Celebrity Justice
Police Investigate Jett Travolta's Death

UPDATE: 11:50 ET. We've learned John Travolta has made arrangements with a funeral home in the Bahamas to ship Jett's body on Tuesday, presumably to Florida. The autopsy will not be performed until Monday morning.

Sources at the Freeport Grand Bahama Police Department tell TMZ the Serious Crimes Section is conducting an investigation into the death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, but cops don't believe any crime was involved.

A detective tells us the investigation is being run out of the Central Detective Unit, Serious Crimes Section, because of the high profile nature of the death.

We're told it is still an active investigation and the time line may be important in determining cause of death ... specifically, Jett was last seen going to the bathroom on January 1st, yet his body was not discovered until 10 AM the next day.

It is unclear if Jett fell and then had a seizure -- or if a seizure caused him to fall.



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106. SCIENTOLOGY HAS NO FEELING SO WHY FEEL SORRY ,ONE MOUTH LESS TO FEED .

Posted at 8:00PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by JOEL

107. 14. At least Jett will now be with a loving God. Jett was simply baggage that John Travolta was forced to cart around. How could he ignore his dead autistic son for an entire day and not notice Jett missing? Even the caretaker was lax. Now John is freed from his burden and no longer stuck with his imperfect creature he obviously despised.

Posted at 10:55AM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Hidden Dragon


You hateful posters on this site are disgusting. John and Kelly Travolta adored their son and took him everywhere with them, they were by no means ashamed of or burdended by him.. His son loved to be in the plane so John took him in their private plane all the time. If you have every listened to a John Travolta interview you would have known that BOTH of his children and his wife are his whole world and whenever John traveled to make a new movie - he took Jett with him as often as possible. I cannot believe the filthy lies that you people are coming out with - you must see conspiracies everywhere. For the record, my husband and I have met John and Kelly on several occassions and you will never find a more devoted set of parent anywhere. When Jett was diagnosed, John flew in specialists from all over the country to get the best Doctors possible for Jetts's care. When he was diagnosed with his rare disorder - John did an interview about it and urged other parents whose children displayed the same symptoms to be tested. You people should be ashamed of yourselves. There is a special place in HELL for you.

Posted at 11:28PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by CJ

108. You people need to stop--you are so ill informed it is unbelievable! My daughter had Kawasaki at 2months--right after the carpets where cleaned. This disease doesn't just go away , kids die from it. It affects the heart and makes them catch any illness more easily. Many kids have neuro damage from it. It is possible that the Kawasaki gave him seizures. These people just lost their child for Christ sake have some compassion. If you never had a child you had Kawasaki and how it can change EVERYTHING about your child SHUT UP! The child WILL have problems for the rest of their lives, my daughter is only 10 months and we pray everyday. Learn about something before you open your mouth.

Posted at 8:51AM on Jan 5th 2009 by mammaflynn

109. IF, and this is a big if, Jett had chronic seizures, he could have sustained brain damage. Untreated seizures can cause brain damage, if allowed to go on un-treated. As a medical person, I can tell you that there was definitely something wrong with that dear boy. He had some kind of brain problem. Very sad.

My heart goes out to all involved. Sometimes we are so close to a situation, we can't see "the forest through the trees".

Posted at 9:56PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by susanmarie

110. hey tmz,

did john & kelly get jett's anti-epileptic meds from the same dr.'s howie got anna nicole's meds???

jus wondrin'
RJ Johnson is BACK !!! i think???

Posted at 10:32PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by RJ Johnson is BACK !!! i think???

111. hey welcome back kotter (this person has 24 other psuedo tmz-posting aliases)

can you get me lawrence hilton jacob's & ron pallladino's autograph?

jus akin,
RJ Johnson is BACK !!! i thought???

Posted at 10:39PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by RJ Johnson is BACK !!! i thought???

112. ohn claims his kid had kawasaki sundorme.

if john & kelly would just drive chryslers, then this would never had happened !!!

lee iacocca

Posted at 10:44PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by lee iacocca

113. All you people that are making judgments about the parents, do you know them personally?? If not, keep your unfeeling comments to yourselves. No one knows what this family does in their own house. They lost a child which is completely devastating! Leave them alone to grieve and not put such nasty comments that only hurt more. And #4, what IN THE WORLD is your problem and who made you the judge of who is a burden to take care of?? If you have a handicapped child then i feel sorry for them having you as a parent with such a nasty attitude. GROW UP!

