John Travolta's 16-Year-Old Son Has Died

Not to be irreverent, but, dude, the kid was FAT! I mean, jeebus, how could he get so fat?? The kid was gross-lookin'...no wonder Miz Travolting kept him outta sight.

Sorry, but I just had to add this...my sympathies go to the Travolta family, btw.
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I've posted anonymously before regarding a few things about this family. I'm from the town in Florida where they reside most of the time. I've never met them, everyone has their sighting stories (they're night people), and really I've never given two shits about them. Once when the topic of Jett's autism came up here I posted because my brother is close friends with a girl who lives in their neighborhood and had frequent dinners with their family. It was disturbing stuff what was said about how they completely ignored him and acted like he didn't exist. He was severly mentally disabled and his behavior always made the girl feel uncomfortable (she was a teen) but she was always more weirded out by them ignoring their son. My prom was at this property, and yes Mr. Travolta was there. I still think that was freaky. BTW, it was never gossip around the entertainment blogs, but 5 teens were killed about a year ago racing a BMW at the airstrip in this property. Stupid drunk spoiled kids, but still their loss was felt throughout the community. Authorites said they did now know how they had access to the gated community, but everyone really knew how to get in and where the contruction entrance was. The girl I had mentioned had shown my brother that entrance. Her former boyfriend was one of the boys killed. Put two and two together... Anyway, what prompted me to make an account was something very scary I found. I'm keeping my user name somewhat anonymous still and keeping my details vague because Scientology seriously scares the shit out of me.

I clicked on the link posted by Angelica yesterday:

http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/archives/travolta_family_travesty_wi...

It was originally written May 2007

I was interested in finding out which restaurant Mr. Kenny managed, because it's still kind of a small town. I googled his name and our town. This is the link I found:

http://www.facesofsuicide.com/location.php?state=Florida

Next to the last row. Yes, March 2008. It broke my heart to read this for so many reasons, and it scared me at the same time.

Sorry if someone else caught this already, I wasn't reading through 10 pages tonight.

I don't believe some of the crap that I've read about foul play or them murdering their son. I do believe that they loved their son and would never do anything intentionally to hurt him, but that they were extremely neglectful, much of which is to blame on their beliefs. It would be one thing if it was just them having some crazy beliefs about alien spirits, thetans and all that shiz. The money, power, brainwashing and manipulation take it in that big step toward scary. But when children are being endangered, miseducated, deprived, and neglected that crosses the line of just flat out WRONG. He had special needs, went into the bathroom one night and no one found him until the next morning. His death could have been prevented. As someone said before, if it had been any regular person, their children would have been taken away a long time ago.

Sorry so long, had to add my 3 cents.

Interesting article in a British Newspaper

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/01/03/riddle-of-john-travo...

Check out x17 - they have some pix of him walking on his tip toes. More on that here:
http://www.mastersofpediatrics.com/cme/cme2005/lecture30_1.asp

God Damned cFucking work and I have to Miss MK's post on this shit.
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scientology aside, this is a very sad situation for the travoltas...
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I agree - this whole situation reeks, but I feel horrible for the kid. Poor thing never had a chance.

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I just remember way back when Sylvester Stallone made it public that his second son was autistic (I think that's the first time I even heard about autism), and he and his first wife did a lot of awareness and fundraising about it.

Quite a difference from this situation.

I only had enough strength to give birth to one kid. If anything happened to her I'd never forgive myself and I'd blame myself no matter what, even if it was something random, I'd still think I should have done something. I can't hate on the Travoltas...they lost a kid. My heart goes out to them.

My oldest is the same age as Jett, he just turned 16. I STILL check on him at night and on my little ones of course. It blows my mind how they could have not checked in on him for that f-ing long. This thread makes me batshit, I gotta read something else.

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I hate the fact that John is a Scien-freak since he was the first man I ever 'loved' after I saw Grease a million times as a child. But this is still a human man and woman who lost their baby. So I grieve for them in that respect.

I don't know all the facts, as none of us do, but what I read about him being not checked on for so many hours bothers me. I check on my kids all the time - there is no way I would not be checking on them in the bath, even just knocking on the door and asking if everything is ok. As a mother, I will go hug my children and tell them I love them, because you just never know what can happen.

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Why would it even be reported that he'd been left alone if someone hadn't let the cat out of the bag. Early in my career I worked at a residential facility for DD/Autistic adolescents/adults - if any resident had a seizure disorder and were capable of using the bathroom on his/her own, they were accompanied to the bathroom and you stood outside. They had their privacy but you were there in case something happened.

