Filed under: John Gotti , John Gotti Jr. , Jett Travolta , Movies John Travolta got the scoop on John Gotti during his Monday night powwow with the mafia boss’ son — we’re told the conversation covered everything from Gotti’s favorite food to his giant diamond watch. According to inside sources, the dinner was very… Read more

Filed under: John Travolta , Celebrity Justice A judge in the Bahamas has dropped the charges in the extortion case involving John Travolta … at the actor’s request.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , John Travolta , Exclusives A date has now been set in the retrial of the people accused of conspiring to extort John Travolta over the death of his son, Jett … TMZ has learned.The judge in the Bahamas set the retrial for September 6

It has been a very rough year for John Travolta and his family, with the death of his son Jett and the subsequent extortion scheme plotted against him. And now there’s more bad news for the “Face/Off” actor, as the court case involving Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne has been declared a mistrial. Bridgewater and Lightbourne have been accused of attempting to extort $25 million from Travolta in exchange for keeping some of the details of Jett’s death from the public eye.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice , John Travolta The judge in the John Travolta extortion case has declared a mistrial, reportedly because of jury misconduct.Justice Anita Allen released the jury and declared a mistrial after learning that a member of Parliament announced at a political convention … Permalink

After arriving in the Bahamas earlier in the day, John Travolta took the stand to testify in the extortion case surrounding the death of his young son, Jett Travolta. The case alleges that paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and his attorney, former Bahamian Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, conspired to extort $25 million from Travolta in return for the hiding of a document related to Jett’s death

Nassau, Bahamas Prosecutors announced that a paramedic who cared for John Travolota’s son before he passed away threatened to give out private information unless the actor paid $25 million. Travolta was expected to take a stand during the trial, but was not in the courtroom as prosecutors came forward with evidence. “Contact was made with certain persons to communicate a threat to John Travolta,” said Bernard Turner, chief prosecutor in the Bahamas, in his opening argument