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Travolta may take stand in court Travolta recalls day his son died
(about 13 hours later)
Hollywood actor John Travolta is expected to appear in court during an extortion trial in the Bahamas. Hollywood actor John Travolta has given evidence during an extortion trial in the Bahamas.
Former senator Pleasant Bridgewater and medic Tarino Lightbourne are accused of demanding money from the star after his son died in the Bahamas in January.Former senator Pleasant Bridgewater and medic Tarino Lightbourne are accused of demanding money from the star after his son died in the Bahamas in January.
They allegedly wanted $25m (£15m) in return for keeping secret a document relating to the 16-year-old Jett's treatment. The pair deny the charges. They allegedly wanted $25m (£15m) in return for keeping secret a document relating to 16-year-old Jett's treatment. The pair deny the charges.
Travolta was not present in the Bahamas for the first day of the trial. Since the death of his son, the actor has rarely appeared in public.
Ms Bridgewater resigned her seat on the Bahamas senate after she was arrested in January. Lightbourne was one of the paramedics who responded when Travolta's son was taken ill. Ms Bridgewater resigned her seat on the Bahamas senate after she was arrested in January. Mr Lightbourne was one of the paramedics who responded when Mr Travolta's son was taken ill.
Low profile John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston arrived at Nassau Supreme Court on Wednesday with a large security escort.
Jett died following a seizure at the family's holiday home on Grand Bahama shortly after New Year. Nannies
Attempts to revive him at the scene failed. The court was told that Mr Travolta and Ms Preston had travelled to a resort on Grand Bahama with Jett and their eight-year-old daughter, Ella, accompanied by four nannies.
Police inspector Andrew Wells was the first witness to take the stand and testified that Jett was put into an ambulance. The actor began his testimony by recalling the moments before his son's death.
He said Lightbourne, who was driving the ambulance, told him that Travolta wanted his son taken directly to the local airport instead of the hospital. He said he had been woken by one of the nannies pounding on his door and had run downstairs to find his son on the bathroom floor and one of the other nannies trying to resuscitate him.
Wells said Travolta had signed a release form. Jett was John Travolta's only son
It was unclear why the teenager was not taken to the airport and why the defendants allegedly believed the actor would pay to keep the release form secret. Mr Travolta said he took over the resuscitation attempts helped by a visitor at the resort.
Travolta, who has kept a low profile since his son's death, is on a list of 14 witnesses who could be called to testify. The actor told the court his son was autistic and suffered from seizures.
Earlier, police inspector Andrew Wells told the court that Mr Travolta had wanted his son flown to the US instead of the nearest Bahamian hospital.
He said Mr Lightbourne had wanted a signature on a statement confirming that Mr Travolta waived medical treatment for his son.
Mr Travolta said he was so intent on saving his son that he signed the medical liability release document - which is thought to be the subject of the alleged extortion - without reading it.
Bahamas prosecutor Bernard Turner testified on Tuesday that Mr Travolta had been threatened with the release of potentially damaging statements if money was not paid.
The case continues.