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Two Plead Not Guilty in Travolta Extortion Case

Posted Apr 28th 2009 6:02PM by TMZ Staff

Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne -- who allegedly conspired to extort John Travolta out of $25 million dollars -- have just pled not guilty in Bahamian court.

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Bridgewater -- a former Bahamian Senator -- was charged with abatement to extort and Lightbourne -- Jett's EMT -- with attempted extortion. They allegedly tried to extort Travolta over information surrounding the death of his son, Jett.

We're told John and Obie Wilchcombe, a family friend, will be called as witnesses in the case.

The alleged extortionists' bail remains at $50,000 each.

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Tags: Bahamas, extort, Jett Travolta, JettTravolta, John Travolta, JohnTravolta, Pleasant Bridgewater, PleasantBridgewater, Tarino Lightbourne, TarinoLightbourne

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1. Two real prizes here. Their mothers must be SO proud!!!

Posted at 6:18PM on Apr 28th 2009 by whynot

2. Pathetic sons of bitches! Rot in Hell!

Posted at 6:29PM on Apr 28th 2009 by tink44

3. R.J. JOHNSON GO AWAY ALREADY! So these crackerjacks are in jail I take it since it says their bail is still set at 50K each. That would mean to me still in jail. Good. Let you sit, tick, tock, tick, tock, GUILTY, bye bye.

Posted at 6:44PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Terri

4. Non-News

Posted at 7:03PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Say Who

5. thank god they pled not guilty, john and kelly and their scilon goons will come out looking like the losers

Posted at 9:48PM on Apr 28th 2009 by mook

6. How could they think that they would get away with this?

Posted at 9:48PM on Apr 28th 2009 by BaldOuting.blogspot.com

7. Travolta should get all his Scientologist friends on their butts

Posted at 9:56PM on Apr 28th 2009 by goldieok

8. Guilty, guilty guilty!!!

Posted at 10:53PM on Apr 28th 2009 by Alexa

9. sick f%^ks.... why does everyone die here on vacation?

Posted at 11:24PM on Apr 28th 2009 by faaw-q attitude

10. WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL.

Posted at 11:59PM on Apr 28th 2009 by JOE CAPRIO

11. If you have nothing to hide, you hide nothing. Money and fame (and church of Scientology back by Tom Cruise) can buy you good lawyers to hide behind from day one, suppressed police reports and communication, quick autopsy etc. There was supposed to be an ongoing investigation into Jett's death but yet it just disappeared...hmmmm. It makes me wonder if Jett did have autism and did hit his head from a autistic related seizure. Scientology in all their wisdom do not recognize autism and we know at least 3 friends whose sons have it. Even Jenny McCarthy has confirmed that her son is still at risk for seizuzres. Has anyone thought that maybe there is a report somewhere with documented proof of trauma to Jett's head...a fact John Travolta denied from the start (through his lawyers of course). Im guessing his new foundation will not publicly recognize autisim either or support it anyway.

Posted at 1:10AM on Apr 29th 2009 by anon

12. Hey mook,How do John and Kelly come up looking like losers in this?
Scott Peterson said he wasn't guilty of killing his wife Lacy,where did it get him?They are guilty of something,the court will decide what that is.

Posted at 8:40AM on Apr 29th 2009 by tjhawk

13. #11, You read too many gossip rags. There was never an ongoing investigation into Jett's death. The autopsy took place 3 days after his death ,hardly quick. Nobody denied Jett had head trauma,just that it was ruled out as the cause of death. Also there are many illnesses that cause seizures. Unless you are the Travolta's doctor ,there is no way you know anything,how could you. So ,to avoid looking stupid in the future,stick to the facts. Rumors and speculation serve no purpose here.

Posted at 10:12AM on Apr 29th 2009 by tjhawk

14. When people are made to believe they are Gods. It takes something like this to bring them back down to earth.

Posted at 12:50PM on Apr 29th 2009 by superdad