If it had happened the way they are telling it now, that's what would have been reported sad, but understandable, end of story.

I can understand not taking him out where the are crowds and paps, but in the few print interviews I've read of Kelly and Johns, there were never any recent photos of Jett. I've seen a few when he was still a child and it wasn't as obvious that something was wrong.

Submitted by rg76 on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 6:26pm.

Clearly Jett was a special needs child. I don't believe John & Kelly were "hiding" him, I think they just didn't feel it necessary to share with the world his issues.
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Submitted by ProfessorVP on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 6:33pm.
This Kawasaki business stinks to high heaven, and like most crap from Hollywood, is designed for the consumption of 14 year old white girls- who thought one day they would marry Clay Aiken- and their brain-dead mothers.
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Sure sure, disappears into a bathroom for 12 hours and all the handlers and cameras and security people and PARENTS fail to notice a god damned thing. Very plausible.
More scientolgy bullshit, like when they lock those people in hotel rooms in Tampa and they show up dead days later and everyone fails to notice until the smell shows up.
The Bahamas are to the rich and famous what Aspen/Pitkin County coroner's office is to the rich like Ken Lay. Pay enough and the autopsy will come out clean. It's too convenient for the parents that all these kids are dying down there...like Anna Nicole's, etc.

My 20 year old brother is autistic, and like Jett, he is prone to seizures, he gets them at least once a year and they usually always happen in the bathroom (he usually pukes before it happens). My brother DOES make eye contact, he's very social, and even has a sense of humor, but he does do things such as repeat things and doesn't adapt to change well. Every autistic person has their own things.

As far as the Jett thing is, it does sort of sound like they could be denying their sons autism. What kind of household products was his mother using anyway? Not to seem narrow minded, but living with an autistic person most of my life, he sort of looks autistic, so perhaps it is easy to see why people would speculate. Guess I've said enough, only Mr.Travolta and a few others really know what Jett has and what caused his death.

Regardless of whether they hid is autism or not, or whether Scientology is somehow involved, it's still a very tragic thing to hear, and I truly feel for John and his family.

Why am I suspicious about Jett's death? Because I am suspicious about ANYTHING even remotely associated with Scientology. Let's face it... Jett Travolta was conceived, whether it was in vitro or the old-fashioned way, for the same reason John Travolta wed Kelly Preston in a Scientology-arranged marriage. Jett Travolta was a walking billboard "John Travolta is Straight, and Therefore a Bankable Star." But he turned out to be damaged goods. Luckily they have a newer one for back-up.

Listen, I think any kid would be better off in a normal marriage, with two parents in a real relationship, who only love each other, and have some sort of normal life- no private planes, no lawyers on vacation with them, no effin' bat-shit crazy cult.

This Kawasaki business stinks to high heaven, and like most crap from Hollywood, is designed for the consumption of 14 year old white girls- who thought one day they would marry Clay Aiken- and their brain-dead mothers.

Clearly Jett was a special needs child. I don't believe John & Kelly were "hiding" him, I think they just didn't feel it necessary to share with the world his issues.

If Jett was cognitively aware enough to voice his opinion, he might not have wanted anyone to know about it either. Not saying I agree, just a thought.

I would hope that they provided him the help he needed growing up, because children with autism can be greatly helped with therapies & diet.

Again, to each their own.

Regardless, a child has died and that is tragic.

RIP Jett & my thoughts and prayers are with his family.

I can't believe that people on here actually believe that these people would try and "get rid" of their own kid.

Nobody knows exactly what Jett had, but feel the need to comment on how his parents kept him hidden away...did it ever occur to anyone that maybe all the paps flashbulbs could aggrevate whatever condition he has? So they were Scientlogists, yes I think very weird, but to go so far as to speculate that the Travoltas had a hand in their sons death is ridiculous.

If he said goodnight to his caretaker while heading into the bathroom, and usually slept in in the morning, that would explain the time between his seizure and finding him.

another thing I forgot to mention is the whole "hiding" Jett issue. If he is prone to seizures, how do you think the paps cameras going off would make him feel? Ummm, a seizure coming on. He also may not like the crowds and attention, and being what it is in his condition, wouldn't you as a parent also sheild him?

It is weird reading all the comments from people who clearly are unfamilar with the condition it is assumed he suffered from.

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Submitted by Angelica on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:18pm.

