Extortion Attempt Against The Travolta Family
The Bahama Tribune is reporting that an attempt has been made to extort money from the family of John Travolta following the death of his son Jett. The paper says that no formal complaint has been filed with the police by Travolta or his attorneys, but that the Bahamian government is aware of the attempt.
A friend of the Travolta family and former Tourism Minister had this to say. "There was an incident that was brought to my attention that I subsequently alerted the Travolta's lawyers to (because) it is reprehensible that someone would think to benefit from a gentleman who's grieving," he said yesterday. "So I spoke with (Travolta's) lawyers (who) have subsequently spoken to individuals in Grand Bahama and that's as far as I know - I think the matter is being handled by respective lawyers."
In fact Travolta's lawyers did release a statement to a Jacksonville newspaper saying, "Regrettably in a time of such terrible grief there are often a few individuals who attempt to make false claims in hopes of making millions of dollars. We will never let that happen".
Now, what is barely mentioned in the Bahamian newspaper and not at all in the Jacksonville paper is what that extortion attempt is about. The only clue is this sentence in the Bahamas news account.
"The reported extortion attempt is said to involve an individual - reportedly a health care worker - trying to sell sensitive information or photos to international media agencies. Earlier in the week, it was reported that two individuals - one allegedly a politician - were involved in an extortion attempt of the Travolta family. "
Honestly, unless there is some complete lie that everyone in the world has been fed about Jett's death, I really don't want to see or hear more about it. I definitely don't want to see any cell phone photos that were taken, and I really don't care if he had Kawasaki Syndrome or not. At this point, I just want this all to go away and let a family grieve over their child.
I agree--I can't imagine that there is anything worse than losing a child, & he should be left to rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't say what the extortion is about. So it might be more kissing photos of Travolta.
ReplyDeleteI agree they should just be left alone. Who's business is it anyway.If they aren't comfortable with letting the world know about Jett then so be it. Sometimes I think we tend to get too nosy when it comes to celebrities and their personal lives. I have a neighbor whose daughter committed suicide. She is very uncomfortable with telling people that.
ReplyDeleteIs that the same Bahamian government that did such a crack job of investigating Anna Nicole Smith's son's death? I also hope this goes away quickly.
ReplyDeleteMooshki: That's just what I was thinking. Wasn't there a shady politician or govt. official trying to get money from ANS?
ReplyDeleteAs my fella so eloquently puts it... "Fuckin' people."
ReplyDeleteITA with Enty, just go away already.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not trying to stir the pot because I do think that the Travoltas should be left to grieve in private, but I was curious as to whether the decision to cremate Jett's body was one made by the Travoltas or if it is a Scientology practice. I'm legitimately curious about this.
ReplyDeleteWhat's interesting in that they hint the extortion has something to do with photos of Jett -- but no agency would ever publish them.
ReplyDeleteI'm on the bandwagon of an old blind that someone has photos or information and the celebrity is paying them off.
the kid died with bruises and internal bleeding that is NOT consistent with his cause of death.
ReplyDeletei don't anybody to have to suffer more,but i still think there is way more to this than we will ever know.
Agreed Jax, something a bit fishy here. His parents' faith wasn't exactly conducive to optimum management of his condition, lets say...I feel sorry for the lad.
ReplyDeleteI agree - leave them alone. Anyone who extorts others has zero credibility anyway, so whatever their selling is not an issue.
ReplyDeleteThis is despicable. This should be done. The death was acknowledged, now leave the family alone.
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