EXCLUSIVE: Charges Dropped Against Alleged John Travolta Extortionists
Posted on Sep 06, 2010 @ 01:00PM
The legal prosecution of two people who were accusing of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta and Kelly Preston after the death of their son Jett has come to a dramatic end, RadarOnline.com learned.
"The defendants have been discharged," Neil Braithwaite, Chief Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General, announced Monday morning at the courthouse in the Bahamas.
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"Mr. Travolta is no longer interested in pursuing the matter because it has caused his family great emotional distress."
Tarino Lightbourne and Pleasant Bridgewater always maintained their innocence. Their first trial, which began a year ago, was stopped by the judge who then ordered the retrial that was scheduled to begin today.
The retrial would have required Travolta to again testify about the events surrounding the tragic death of his son Jett, and without that, the prosecution believed they could not get a conviction.
John Travolta spent Sunday with his very pregnant wife Kelly Preston at The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort.
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The pair enjoyed Butterbeer at the Hog's Head pub and then visited the and shop where the wand selects the wizard.
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With Kelly just weeks away from giving birth to a son, the adventure was a fun distraction from the legal situation in the Bahamas.
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I thought Kelly was having twins.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 8:17pm
I like John, he was a badass in Pulp Fiction. Congrats on the new baby.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 6:41pm
The National Enquirer has a new book blowing the lid of Travolta's gay lifestyle. He can't handle questions under oath about it, so he settled, IMO.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 3:55pm
Yeah, thats where I look for the facts! The National Enquirer! Always a reliable source of B.S.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 6:45pm
miley cyrus should not hold her dog like that! what a twat! she is putting all the pressure of the dog's body on his ribs! the poor dog can walk for it's self! how would she like being held up by her ribs ALONE?
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:43pm
Very intelligent decision. With the birth of the baby coming, all the stress of a foreign trial is unwise. Good for you for realizing that, John. I wish you all well with much happiness.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:35pm
The real tragedy here was the ambulance's cardiac resuscitator failed to work. They were too far out from any hospital with no way to restart his heart. Transporting him wouldn't have made any difference.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 12:01pm
Maybe they will get their justice later.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:18am
These two are all ready to extort the next celebrity that comes to town. Too bad they have gotten away with it.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:17am
TMZ posted it first.
Posted Mon, 09/06/2010 - 10:47am