NEW YORK – Kelly Preston will co-star alongside her husband, John Travolta, in a planned film on John Gotti.
Production company Fiore Films announced Wednesday that Preston will play John Gotti Sr.'s wife, Victoria. Travolta is to play Gotti.
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Bahamas paramedic was formally charged Monday in an alleged plot to extort $25 million from John Travolta, The Associated Press reports.
Tarino Lightbourne, 47, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to extort and conspiracy to extort from the actor, following the tragic death of his son, Jett, earlier this month.
While details of the alleged scheme have not been made public, prosecutor Bernard Turner says authorities are looking for a "certain document" which they believe may not be found if Lightbourne is released, AP says.
NASSAU, Bahamas — Three people, including an island lawmaker, have been detained in an alleged extortion scheme targeting John Travolta after the tragic death of his son Jett, The Associated Press reports.
Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater has been held for questioning since Thursday in the case, while ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne was detained by authorities on Friday, AP says.
Obie Wilchcombe, the former Bahamian Minister of Tourism and a friend of the Travolta family, was also arrested but later released, according to reports.
Police in the Bahamas have yet to disclose the exact nature of the alleged plot, but Wilchcombe told Us Weekly that he was approached early last week by Bridgewater, who alerted him that "someone was doing something untowards." Wilchcombe said he immediately contacted Travolta's lawyers out of concern. He also made it clear to the magazine that he never sought compensation from the family.
"Never once, asking for anything! Never once, expecting anything! This is ridiculous and absurd," he told Us. "The Travolta's are suffering, it's just outright foolish. Never did I ask for anything, no one can say that. We had a friend in my country who lost a son. It was one single individual [who tried to take advantage of the family], the Bahamian people have been very kind to the Travoltas."
Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of the "Grease" star and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, died at his family's vacation home in the Bahamas on Jan. 2.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — John Travolta and Kelly Preston have spoken out for the first time since the tragic death of their son, Jett Travolta, on Friday.
In a message posted Sunday on Preston's Web site, the couple thanked fans for their support following their 16-year-old son's death during a family vacation in the Bahamas.
"We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences," read the statement. "Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered. We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief. We will cherish the time we had with him for the rest of our lives."
"We have received many messages of condolence from around the world and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and support. It has meant so much to us. It is a beautiful reminder of the inherent goodness in the human spirit that gives us hope for a brighter future," the statement ended.
Jett Travolta, the only son of the superstar couple, hit his head on a bathtub Friday morning and was declared dead a short while later at Rand Memorial Hospital.
NASSAU, Bahamas — Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, died Friday while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas, The Associated Press reports.
The couple's teenage son reportedly hit his head on the bathtub early Friday morning. He was found unconscious by a caretaker and taken to Rand Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, AP says.
Jett Travolta reportedly had a long history of seizures. He was the oldest child of the celebrity couple. Travolta, 54, and Preston, 46, also have an 8-year-old daughter named Ella Bleu.
The Travolta family had arrived their vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Tuesday.
"The Travolta family has become like family to us at Old Bahama Bay and we extend our deepest sympathies to them," the president of the property, Robert Gidel, told AP.
An autopsy is planned to determine the exact cause of death.
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