Posted at 7:32AM on Jan 4th 2009 by lws

114. Hey CJ? F off. Oh yeh, you've met JT and KP. Un-huh.

Posted at 11:47PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by justaskin'

115. My daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy 2 years ago at the age of 12. I am a single parent and I gave up my well paid career to 'look after' her. We now live on the breadline with no prospects for the future. Call me over anxious but my daughter no longer bathes, when she showers I sit outside the bathroom, I never go out and leave her alone. Yes our lives are restrictive to say the least but no sacrifice, be it financial or social, is too much for my child - the most precious thing I have in the world.
This is how we deal with the hand we have been dealt. I am only too aware of others attitudes to my actions, "what is the point of living if you don't LIVE", "you cant be with your child 24/7 for ever", "You need a life too", "Are you really prepared to lose everything to provide this over the top level of support".....my answer is always YES, you bet. I am not prepared to take any chances. How others deal with epilepsy is up to them and I can see the benefits of not allowing it to get in the way of living your life, its just not what I choose to do.

My heart goes out to John and Kelly. The fact is no one knows what happened. All these suggestions of other illness's which may have been kept secret by John. Well, he may be a celebrity but first and formost he is a father and just because he is in the public eye does not give everyone the right to have exclusive access to his personal life. It is no ones business what Jett may or may not have suffered from so speculate all you want.

If epilepsy was the cause, this is very very sadly not uncommon.

Whatever the outcome, a family have tragically lost a loved one which at such a young age is just to awful to even contemplate.

I am not at all religious and that is my choice. You believe in what you want, that is your choice. John and Kelly's belief's are theres too. Do not judge or criticise - you do not have the right.

Compassion is a wonderful thing, it brings inner peace.....for those of you who have left nasty comments, can I respectfully suggest you give it a go!

Posted at 4:58AM on Jan 4th 2009 by Stacey

116. What is unclear is what the hell happened to this child. How could it be that the last he was seen was 10PM the previous day. It doesn't make sense. Don't the Travolta's bother to look in on there impaired son to at least say goodnight. Is it normal for them to just ignore their children for that long of a period of time. Its not right that no one bothered to check on his whereabouts for that length of time especially if he was a special needs child and it sure sounds like he was and also by the looks of him. The fact that they had bells and alarms makes it even more suspicious that no one laid eyes on him in all that time. It just smells of some type of neglect to me. I'm sorry, I am sure the Travolta's are devastated and I believe that; however there really needs to be more details on this instead of the police reporting already they don't think a crime was involved. Neglect is a crime even if you love your child. Withholding medical care is not neglect, it is a deliberate act of harm against a vulnerable person who is incapable of acting for themselves and the courts needs to be harsh in those types of cases. All Gods help those who help themselves , even E.T. God, you can't just sit back and believe religion is going to cure your diseases, it is ludacris to think that and I pray that was not what happened to this poor child and if it did then I hope the stupid police don't do one of their famous cover ups because Travolta is a celeb, that is also a crime. I truly hope I am way way off base here and if I am then shame on me for real, but there are more questions here that need some serious attention.

