Men Plead Not Guilty in Travolta Extortion Case at The Insider

Two Bahamian men pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to an alleged plot to extort millions from actor John Travolta following his son's death earlier this year.

Pleasant Bridgewater, a former senator, and Tarino Lightbourne, an ambulance driver, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion and aiding to attempted exortion, according to the Associated Press. They stand accused of asking Travolta for $25 million in order to keep a document secret, the news agency reports. The document was allegedly somehow connected with John's son with wife Kelly Preston, Jett, who passed away at age 16 on January 2.

The men are free on bail, and their trial is set to begin on September 21, the AP reports.

Published 4/28/09 by

Comments (10)

"my son has minutes to live...cancel the idea of rushing him to the local hospital, I prefer Florida!" Dumbass

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sarababy002 8/3/09 Reply

I think of John and Kelly all the time, I just pray there hearts are healing and they are doing well, it is the hardest road to travel when you loose a child, time will help nothing else but time, I just miss seeing them so much, I look forward to...

janice513233 4/30/09 Reply

My heart truly goes out to the Travolta family. It's difficult enough to lose a child, and then to have to be put through this nonsense. It's absolutely ridiculous. The family needs this time to heal. May Jett's soul rest in peace.

ecgirl1 4/30/09 Reply

Its sad when people are so bored with their life that they resort to harassing people at the most ungodly times just to extort money like these people are a bank.come on whatever happen to compassion at this time.Have a heart you dnt.want people...

r.pittman 4/30/09 Reply

TMZ reported that Billy Bush had mono during the Miss America event, yet kissed contestants anyway. Is this true?

Anonymous 4/30/09 Reply

Why can't people just leave them alone and let them mourne in private.

Marjo 4/30/09 Reply

I think anyone disgusting enough to do such a horrendous thing to anyone going through so much pain and agony over losing a child...should be put away and never released.They do not deserve any rights.

Shayron 4/30/09 Reply

I think anyonethat would try to take advantage and make money off of such a painful and horrible tragedy as losing a child. I think they are scum sucking pigs and deserve to be put away for good, they are lower than the lowest and dont deserve to be...

Shayron 4/30/09 Reply