John Travolta drops extortion charges
By Alexandra Heilbron on September 7, 2010 | 5 Comments
John Travolta has decided to drop extortion charges against the two Bahamian men who are accused of trying to extort $25 million from Travolta following the death of his teenage son, Jett, last year. Travolta said in a statement: “Almost a year later, the long pending status of this matter continued to take a heavy emotional toll on my family, causing us to conclude that it was finally time to put this matter behind us.” The actor said he decided “it was in my family’s best interest for me not to voluntarily return to the Bahamas to testify a second time at trial.” The first trial of Former Bahamian Senator Pleasant Bridgewater and her client, Tarino Lightbourn, ended as a mistrial last October. They were charged with extortion when they allegedly threatened to go to the media if Travolta refused to pay $25 million for a “Refusal to Transport” document that he’d signed the day Jett died.
Comments & Discussion
Similar Articles
Kelly Preston, 57, dies after battle with breast cancer
July 13, 2020 | 2 Comments
Actress Kelly Preston died Sunday after a two-year-long battle with breast cancer. She was 57. Her husband, John Travolta, shared the news on Instagram.
Fan Expo Day 4: John Travolta & Peter Capaldi Q&A
August 26, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Fan Expo Toronto came to a close on Day 4 with a flurry of Q&A panels to end off the convention including Pulp Fiction John Travolta and Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi.
Fan Expo Canada 2019 opens in Toronto today with plenty of stars!
August 22, 2019 | 1 Comment
Fan Expo Canada in Toronto began today for the 25th iteration this year. The four-day event is the largest Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming event in Canada.
Good for the Travoltas. It’s over and trying to move on.
I would probly do the same thing, going back there for the trial would just cause more heart ache
i hope they are doing all right. what ever happened with her having babies?
She’s still pregnant mandee, she hasn’t had them yet.
oh thanks, i read in a tabloid that she had lost them and was wondering.