Posted at 5:27AM on Jan 4th 2009 by razorwire

117. This is all here say at this point. When the story first broke they said they seen him fo into the bathroom and later THAT SAME MORNING THEY THE HOUSE KEEPER FOUND HIM ON THE BARHROOM FLOOR. THEY FOUND HIM THE SAM MORNING. Don't you all read this thing everyday, Not on this TMZ But the other New's. DON'T KNOW WHERE TMZ GETS THEIR INFO. HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED THEIR SHOW. I t will ALL come out this morning. NOT MONDAY. We may not know till MONDAY. But they will know TODAY. They have to Dr's working on the autposy this morning. THINK ABOUT IT FOLKS. John was SO SO SO CLOSE TO HIS SON. And HIS MOTHER LOVED HIM SO SO SO VERY MUCH. They DID discover that he was taking to long in the Bathroom they seen him go in there. READ SOME OF THE OTHER NEWS BESIDES TMZ TO FIND THE TRUT. This Story is a BUNCG OF B.S. READ FOLKS READ. GO TO ABC NBC ANYTHING BUT THIS ONE. THIS IS SO UNREAL. GO LOOK FOR THE REAL STORY ON HIS DEATH. QUIT BELEVING EVERYTHING YOU READ ON THIS SIGHT. READ THE REAL NEWS. YOU'LL GET YOUR ANSEWERS. NO GOOD PARENT WOULDN NOT NOTICE HE WAS GONE A WHOLE DAY. AND THEY ARE VERY VERY VERY GOOD PARENTS. DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEIR RELIGION. I KNOW MANY OTHER RELIGIONS THAT DON'T BELIEVE IN MEDICATIONS. MY GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T BELIEVE IN IT AND SHE LIVED TO BE 93 YEARS OLD. THE ONLY REASON SHE DIES WAS BECUSE SHE WAS TIRED. MYSELF I TAKE SO MUCH IT MAKES ME SICK. MEDICATION IS POISION. DON'T JUDGE THEM IF THEY WERE TRYING OTHER THINGS TO GET HIM OFF OF MEDS. MEDS ALONE WILL KILL YOU. I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT. LOKK AT AT THE ACTORS THAT HAVE DIES ON MEDS THAT THE DR.S HAVE GIVEN THEM. OPEN YOUR EYE'S EARS AND HEARTS. AND QUIT JUDGING. KNOW ONE AND I MEAN KNOW ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO JUDGE BUT """GOD"""". SO QUIT JUDGING PEOPLE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE TRUTH IS. BUT I WILL BET YOU HE WAS FOUND FRIDAY JUST A WHILE AFTER HE WENT INTO THE BATHROOM. ""NOT THE NEXT DAY"" COME ON PEOPLES. I MEAN REALLY

Posted at 6:39AM on Jan 4th 2009 by Idacountrygal

118. HEY TMZ. YOUR SIGHT IS LIKE YOUR SHOOW. A BUNCH OF LIES AND LOOSERS. START A COMMENT PAGE JUST FOR THE SICKENING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO HEARTS AND LET THEM JUST COMMENT ON THAT PAGE AND LEAVE THIS ONE FOR THE ONES WHO DO HAVE A HEART. I DON'T KNOW HOW ANY OF YOU CAN LOOK AT YOURSELVES IN THE MIRROR. YOU COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH TO GO OUT THERE AND TAKE PICTURS OF CELEBS AND TELL LIES ABOUT THEM. HOW CAN YOU DO THAT. THE HEAD OF THE SHOW IS ON PEOPLES COURT. I USE TO LIKE THAT SHOW AND YOU UNTIL I SEEN YOUR NEW SHOW. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ATTORNEY DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT. YOU USE TO BE RESPECTED. YOUR GIVING PEOPLES COURT A BAD NAME WITH YOUR NEW SHOW TO. HOOOOOOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING YOU ARE GETTING INTO PEOPLES LIVES. CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE. TELL THE TRUTH AND JUST THE NICE STORIES. OR MAKE A SEPERATE PAGE FOR ALL THE SICKENING LIES AND LOOSERS TO COMMENT ON. LEAVE THIS ONE FOR US WHO HAVE A HEART. I DON'T KNOW HOW SOME OF YOU PEOPLE CAN BE SO HATEFUL I HAVE "NEVER" UNDERSTOOD IT AND I NEVER WILL. BUT YOUR TIMES IS COMING. IT ALWAY'S DOES. I JUST WISH I COULD BE THAT FLY ON THE WALL WATCHING ALL YOU HATEFUL PEOPLE ""GET YOURS"""...............BECAUE YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOURS IN THIS LIFETIME. GOD WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT. L-O-O-S-E-R-SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Posted at 7:33AM on Jan 4th 2009 by Idacountrygal

119. I've learned that some people just have no shame. The cruel remarks here are so disheartening.

I don't believe that there is a special, "hell" for people like some of you....rather I believe that Karma will have a better role for the likes of some of you.

Posted at 6:47AM on Jan 4th 2009 by Just My Two Cents

120. You posters...and I am talking about the posts made by #77, #90 and #93, are completey heartless and cruel. ( Btw, please use english #96). I feel sorry for people like you and for your idiot comments. Also, it doesn't matter if they don't believe in God, or if they don't pray. We can pray for them, on their behalf! What...now John Travolta had his son killed, because he wanted out of scientology? That is the dumbest comment for anyone to say. We don't know all the facts, but we sure are ready and willing to slam a family, who has just lost their son. Get a hobby, and keep your vile posts to yourself! As for me and my family, we WILL pray for the Travolta family.

Posted at 8:17AM on Jan 4th 2009 by nylorae

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