Travolta's teen son dead.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Police in the Bahamas say John Travolta's teenage son has died after injuring himself at the actor's vacation home. Police spokeswoman Loretta Mackey says 16-year-old Jett Travolta hit his head in a bathtub Friday morning. She said he was declared dead at Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama Island.
Jett was the oldest child of Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, who also have an 8-year-old daughter.

A spokeswoman for the hospital in Freeport said she could not release any information because of privacy concerns.

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John Travolta's 16-year-old son dies in Bahamas

All accidental deaths suck.

That sucks.

How terrible.

Jett?

Ain't that a Tripp?

Poor John. Parents shouldn't have to bury their kids.

John Travolta's 16-year-old son dies in Bahamas

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Hit his head in the bathtub?

Jeesh. Nobody's kids are safe.
Yeah, it sucks.
You'd think that money would buy extra safety for one's children, but it doesn't.
Agreed; nobody should have to bury their kids.

Oh, n/m.
He was disabled and had a seizure, I just read.
It's still godawful, but it's not quite as inexplicable as a perfectly healthy 16-year-old hitting his head in the bathtub and dying.
That sounded just... crazy.
This at least makes some kind of sense.
It's still very tragic, though.

An article from a year ago:

"The New York Post has been the next media source to focus on the concern that John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett Travolta age 15, has Autism .
For many years now, there have been rumors about the Travolta's being in denial about their son's Autism, relying on their religion to address the situation. According to Scientology teachings, Jett has been given the status of "degraded" where the church says he can cure himself by working harder on the church's teachings. The Travoltas deny that Jett has Autism, claiming that their son's condition is Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.
I feel sad about this because there are some treatments for Autism that would not involve medication - something Scientology disdains. For example, Applied Behavior Analysis would be helpful. But the religion denies the existence of any mental/neurological disorders, so it seems that nothing will be done for this boy.
Of interest, is that Travolta's older brother, Joey Travolta , produced the widely acclaimed documentary Normal People Scare Me - a film about how autistic people see the rest of the world. The documentary was directed by Taylor Cross, an autistic 17 year old film-maker."
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I wonder if Travolta and/ or the Church of Scientology will end up facing any sort of charges in relation to this death.

1069 said:

I wonder if Travolta and/ or the Church of Scientology will end up facing any sort of charges in relation to this death.

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You do know the church of scientology has some of the wealthiest people from around the world in it right?

Hatuey said:

You do know the church of scientology has some of the wealthiest people from around the world in it right?

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It doesn't matter.
The family of a Florida woman- a Type A diabetic- was able to successfully sue the pants off the CoS when they sequestered her in a motel room without insulin for three days, and she died as a result.

Upon further reading, it appears Travolta may have been negligent in treating his son's autism and seizure disorder, as a result of his involvement with the Scientologists.
No one is above the law; guess we'll see what happens.

1069 said:

Hit his head in the bathtub?

Jeesh. Nobody's kids are safe.
Yeah, it sucks.
You'd think that money would buy extra safety for one's children, but it doesn't.
Agreed; nobody should have to bury their kids.

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Another good reason I didn't have kids. How do you deal with your kid's death?

tryreading said:

Another good reason I didn't have kids. How do you deal with your kid's death?

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I got my kids here right now, that thought is the most... painful to even contemplate. I pray no one ever has to face it.

tryreading said:

Another good reason I didn't have kids. How do you deal with your kid's death?

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I don't ****ing know.
I deal with it by reminding myself how painless and easy it is to die via heroin overdose.
Any time thoughts of one of my kids dying slip in, I derail them with, "Oh, well. I'll be right there with him before his body even has time to cool."

I cannot live my life thinking about such things. I just console myself with the fact that if it ever happened, I would immediately kill myself, and so i am able to forget about it and carry on with the business of living.

1069 said:

I wonder if Travolta and/ or the Church of Scientology will end up facing any sort of charges in relation to this death.

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What purpose would it serve, except to compound his tragedy?

Korimyr the Rat said:

What purpose would it serve, except to compound his tragedy?

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I have no idea.
Perhaps it would prevent or deter similar tragedies in the future.
I assume that is the point, when people sue the CoS.
It's not like anything is going to give them back their lost loved one.

I'm also not saying that I think Travolta or the CoS should be prosecuted.
But there is already talk. I'm only saying, it may happen.

Scientology, Autism and the Death of Jett Travolta

Scientologist Glossary, D (for "DB", or "Degraded Being")

1069 said:

I don't ****ing know.
I deal with it by reminding myself how painless and easy it is to die via heroin overdose.
Any time thoughts of one of my kids dying slip in, I derail them with, "Oh, well. I'll be right there with him before his body even has time to cool."

I cannot live my life thinking about such things. I just console myself with the fact that if it ever happened,I would immediately kill myself, and so i am able to forget about it and carry on with the business of living.

