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Travolta Family To Hometown Fans: ‘Jett Appreciates’ Your Support

John Travolta thanked his fellow residents of Ocala, Fla., on Friday night for their support of his family following the death of his son, Jett, earlier this year.

“Kelly, Ella and I want to thank all of you for supporting us over the last year,” John said from the red carpet, according to the Ocala Star-Banner. “It’s meant the world to us.”

Travolta Family Talks Making ‘Old Dogs’ A Family Affair

Making “Old Dogs” was a family affair for the Travoltas.

John was joined on the movie by actress wife Kelly Preston and their daughter, Ella Bleu, who made her Hollywood debut.

Jim Carrey’s Scrooge Rings In Hollywood Holiday Spirit

Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?

Bahamas Lawmaker Apologizes For Travolta Mistrial

The Bahamas lawmaker who prompted a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has publicly apologized to the judge and the people of the island chain.

Picewell Forbes says his announcement of an acquittal while the jury was still deliberating last week were “reckless” and “not true.”

Patrick Swayze’s Widow To Join Kate Gosselin, Elizabeth Edwards At Women’s Conference

Lisa Niemi, the widow of late actor Patrick Swayze, will speak out at a panel on Grief, Healing and Resilience at The Women’s Conference 2009 on Tuesday, a conference rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.

Lisa lost her husband to a long battle with pancreatic cancer on September 14. He was 57. The two were married for 34 years.

Bahamas MP Faces Judge Over Travolta Mistrial

A Bahamas judge is asking a lawmaker to explain remarks that led to a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case.

Picewell Forbes was summoned before the judge for announcing an acquittal before the jury had declared a verdict.

Judge Orders Retrial In Travolta Extortion Case

The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.

Jury Set To Decide Travolta Extortion Case

Lawyers for an ambulance driver and a former politician accused of trying to extort millions from John Travolta urged jurors Tuesday to clear their clients, accusing the actor’s attorneys of setting them up.

Defense Rests In Bahamas Travolta Extortion Trial

An emergency medical technician involved in attempts to save John Travolta’s teenage son spent most of Thursday on the witness stand explaining why he gave conflicting reports about his role.

Bahamas Jurors See Secret Tape At Travolta Trial

A jury on Monday watched a hidden-camera videotape of negotiations between a lawyer for John Travolta and a former Bahamas senator accused of trying to blackmail the movie star.

Travolta Lawyer Says He Told Bahamas Defendants They Would Not Get Away With Alleged Extortion

A lawyer for John Travolta testified Thursday that he warned a former Bahamas senator she would not get away with an alleged scheme to extort $25 million from the movie star, and even wore a wire to secretly record their conversations.

John Travolta Returns To Stand In Bahamas, Testifies Medic Threatened Him

John Travolta has told a court in the Bahamas that a local paramedic threatened to sell stories to the news media suggesting the movie star was at fault in the death of his 16-year-old son.

Travolta testified that the paramedic who is now on trial for extortion demanded $25 million from the actor.