John Travolta's family life has been tainted by tragedy Credit: Handout Who was Jett Travolta? John Travolta has told the BBC that he nearly retired from acting after the death of his son three years ago, but has finally been able to return to work on a new film, Savages. His eldest son, Jett, died on a family holiday aged 16 and Travolta later became involved in a $25m extortion case surrounding the death.Jett Travolta was the eldest son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, who died at the age of 16 in 2009.Born in 1992, Jett had a history of seizures from the age of two.He had also been hospitalised at 15 months old with Kawasaki disease and was on the autism spectrum.Jett was the eldest of three children, having a sister, Ella Bleu, and brother, Benjamin, who was born after his older sibling's death.In January 2009, Jett died while on a holiday in the Bahamas with his parents and younger sister.He suffered a seizure after hitting his head on a bathtub.Parents Travolta and Kelly had been celebrating New Year at the luxurious Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island.Jett is said to have been found unconscious by a maid who then raised the alarm.Dad John was initially suspected of wrongdoing in the treatment of his son. 3. Hollywood star John Travolta today told of his heartbreak at his 16-year-old son’s tragic death. John Travolta and Kelly Preston's oldest son, Jett, died in 2009 after having a seizure on a family holiday. The actress’s passing comes 11 years after the In April, the couple honored what would have been Jett’s 28th birthday. Kelly Preston died Sunday morning at 57, marking another tragic blow to the Travolta family 11 years after the unexpected death of their son Jett.
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His eldest son, Jett, died on a family holiday aged 16 and Travolta later became involved in a $25m extortion case surrounding the death. The Grease star – a practitioner of Scientology since 1975 – is facing a R… John Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett died Friday morning at the family's vacation home in The Bahamas after what the family's lawyer says was a seizure-related incident.
Both Preston and Travolta took to Instagram with birthday wishes.Jett was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at a young age.
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Jett Travolta was the eldest son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, who died at the age of 16 in 2009. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's The passing of Kelly Preston marks the second tragedy the On Sunday, Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
John Travolta's family life has been tainted by tragedy in recent years. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. '”Eventually, the charges were dismissed, as the actor and his family no longer wanted to “face the pain of a new trial,” Along with Jett, Travolta and Preston are parents to 20-year-old Ella and 9-year-old Benjamin.