Posted by Adam

Wednesday September 30, 2009

John Travolta has returned to the Bahamas for a trial related to an alleged extortion attempt, Entertainment Tonight reports.

The actor gave an emotional testimony last Wednesday about the day his 16-year-old son, Jett Travolta, died at their holiday home on the island.

Paramedic Tarino Lightbourn and his attorney, former Bahamian Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, are accused of conspiring to extort $25 million from Travolta for a document relating to Jett’s treatment. The pair have pleaded not guilty and are out on bond.

The Grease star last week testified that his son had a history of seizures and –- for the first time — publicly admitted that Jett suffered from autism.

“My son was autistic and he suffered from seizure disorder every 5 to 10 days,” Travolta told the court. “He would suffer a seizure that would last 45 seconds to a minute and sleep for 12 hours.”

On the morning of his son’s death, Travolta said he was awakened by nanny Eli Wheaton. “He was pounding on the door upstairs where we were sleeping,” said the actor, who then quickly ran downstairs to find people already trying to save his son.

“I took the place of the woman who was doing CPR. She was an employee of Old Bahama Bay who I recognized as such,” he said.

Travolta’s wife, Kelly Preston, was in the courtroom as he testified.