Sources monitoring the John Travolta extortion case say that lawyers are working behind the scenes to make the high-profile case “disappear”.<\/p>\n
Tragedy struck the Travoltas in January 2009 when their 16-year-old son Jett died after suffering a seizure while on holiday with the family in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n
Bahamian attorney, Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne were charged with attempting to extort the Travoltas.\u00a0 Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/p>\n
The case was skewered at the last minute following an apparent leak from a member of the jury. Justice Anita Allen then ordered a retrial and dismissed the jury following the incident.<\/p>\n
Now, it is believed that key witnesses may not appear for the retrial, scheduled for September 6, as they may no longer have an interest in pursuing the matter.<\/p>\n
One source said that certain people have no faith in the Bahamian judicial system, saying it is “corrupt to the core” and that a fair trial could never be expected.<\/p>\n
Thus, the matter before the Supreme Court may be withdrawn.<\/p>\n
One reason for the change of heart may have to do with the good news that Mr Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston are expecting a baby boy.<\/p>\n
Travolta, 56, and Preston, 47, had announced in May that they were expecting a child saying: “It’s impossible to keep a secret… especially one as wonderful as this.”<\/p>\n
The couple are already parents to a daughter Ella, aged 10. Travolta and Preston have been married for 19 years.<\/p>\n
“This baby is such a healing baby,” a family friend told People magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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