| − | In 2009, Travolta's son, Jett, died while on a Christmas vacation in [[The Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jett Travolta, son of actors, dies at 16 |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/02/obit.jett.travolta/ |date=January 2, 2009 |accessdate=January 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name='bbcnews20090102'>{{cite news |title=John Travolta's teenage son dies |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7809172.stm |work=BBC News Online |publisher=BBC |accessdate=January 2, 2009 | date=January 2, 2009}}</ref> A Bahamian death certificate was issued, attributing the cause of death to a seizure.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MindMoodNews/story?id=6576215&page=1 |title=Death Certificate: John Travolta's Son Died of a Seizure |publisher=ABC News |date=January 5, 2009 |accessdate=January 5, 2009}}</ref> Jett, who had a troubled history of seizures, reportedly suffered from [[Kawasaki disease]] at the age of two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249865,00.html |title=John Travolta's 16-Year-Old Son Dies |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=January 2, 2009 |accessdate=January 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Errico |first=Marcus |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b77259_john_travoltas_son_jett_dead_16.html |title=John Travolta's Son Jett Dead at 16 |publisher=[[E!]] Online |date=January 2, 2009 |accessdate=January 2, 2009}}</ref> Travolta confirmed speculation that his son had [[autism]] and suffered regular seizures and immediately made his public statements while giving testimony after a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against him in connection to his son's death.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mary Rose |last=Abraham |title=From John Travolta: I Ran Down the Stairs To Help My Son |publisher=ABC News |date=September 23, 2009 |accessdate=September 23, 2009 |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-travolta-bahamas-testify-extortion-case/story?id=8649816}}</ref> After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the charges and has credited his immediate family and faith in helping him survive the premature death of his son and in moving forward with his film career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Usborne |first=David |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/judge-declares-mistrial-in-travolta-extortion-case-1807653.html |title=Judge declares mistrial in Travolta extortion case |work=The Independent |date=October 23, 2009 |accessdate=June 28, 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Allen |first=Nick |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7985783/John-Travolta-to-drop-charges-in-extortion-case.html |title=John Travolta to drop charges in extortion case |work=The Telegraph |date=September 6, 2010 |accessdate=June 28, 2011 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/28/john-travolta-scientology_n_441399.html |title=John Travolta: Scientology Helped Me Heal |publisher=huffingtonpost.com |date=January 28, 2010 |accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref><br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Travolta#Son.27s_death Wikipedia article] | + | In 2009, Travolta's son, Jett, died while on a Christmas vacation in [[The Bahamas]]. A Bahamian death certificate was issued, attributing the cause of death to a seizure Jett, who had a troubled history of seizures, reportedly suffered from [[Kawasaki disease]] at the age of two. Travolta confirmed speculation that his son had [[autism]] and suffered regular seizures and immediately made his public statements while giving testimony after a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against him in connection to his son's death. After a mistrial, Travolta dropped the charges and has credited his immediate family and faith in helping him survive the premature death of his son and in moving forward with his film career. <br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Travolta#Son.27s_death Wikipedia article] |
