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John Travolta, Defying Scientology, Acknowledged Son's Autism
According to a Bahamian police report taken in February after his son Jett's death last year, Travolta acknowledged in his own words that "Jett suffered from a seizure disorder and was autistic." That's a big no-no in Scientology.
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Travolta extortion plot said to concern "refusal to transport" document.
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FBI Now Involved in Travolta Extortion Case
An alleged extortion attempt against John Travolta, the Scientology-believing Hairspray star whose teenage son Jett died January 2 in the Bahamas, is drawing a wider investigation. The FBI is now looking into the case. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Dagrolord: Accepting that John Travolta and Kelly Preston are grieving parents, I'd nonetheless like to see a solid investigation into whether... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Three Arrested in Travolta Extortion Plot
Either John Travolta has evil friends, or everyone who spoke publicly about Jett Travolta's death is being rounded up. The star's lawyers say three Bahamians wanted $20 million in exchange for not making "false claims." More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by disslexic: Geez, even those three names sound like "false claims." They're could be straight out of some 18th century English comedy... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Travoltas Claim Extortion
Lawyers for John Travolta and Kelly Preston claim officials in the Bahamas tried to extort millions from the celebrity couple with "false claims" about the tragic but controversial death of their teenage son Jett. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Darrone: "Rgrttbly n tm f sch trrbl grf thr r ftn fw ndvdls wh ttmpt t mk fls clms... 12 Responses | Other threads
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trends
Autism, the Disease of the Internet Era
Every age, it seems, gives rise to its own medical hysteria rooted in our collective fears. Could the Internet's dehumanizing effect be driving us to fixate on autism?
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'We Administer Earth-People Pills When Absolutely Necessary,' Reassures Tom Cruise
Now that Tom Cruise's appearance on The View has aired, we can bring you the whole, Scientology-defending Jett Travolta conversation without any delightfully premature interruption by the Us Weekly bumper. More » -
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'Us Weekly' Puts A Sparkly Exclamation Point On Tom Cruise's Grief
Tom Cruise will be appearing on The View tomorrow to discuss the death of Jett Travolta, and TMZ's got a full advance video clip. Why, then, are we pointing you toward Us Weekly's coverage? More » -
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John Travolta, Grieving and Deceiving
Has anything the celebrity family of Jett Travolta said about the teenager been the unvarnished truth? If so, we missed it. Even the publicity photos of Jett they sent out after his death are Photoshopped.
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Travolta Death Leads Lisa Marie Presley To Insist Scientologists Pop More Than Vitamins
Now that Jett Travolta's death has shone a spotlight on Scientology's tenuous relationship with medicine, Lisa Marie Presley has taken to her Myspace blog to announce that Scientologists can pop any pill they want. More » -
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Jett Travolta's Fishy Cause Of Death
Following an autopsy, the official story is now that John Travolta's son died from a seizure. Travolta's story is that his son had Kawasaki disease. It's quite possible neither is right.
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By Ryan TateComment by OMG! Ponies!: Epilepsy can be easily controlled through anti-convulsants like Tegretol or Dilantin (although both have some nasty side effects). I... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Jett Travolta's Official Cause of Death: Seizure
Doctors this afternoon completed Jett Travolta's autopsy, the details of which haven't been (and likely never will be) released publicly. But another Bahamian insider passed his death certificate details to the AP anyway. -
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Answers Sought, Scientology Bashed in Jett Travolta Postmortem
Reactions to Jett Travolta's death on Friday surged forth over the weekend, with paramedics, publicists, anti-Scientology advocates and the usual exploiters lending voices to the noise. We sort through it after the jump. -
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Jett Travolta Story Shows Off RadarOnline's Gossip-Laundering Skills
RadarOnline.com was bought by National Enquirer publisher AMI in October, and Enquirer editor David Perel was put in charge of it. And thanks to Jett Travolta's death, the site is now a great gossip reputation-launderer. More »
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Comment by karion: Well, all this coverage finally answered my question about why Travolta had two lawyers in the Bahamas, answering questions about... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Scientology Founder Slams Drugs That Might Have Saved Travolta's Son
Ostensibly fearing liver damage, John Travolta removed his teenaged son from the anti-seizure medication Depakote. Jett Travolta later succumbed to convulsions and died. Why wasn't he put on other medication? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by lil red: I have been religiously tolerant for years, only for the sake of maintaining a relationship with my family who were... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance
The tragic death of John Travolta's teenage son Jett could spell the end of Scientology, sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard's loopy, medicine-hating cult from the 1950s.
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By Owen ThomasComment by ian spiegelman: Gosh. I'm shocked at how ugly it's getting around here. Nick, no reason for you to keep an eye on... 83 Responses | Other threads
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Travolta Nanny Mystery Deepens
John Travolta and Kelly Preston have two nannies. Jeff Kathrein, the one who found the dead body of the couple's 16-year-old son, Jett, was caught kissing Travolta. Who's the other one?
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By Owen ThomasComment by i'm a bottle: Gawker is better than this. 62 Responses | Other threads
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Travolta's Rumored Gay Lover Discovered Dead Son
Did Travolta hire his unqualified gay lover to care for an ill child, who then died on the faux nanny's watch? If so, you won't read about it in the trashiest of Internet tabloids. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by MagsCO: Shouldn't everyone give the guy a break for at least a few days after the death of his son? It seems... 23 Responses | Other threads
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mysteries
The Carpet Cleaner Controversy That Preceded Jett Travolta's Death
What exactly is this Kawasaki Syndrome—the rare disorder that John Travolta had said his son had suffered from before dying today at the age of sixteen? More »
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Comment by jrhys: Autism and Asperger's Syndrome- even if left untreated - doesn't automatically equal suicidal though. Just sayin'. 12 Responses | Other threads
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BREAKING: John Travolta's Son Dies in Bahamas
The first tragedy of 2009, and an especially sad one: TMZ reports that Jett Travolta, 16, died today while on vacation with his father John and mother Kelly Preston. -
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John Travolta's Son Dead at 16
TMZ is reporting that actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett has died while vacationing in the Bahamas.
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