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Posted Oct 22nd 2009 4:07PM by TMZ Staff
The Bahamian buffoon who blew the whole John Travolta extortion trial is about to have his own day in court ... because the judge in the case wants him to explain himself in person.
Lawmaker Picewell Forbes has been summoned to appear before the judge, so he can explain why he blurted out that one of the extortion defendants was found not guilty ... before the jury had even made their decision.
Forbes' colossal screw-up was made at a convention for the Progressive Liberal Party last night -- in front of hundreds of people and multiple recording devices.
Forbes' attorney said the lawmaker was just repeating a rumor he hadn't actually verified himself -- which somehow makes him look even dumber than before.
The PLP has since apologized ... guess that didn't cut it.
Filed under: John Travolta
Tags: john travolta, JohnTravolta, judge, mistrial, picewell forbes, PicewellForbes, pleasant bridgewater, PleasantBridgewater, progressive liberal party, ProgressiveLiberalParty, tarine lightbourne, TarineLightbourne
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 12:25AM by TMZ Staff
The judge in the John Travolta extortion case has declared a mistrial, reportedly because of jury misconduct.
Justice Anita Allen released the jury and declared a mistrial after learning that a member of Parliament announced at a political convention that defendant Pleasant Bridgewater -- a former Senator -- had been acquitted by the jury.
It's unclear if jurors had actually reached a verdict. There's an unconfirmed report that one of the jurors may have communicated information to the Parliament member who spoke out.
No word on whether the jury may have reached a verdict on Tarino Lightbourne.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, John Travolta
Tags: extortion, jett travolta, JettTravolta, john travolta, JohnTravolta, judge, mistrial, parliament, pleasant bridgewater, PleasantBridgewater, Tarino Lightbourn, TarinoLightbourn
