium.
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Memorial Set For Jett Travolta
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
TMZ reports that the Travolta family will be holding a memorial for their late son Jett in Ocala, FL, on Thursday. The service is expected to be private. The teen’s body was cremated in the Bahamas last night and his ashes flown back to FL.
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Jett Travolta’s Ashes Returned To Florida
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
USmagazine.com reported last night that the body of Jett Travolta, the son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston who died January 2 from a seizure, was to be cremated in the Bahamas. A press conference was held Monday night by the owner of Grand Bahama’s Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium, and a friend of the Travolta family.
John Travolta, Kelly Preston and daughter Ella Bleu flew back to Florida with the boy’s ashes later that night. Funeral arrangements have yet to be announced.
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