It is, hands down, the worst thing that can happen. (We lost my brother 22 months ago). The only possible good that can come of this is if the tragedy and clarity of losing a child pushes them to leave the cult.

I have to say, never having been a parent, that it must be the hardest job in the world to be a good parent to a normal kid. I cannot imagine where parents get the strength to care for special needs and sick kids. I take my hat off to all good parents.

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Deb, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I wish it were just an unfortunate accident. I do believe this should be throughly investigated though. If it were ME up there, they would be cooking my ass up on negligence charges.

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Submitted by Rosemary on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 4:53pm.
This makes me sooo disgusted. I totally think On TMZ with all the comments on there about "leave this family alone", that a bunch of Scientologists are posting.
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Yeah - I was thinking that today.
He was getting older, therefore less controllable.
The weren't gonna be able to keep him in hiding forever without facing criminal charges...

Just thinking...

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Submitted by Lory on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 4:49pm.

No shit. I think the Anna Nicole case showed how local law enforcement can be bought.

I really hope that isn't true. If so it is really fucked up.

I've read that researchers say that autism is actually many different diseases.

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I think they noticed but they tried their scientology shit , but they told people they found him later so they could hide that they tried to revive him with scienotlogy shit.

Submitted by christine the hoff on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 4:05pm.

The first person I thought about when I heard this news, yesterday, was you. You have said, time and time again, how they hid Jett away to keep people from knowing that he was autistic and how you felt about Travolta and Preston.

I think that you are an excellent mother and a damned hard worker and that your son is really fortunate to have you as his mom. I know that you won't want it but I think that you deserve tons of praise and hugs. I've never said it before but I really admire you.

Obviously, not every parent is like you. :(

I don't even wanna know the convo here, I think it has to do with it possibly being all planned. I'm not saying that's not possible, I just hope it doesn't go that far. I mean that they wouldn't do that

This makes me sooo disgusted. I totally think On TMZ with all the comments on there about "leave this family alone", that a bunch of Scientologists are posting. As soon as I heard this kid died, I never saw his kids or knew anything about them, but I said to myself, it was because of something to do with scientology. Then later I heard about Autism and I was like, yep, I was right. Bastards. I don't know why we let this go on, F freedom of speech or religion whatever.

Submitted by amrun on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:39pm.
I disagree, a 16 year old with Autism is not the same as a 3 or 4 year old and does not require constant attention unless severly psycholotc which, from the pictures of Jett we can see that he is not. I don't know what consensus you are talking about, but they have never said he was diagnosed with autism. If he was autistic, it would appear to be a minor form like Asberger's or a social problem. Again, if Autism is severe, the person would not even make eye contact which Jett is clearly doing in photos. I have a relative with Asberger's and he is very much functional on his own, just has problems in socail gatherings.
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The spectrum of Autism is so large (and overlaps with so many other problems at times) that comparison between one autistic person and another is generally lacking.

Some people with Autism are so high-functioning that one might not notice anything "wrong" with them. Others (like my younger cousin, who like Jett, is prone to seizures) might have other problems (like retardation or hyperactivity) and need to be watched constantly to keep them from harm.

One can't really say where Jett fell on the spectrum or what kind of care he needed for his Autism by just looking at pictures of him or little bits of film, but a person (no matter what age) who is prone to constant seizures does require supervision and attention to prevent horrible injuries while he or she is seizing.

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Submitted by Lory on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 5:42am.

Taken from OMG:

Travolta's corporate and commercial attorney, Michael McDermott, said the actor had a very strong relationship with his son.

"There was unspoken communication between the two. ... It's just so hard," he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "Kelly is very quiet and both are grieving."

McDermott said his family and other friends are with the couple in the Bahamas. The group came for a two-day New Year's celebration and had planned to return to Florida on Sunday.

"We're are all here and trying to help in any way we can," McDermott said. "Their pain is so evident."

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"The pain is so evident"? No shit, Sherlock! Why is his lawyer talking so much about how much John loved his son, spent so much time with him, etc? Isn't that a given? I mean, aren't all parents supposed to love their children? Who the fuck is he trying to convince?. Besides, who takes their fucking LAWYER to the fucking BAHAMAS to celebrate fucking NEW YEAR? I tell ya, something in the Bahamas ain't clean.

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Submitted by Nicholeoleoleo on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 3:57pm.

You said everything I think about this effed up situation. It's extremely difficult for me to discuss this without getting psychotically pissed off. Kudos to you for having the eloquence I lack.

