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Travolta Suspect -- The Perp Walk

Published: 01/26/2009

The ambulance-driving suspect involved in the Travolta extortion case was handcuffed and escorted into a Bahamian courtroom earlier today. Tarino Lightbourne is accused of conspiring to extort $25 million from John Travolta. Details about the plot are still sketchy, but we know it involves a…

John Travolta

Bahama Cops: Obie's Still in Our Crosshairs

Published: 01/26/2009

Bahamian police are holding a news conference now, talking about the alleged John Travolta extortion plot. Senior Assistant Commissioner Marvin Dames just said Obie Wilchcombe still is under investigation, and EMT Tarino Lightbourne has been arraigned on extortion conspiracy charges. Former…

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Travolta "Friend" Still Under Investigation

Published: 01/26/2009

Police sources in the Bahamas tell TMZ Obie Wilchcombe still is under investigation for the alleged extortion plot against John Travolta. We're told EMT Tarino Lightbourne will be charged formally today. The other alleged co-conspirator, former Senator Pleasant Bridgewater, already has been…

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Wilchcombe Outraged by Extortion Claim

Published: 01/25/2009

Obie Wilchcombe -- who was very close to the John Travolta family -- has broken his silence, saying he had nothing to do with any extortion plot -- and it appears he thinks the woman charged with extorting John is clean as well. Wilchcombe told Us Magazine he was approached early last week by…

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Travolta Extortion Plot -- Caught on Tape?

Published: 01/25/2009

TMZ has learned Bahamian police have recordings of conversations in the alleged plot to extort millions from John Travolta. We've learned Bahamian police are using the recordings in the investigation of Obie Wilchcombe, Pleasant Bridgewater and Tarino Lightbourne. As we first reported, the…

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Travolta's "Friend" Gets Sprung -- For Now

Published: 01/24/2009

UPDATE 12:18PM ET: Pleasant Bridgewater has just resigned. See story below. Oh the irony ... take a look at Obie Wilchcombe, the former "close friend" of John Travolta family and member of the Bahamaian Parliament, just after he was released from custody in connection with the alleged extortion…

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Travolta Suspect Resigns

Published: 01/24/2009

One of the three people charged with trying to extort money from John Travolta has resigned. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater has tendered her resignation from Parliament today, releasing the following statement: "Yesterday, 23rd January is a day that will live in my memory as a nightmare. In my capacity…

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Travolta Friend, 2 Others Arrested in Extortion Plot

Published: 01/23/2009

UPDATE 11:35 PM ET -- After being detained earlier in the day, Wilchcombe was released pending further investigation. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater was charged with abetment to extort and conspiracy to extort and released Friday on $40,000 bail. Lightbourne remained in police custody.UPDATE 6:52 PM ET…

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$20 Million Extortion Attempt Against Travolta

Published: 01/22/2009

TMZ has confirmed Bahamian police are indeed investigating an alleged extortion plot against John Travolta, but it does not involve pictures of his dying son. We're told several people have allegedly demanded $20 million from John and cops are on the hunt. We have now confirmed that the alleged…

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EMT Goes Nuts Over Travolta Case

Published: 01/22/2009

We just spoke with the manager of Emergency Services for the hospital where Jett Travolta died, and she went ballistic over reports that one of her workers took pics of the dying boy and used them to allegedly extort money from John Travolta. She screamed, "No. We do not have a picture of Jett…

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Travolta Allegedly Extorted Over Jett Pics

Published: 01/22/2009

It looks like there may be something to the story that John Travolta is the victim of an alleged extortion attempt. The story goes ... Travolta was contacted by several people who claim they had pictures of Jett Travolta as he was dying and that they would sell the pics to the highest bidder…

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Tom on Jett's Death -- "Horrific"

Published: 01/08/2009

A visibly shaken Tom Cruise finally opened up about the death of his good friend's son -- describing Jett Travolta's death as "horrific" and addressing Scientology's role in the tragedy. Struggling to find the right words, Cruise addressed the emotional topic during a taping for tomorrow's episode…

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