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A Bahamian Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta, after a political convention was told they had been cleared before the jury returned...
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A former Bahamas senator denied trying to blackmail actor John Travolta after the death of his 16-year-old son as she testified in her extortion trial Wednesday. In an unsworn statement, Pleasant Bridgewater told jurors she was set up by the movie star's...
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Two writers appeared before the justice committee on Monday, repeating their call for a repeal of a controversial section of the Human Rights Act, and asking for a probe into the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Strombo Show, a Sunday evening music...
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The two-time Oscar-nominee, who starred in the hit films "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction," arrived in Nassau under tight security last week for the trial of ex-senator Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne. The defendants...
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Actor John Travolta testified in a Bahamian extortion trial on Wednesday that he was told that unless he paid $25 million, stories would be sold to the news media implying his son's death was intentional and he was to blame. Travolta said he was first...
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Officials in the Bahamas say John Travolta is among potential witnesses in the trial of two people accused of trying to extort $25m from the movie star. Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez says the trial is expected to begin with jury selection on Monday. An...
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Kelly Preston is pulling out of the annual Women's Conference, where she was to break her silence about the death of her teenage son. The actress said in a statement Friday that she is "still deeply in the process of healing, and it's just too soon."
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A new three-year deal for Ryan Seacrest will keep him hosting "American Idol" as well as pursuing new projects. The partnership, announced by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment, includes Seacrest's continued services as host on the Fuller-produced "Idol"...
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After Jett's death, it was claimed John and his wife Kelly Preston's refusal to accept their son's condition meant he was not taking medication. "On Monday 29 December 2008 I travelled to Grand Bahama Island. I was accompanied by my wife Kelly Preston,...
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Earlier, several tabloids quoted Mr. Lightbourne describing efforts to revive 16-year-old Jett Travolta after he collapsed Jan. 2 on Grand Bahama. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater was arrested on Thursday and charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to...
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