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
EXCLUSIVE TRANSCRIPT: Travolta Extortion Defendant Confessed On Video!
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 @ 02:55PM - 2 comments
Tarino Lightbourne, one of the defendants on trial for trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta, admitted on video that he knew he was committing a crime, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively.
Click here to read the key pages of the transcript.
RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained a transcript of a videotaped meeting between Lightbourne, Pleasant Bridgewater and Michael McDermott. Bridgewater was on speakerphone during the meeting and is also a defendant in the trial. McDermott was representing Travolta.
The meeting took place January 20, 2009.
Here is a transcript of one of the key points in the conversation.
McDermott: “You know what we’re both doing here, okay…
Lightbourne: Yes.
McDermott: ...is a criminal offense.
Lightbourne: Yes.
McDermott: Okay. If we get caught, we’re both in trouble.
Lightbourne: Yes.
The transcript also contains a conversation between McDermott and Bridgewater discussing how Lightbourne came up with his $25 million blackmail demand.
Click here to see photos of Travolta arriving in Bahamian court on Wednesday.
Bridgewater tells McDermott: “…he’s probably thinking that he’s going to lose his job cause he’s on suspension and so I guess he—he probably is trying to make it worth his mile – worth his while. I don’t know.”
Click here to read Travolta’s trial testimony about his son’s tragic death.
