Posts with tag "jett travolta"

John Travolta Says Family, Scientology Helped Him Deal With Son's Death

Posted Jan 29th 2010 at 06:53 AM by PopEater Staff

Following the death of his 16-year-old son Jett last year, John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston turned to the Church of Scientology for guidance during those tough times, the actor said. While promoting his new film 'From Paris With Love,' Travolta said that he and Preston "work hard every day with our church on healing." ...

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Travoltas Use Family, Religion and Therapy to Cope With Jett's Death

Posted Nov 9th 2009 at 01:45 PM by Dino Sossi

The long road to emotional recovery has been a difficult process for the Travolta family after the tragic loss of their son but they are improving. "We've been working very hard every day as a family to heal," said John Travolta in his first interview (with USA Today) since his son Jett's death. "We partake in spiritual counseling pretty much daily," said his wife Kelly Preston. Jett Travolta ...

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Travolta Recounts Attempt to Save Son, Acknowledges He Was Autistic

Posted Sep 23rd 2009 at 12:42 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

John Travolta described Wednesday how he desperately tried to save the life of his seizure-prone son and made perhaps his first public description of the teen as autistic as he testified in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him. With his wife, Kelly Preston, looking on inside the Nassau, Bahamas courtroom, Travolta said that he performed CPR on his son after a nanny alerted ...

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Jury Selected in Travolta Extortion Trial

Posted Sep 21st 2009 at 03:49 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

A jury was selected Monday for a trial that could see John Travolta take the stand against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from the movie star following his son's death in the Bahamas. Travolta is on a list of 14 witnesses against the defendants - a former Bahamas senator and an ambulance driver -- who allegedly threatened to release a document related to the treatment of his ...

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Travoltas Make First Public Appearance Since Death of Jett

Posted Sep 13th 2009 at 09:19 AM by PopEater Staff

Marking the first time the Travolta family has attended a public event since the death of their 16-year-old son Jett in January, John Travolta, Kelly Preston and their daughter Ella Bleu gathered on stage to present the Disney film 'Old Dogs,' in which all three members appear. It was a brief and mostly mum appearance for the family. Travolta spoke to the crowd, saying: "I always appreciate the ...