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ALthough incredibly sad (my heart goes out to the family), from what I hear, Scientologists are notorious about denying serious problems like Austism. Heaven forbid they go to a REAL M.D.!

Again, it is sad...this young man had his whole world ahead of him.
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Submitted by amrun on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:39pm.
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With all due respect, there are lots of kids with moderate to severe autism who make eye contact and smile from time to time. It's a myth that moderate to severely autistic kids never smile or make eye contact. As far as "psychotic" goes, there is no link between being autistic and being psychotic. Apples and oranges.

Jett was said to be non-verbal. Based on the video footage of him, I don't think the kid was high on the spectrum or an Aspie. I'm not an expert by any means. However, my mother worked with austistic children for over 20 years and I dated an Aspie. I would bet money he was not the latter.

@ Hockey Fan. Something similiar happened to me. I had a friend/coworker who I was going to pickup and drive to work. He didn't show and something call it a sixth sense but I felt something was wrong. I went to the apartment and knocked and called his name. I thought I heard something so I tried to peak through the mail slot. I saw him on the floor. I found somebody and I got him to climb on my hand so that he could get ot the 2nd floor in case the balcony was open but we had to wait until the ambulance showed to kick open the door. They told me that he would have died had I not found him. He had a brain tumour. The night before he'd stopped at my place and we'd been talking about stuff and my migraines came up. He said he'd never had a headache in his life. Then, he went home and seized. The cancer later killed him. There are sometimes no warning signs. In the case of your Grandmother if the experts said she was okay, you cannot assume the guilt.

Submitted by Nicholeoleoleo on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 3:57pm.
I know this death is still pretty raw and new, but I have to say it...My first thought when I heard about Jett was that those bastards finally got rid of him. I'm sorry, but they treated that kid like some basement stepchild that they never wanted. It's a shame because either way you cut it he was just a child who suffered at the hands of two parents religiously fucked up 6 times over.

What the fuck kind of caretaker doesn't notice that the person they're caring for stays in the bathroom the entire night? He must have been in there for at least 12 hours if they just found him late this morning.

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I know this death is still pretty raw and new, but I have to say it...My first thought when I heard about Jett was that those bastards finally got rid of him. I'm sorry, but they treated that kid like some basement stepchild that they never wanted. It's a shame because either way you cut it he was just a child who suffered at the hands of two parents religiously fucked up 6 times over.

What the fuck kind of caretaker doesn't notice that the person they're caring for stays in the bathroom the entire night? He must have been in there for at least 12 hours if they just found him late this morning.

I don't know if anyone else remembers, but a while back an interviewer asked John about how they were planning to have more children. John said something to the affect that he wanted a son, completely disregarding the fact that he already had one. Call me a cold-hearted bitch or whatever, but this shit doesn't add up.

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I think this is really sad. Tears came to my eyes reading this. I think they are a weird couple but no parent should outlive their child. I know it happens everyday but in this sort of tragic, accidental way always hurt my heart. My condolences to the Travolta family. I pray that God (not Xenu) will heal their hearts in a good order of time.
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Nice to see other folks smell something amiss in this whole $cieno mess. Jett is in a far better place than he was, thank God for that.

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That's sad. You can see that something was wrong with him he might really be autistic but I know Scientologists don't believe in that and medication but shouldn't someone have been helping him bath and all that?

Hopefully it wasn't that he was giving him only vitamins. Seizures need to be taken seriously. Either way, I hope they are holding up. This is tragic, especially since it's a kid. I'm sure they are devastated. I can't help but get pissed at Scientology though, especially if this has anything to do with their brainwashing.

RIP Jett.

There was something off in Jett that's for sure. I think he was autistic or was mildly retarded, but who knows?

His family must be devastated.

My grandmother had a stroke and lay alone on the kitchen floor all night. My uncle had checked on her earlier in the day, and my mother had taken her to the doctor (who said she was in fine health). That night she had her stroke. She said she could hear the phone ringing and ringing, and couldn't answer it. My two uncles went over very early the next morning and broke in the kitchen door when they could see her lying on the floor. She died later the next day. The doctor said her stroke was so severe it wouldn't have mattered if she'd had it right in front of us, she would have probably died anyway. But even 31 years later, it still breaks my heart that she lay there all night, not being able to move but being able to hear the phone and being alone.
My point is, something could have happened right in front of the caretaker and Jett might have died anyway. Certainly John and Kelly had plenty of help and caretakers in place. Let's not really judge until we have all the facts.