John Travolta & Family Have An Emotional Hometown Night Out
Posted on Nov 21, 2009 @ 07:21AM - 3 comments
John Travolta, Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu made an emotional public appearance in their hometown of Ocala, FL Friday, and it was a night to remember. It was their first public outing in Ocala since the January death of John & Kelly's son, Jett.
PHOTOS: The Travoltas At The Old Dogs Hollywood Premiere
The family hosted a special screening of their new movie, Old Dogs, that raised $37,500 for five local charities. The Travoltas spent 30 minutes on the red carpet, signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans.
"Kelly, Ella and I want to thank all of you for supporting us over the last year," John told the crowd of several hundred locals. "It's meant the world to us. We know that we have a community.....We appreciate it. Jett appreciates it."
VIDEO: John Revealed Jett Was Autistic
VIDEO: John Travolta Steps Out On Red Carpet --First Time Since Son's Death
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 @ 09:16AM - 5 comments
John Travolta stepped on his first red carpet since the death of son Jett to promote his new film, Old Dogs, in which his 9-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu, makes her screen debut.
PHOTOS: John Travolta & Other Celebs At Old Dogs Premiere
Travolta was joined at the Hollywood premiere Monday night by some of Tinseltown's top names, including Robin Williams, Tom Hanks and Seth Green.
John Travolta Attends the Premiere of Old Dogs
Posted on Nov 10, 2009 @ 08:05AM - Add a comment
Jon Travolta, Robin Williams and Tom Hanks attend the premiere of Old Dogs.
John Travolta Breaks Silence About Jett's Death
Posted on Nov 09, 2009 @ 10:26AM - 12 comments
John Travolta said family, friends, religion and therapy have been filling his days, in the first interview since the tragic death of his son, Jett.
"We've been working very hard every day as a family to heal," Travolta told USA Today. "We have our own way of doing it, and it has been helping."
EXCLUSIVE: Jury Was Going To Convict Travolta Defendants
Posted on Nov 05, 2009 @ 02:25PM - 2 comments
The jury in the John Travolta extortion trial had the necessary votes to convict the two defendants before a judge declared a mistrial, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne escaped the guilty verdict when a Bahamian lawmaker announced Bridgewaterr had been acquitted - while the jury was still deliberating.
Style File: ‘Exposing’ Celeb Photog Mark Liddell
Posted on Nov 03, 2009 @ 08:48PM - Add a comment
What does it take to get a famed photographer to make a book these days? Apparently Jessica Alba and Barack Obama. That’s how fashion and celeb snapper Mark Liddell got the fever to publish his ten-year Hollywood retrospect Exposed.
“Jessica Alba rang me a year ago to do the Declare Yourself campaign to get kids to vote. That made me, as an Englishman, aware of American politics, which I was blissfully unaware of.”
Alba then turned him on to a then-fledgling politician Obama, whose platform was change.
“[From there], I actually wanted to do something with a purpose.”
Exposed was born, culminating countless star photographs from the likes of John Travolta, Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Nicole Richie, Beyonce and Matthew McConaughey.
Liddell began shooting for houses like Versace and Fendi, and upon moving to Los Angeles (on the recommendation of Nicole Kidman), started playing with the lines between stars and style.
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Mistrial Declared In John Travolta Extortion Case
Posted on Oct 22, 2009 @ 08:55AM - 15 comments
The trial of an ambulance driver and a former Bahamian senator accused of attempting to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta, after the death of his 16-year-old son Jett, was declared a mistrial Wednesday.
PHOTOS: John Travolta Arriving at Court in the Bahamas
Judge Anita Allen said she decided to nix the month-long trial after learning of a juror's inappropriate communications outside the juror room.
John Travolta’s Attorney Accused Of Hatching Extortion Plot
Posted on Oct 06, 2009 @ 12:38PM - 8 comments
The temperature was hot and tempers were frayed Tuesday in the John Travolta Extortion Trial in the Bahamas.
Travolta Testifies About Son’s Death, Says Jett Was Autistic
Two defendants, Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne, stand accused of trying to extort $25million from John Travolta following his son Jett’s death on the Island back in January.
Alleged Travolta Extortionists Plead Not Guilty
During cross examination Bridgewater’s attorney Murrio Ducille accused Travolta’s attorney and close friend, Michael McDermott, of being the person that actually hatched the extortion plot. McDermott hotly denied the accusation.
PHOTOS: Travolta Heading To Court
Things got so heated at one point that the judge had to step in and warn both men several times about making comments.
In true Hollywood style, when accused of the being the person that gave birth to the extortion plot, McDermott burst out with the line, “You can’t handle the truth! You can’t handle the truth!” Prompting Ducille to retort, “You’ve watched A Few Good Men, eh?”
John Travolta's Attorney Accused Of Lying
Posted on Oct 01, 2009 @ 04:32PM - 3 comments
There were fireworks in the court Thursday at the trial of Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lighbourne, who stand accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta following his son Jett's death in January.
Extortionists Said They Had Evidence Travolta Intentionally Killed His Child
Tempers flared as Bridgewater's attorney, Murrio Ducille, accused the witness, Travolta's attorney and close friend, Michael McDermott of lying.
Travolta Testifies About Son's Death
In a heated exchange Durrio accused McDermott of being an untruthful witness saying that in his statement there is no mention of Bridgewater demanding money.
Things got so hot that Justice Anita Allen had to calm things down telling them both to "lower the temperature" and that "there is no need for this".
Defendants Plead Not Guilty
But things did not calm down and the judge got so frustrated that she put her hand on her head at one point, and then called for a recess to allow everyone to simmer down.
John Travolta Extortionists Said They Had Evidence He Intentionally Killed His Child
Posted on Oct 01, 2009 @ 12:01PM - Add a comment
John Travolta's attorney and family friend, Michael McDermott took the stand Thursday to testify in Travolta's extortion case in the Bahamas.
Two defendants, Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne stand accused of trying to extort $25 million from Travolta following the January death of his son Jett.
John testifies about his son's death
John Travolta Extortionists Threatened To Release Story Blaming Him For Son's Death
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 @ 01:30PM - 3 comments
John Travolta took the stand once again on Wednesday in the Bahamas to give testimony in the case against two defendants accused of trying to extort $25 million from the actor following the death of his son Jett in January.
John says Jett was autistic
In his testimony Travolta said that he was told that if he didn¹t pay $25million the extortionists would release stories implying that John was in some way to blame for his son Jett's death, that he was connected in some way.
Travolta explained that he never spoke to either of the defendants about the alleged extortion and that the information that there was a threat was relayed to him through his employee Ronald Zupancic.
Photos of John and Kelly arriving at court
Travolta looked shaken as he spoke and was asked at one point to speak up as he was talking too quietly.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty
Travolta has now been released from the stand, his wife Kelly Preston quickly took his hand to comfort him as he stood down.
