Sources monitoring the John Travolta extortion case say that lawyers are working behind the scenes to make the high-profile case “disappear”.
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.
Bahamian attorney, Pleasant Bridgewater and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne were charged with attempting to extort the Travoltas. Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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.
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.
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.
Thus, the matter before the Supreme Court may be withdrawn.
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.
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.”
The couple are already parents to a daughter Ella, aged 10. Travolta and Preston have been married for 19 years.
“This baby is such a healing baby,” a family friend told People magazine.
