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Transcripts of taped conversations between alleged extortionist Pleasant Bridgewater and John Travolta’s attorney, Michael McDermott, have just been released … and it feels like Howie Mandell could step in at any time and say, “Deal, No Deal?”The …
Though many have speculated otherwise, sources close to John Travolta insist that the actor still holds true to his beliefs in Scientology, even after acknowledging his son’s battle with autism.
When John testified in the recent Bahamina extortion case, he publicly announced that his late son, Jett Travolta, was autistic. This was the first public stance he had taken on the issue, as Scientology does not believe in the illness.
Breaking his silence on the issue has left some of the leaders in the Scientology community unhappy, but John remains “firmly committed” to the Church and we are told that he has admitted to using Scientology as “therapy” in trying to cope with his son’s death.
We don’t agree with the cause, but if it helps John to cope, we won’t belittle him that. Maybe the head honchos of Scientology should think about doing the same.
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Filed under: John Travolta
One of the people accused of attempting to extort John Travolta apparently felt guilty while she was trying to execute the plan.Audio and video tapes from the police sting operation which targeted Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne are being …
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John Travolta’s lawyer just testified the whole extortion plot was hatched because one of the defendants was starstruck.Michael McDermott testified he got the call from Pleasant Bridgewater ten days after Jett died. He said Pleasant told him her …
After John Travolta took the witness stand last week and testified that his late son Jett was autistic, people wondered if The Church of Scientology would soon lose one of its high-profile members. Until then, Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston said their son had Kawasaki disease, a rare condition that causes arterial inflammation because autism is not recognized in the church.
Because autism is often treated with the types of mood-stabilizing drugs that Scientology opposes, Jett is believed to have gone without appropriate treatment for years because of the church’s teachings.
Back in July, the 55-year-old actor denied reports claiming he was abandoning Scientology following the death of his son Jett (via PEOPLE.) But now, he’s keeping quiet and refuses to comment on his relationship with the church.
Tory Christman, an outspoken Scientology critic who left after more than 30 years in the organization told The Daily Beast that Travolta’s admittance of Jett having autism was a sure sign he’d be leaving the church.
"My hope for him is that he starts looking" at what really happened, she said. "He’ll reach the right decision… I just don’t want him to be used by the church. It’s horrible he lost his son but change something. He’s a guy who could really make a difference."
Christman, who is epileptic, said the institution has little tolerance for chronic conditions and pushed her to stop her medication and use vitamins and supplements instead. The first time she cut back on her medications, she had a grand mal seizure in her bathroom and knocked out her front teeth. She says she resumed her medication but tried to stop again in the face of continued objections from the church– and again faced disastrous results.
Tommy Davis, a spokesman for Scientology, denounced former Scientologists who are critical of the church as "liars," adding, "It’s a horrific, horrific thing for these people to take the tragic death of a young boy and try to turn it on his parents’ religion."
"This religion is utterly and completely about helping. It’s just insane to think that Scientology would be a factor in somebody not getting all the help they need," Davis added.
I hope he does leave the church and then speaks out against it. I’m really intrigued by the behind the scenes aspect of The Church of Scientology.
John Travolta just testified again in the Bahamas — and he explained how he learned of the alleged extortion plot against him.Travolta said one of his employees, Ronald Zupancic, is the one who initially told him there was a threat against him. …
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, John Travolta
Sort of a stunning development a few minutes ago in the John Travolta extortion trial.One of the key players who was involved with the secret taping of conversations between Travolta’s lawyers and Pleasant Bridgewater just told the court — although …
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Filed under: Celebrity Justice, John Travolta
Secret police videos have captured the alleged extortionists in the John Travolta case in deep conflict … with one defendant accusing the other of trying to settle way too cheap — this according to law enforcement sources.As we first reported …
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