TRAVOLTA EXTORTION ‘DESPICABLE’
A plot to extort money from JOHN TRAVOLTA following the death of his son JETT has been branded as "despicable" by a member of the Bahamian Parliament.
Reports on Thursday (22Jan09) claimed a photograph of the Pulp Fiction star’s 16-year-old son as he lay dying in an ambulance was at the centre of the blackmail plan.
According to TMZ.com, Bahamian police are investigating an alleged extortion plot against Travolta - but it does not involve pictures of his son, who passed away after suffering a seizure at the family’s Bahamas retreat on 2 January (09).
The Web site reports the investigation stems from the circumstances surrounding Jett’s death, adding it was the actor’s representatives who contacted cops to file the complaint.
Obie Wilchcombe, a member of the country’s parliament, tells Usmagazine.com, "I thought it was a despicable act. One person should not destroy the character of the country." Two men, believed to be a local politician from Grand Bahama and a man thought to be connected to the ambulance service, were reportedly being questioned by police over the incident.
But Wilchcombe has denied a politician is behind the plot and confirmed that only one person is involved in the incident: "The lawyer who brought the situation to my attention is a politician." Wilchcombe reveals he was approached about the alleged plot early last week (12Jan09) and passed along the information he received to Travolta’s lawyers, Michael Ossi and Michael McDermott.
News of the alleged blackmail attempt emerged on the same day Travolta and wife Kelly Preston published a letter thanking the people of the Bahamas for their support as they dealt with the death of their son.
Wilchcombe adds, "The irony was that the Travolta family just sent a letter of gratitude - it happened that afternoon."
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