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This is neither here nor there, but when I was 20 I had cancer and it was as likely I would die as not. At the time, I wasn't as aware of how it affected my family as I am now. I had it easy compared to my parents and brothers, what they had to go through. I was miserable with chemo and all, but they were so scared. To this day, over two decades later, they would still not be over it if I had died.

The part of the story I saw that this article seems to have missed was that it appeared that before he hit his head, he had a mild seizure. (which resulted into his hitting his head).

He may have also had autism.

1069 said:

I don't ****ing know.
I deal with it by reminding myself how painless and easy it is to die via heroin overdose.
Any time thoughts of one of my kids dying slip in, I derail them with, "Oh, well. I'll be right there with him before his body even has time to cool."

I cannot live my life thinking about such things. I just console myself with the fact that if it ever happened, I would immediately kill myself, and so i am able to forget about it and carry on with the business of living.

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It's amazing how having children changes you isn't it?

I can handle the thought of my parents passing, I can handle the thought of my passing away. But my kids... almost instant irrationality.

tryreading said:

This is neither here nor there, but when I was 20 I had cancer and it was as likely I would die as not. At the time, I wasn't as aware of how it affected my family as I am now. I had it easy compared to my parents and brothers, what they had to go through. I was miserable with chemo and all, but they were so scared. To this day, over two decades later, they would still not be over it if I had died.

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No, I'm sure they wouldn't.
It's weird how immortal we feel when we're young, and how overly-mortal we seem to our parents.
When I was young, I placed myself in some terribly dangerous situations, categorically convinced that nothing could ever hurt me.
And nothing ever did.
It makes me sad now, to think of how pained and terrified my dad must have been.
Makes me wish I could go back in time and tell him, "Don't worry. It all turns out okay in the end."

I am so sad to hear this. A few years ago, Travolta lived a few miles down the road from us while filming "Phenomenom". I never met him personally, but saw in at the local pizza parlor and knew a couple of his neighbors. They said he was the nicest, friendliest, most down-to-earth guy.

There is no worse tragedy than the loss of a child.

1069 said:

An article from a year ago:

"The New York Post has been the next media source to focus on the concern that John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son, Jett Travolta age 15, has Autism .
For many years now, there have been rumors about the Travolta's being in denial about their son's Autism, relying on their religion to address the situation. According to Scientology teachings, Jett has been given the status of "degraded" where the church says he can cure himself by working harder on the church's teachings. The Travoltas deny that Jett has Autism, claiming that their son's condition is Kawasaki syndrome, a disease characterized by high fever, skin rash and swelling of the lymph nodes.
I feel sad about this because there are some treatments for Autism that would not involve medication - something Scientology disdains. For example, Applied Behavior Analysis would be helpful. But the religion denies the existence of any mental/neurological disorders, so it seems that nothing will be done for this boy.
Of interest, is that Travolta's older brother, Joey Travolta , produced the widely acclaimed documentary Normal People Scare Me - a film about how autistic people see the rest of the world. The documentary was directed by Taylor Cross, an autistic 17 year old film-maker."
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I wonder if Travolta and/ or the Church of Scientology will end up facing any sort of charges in relation to this death.

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Lisa McPherson was someones daughter before she died in the hands of scientology at the Fort Harison Hotel in Clearwater Florida.Google it,you`ll find that many have died trying to heal themselves with the practices created by a science fiction writer,Lafayet Ron Hubard. John Travolta so inpressed me that I spent 9 months,this year,studying scientology/Dianetics.So much about it is`unproven medicine`.When you Google the autopsy of someones daughter"Lisa McPherson",take the time to understand the full scope of scientology.If the parents kept their son off anti-seizure meds dont blame them...they`ve been heavily indoctrinated into a cult which practices stealing minds bending them and collecting money.They also practice many,many other crimes.Its a cult...Don`t blame John and Kelly.I too feel terible about this news.I feel very relieved to be liveing in the real world again too. LOVE your kids,give them two hugs tonight and a kiss.

Rodney said:

Lisa McPherson was someones daughter before she died in the hands of scientology at the Fort Harison Hotel in Clearwater Florida.Google it,you`ll find that many have died trying to heal themselves with the practices created by a science fiction writer,Lafayet Ron Hubard. John Travolta so inpressed me that I spent 9 months,this year,studying scientology/Dianetics.So much about it is`unproven medicine`.When you Google the autopsy of someones daughter"Lisa McPherson",take the time to understand the full scope of scientology.If the parents kept their son off anti-seizure meds dont blame them...they`ve been heavily indoctrinated into a cult which practices stealing minds bending them and collecting money.They also practice many,many other crimes.Its a cult...Don`t blame John and Kelly.I too feel terible about this news.I feel very relieved to be liveing in the real world again too. LOVE your kids,give them two hugs tonight and a kiss.

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Well, for God's sake, don't "google it" unless you want to see some really disgusting post-autopsy photos of her lifeless corpse; her family posted them all over the internet to 'expose what the Scientologists did' to her.
It's effective, but rather stomach-turning; I saw it a couple of years ago, and sure wish I hadn't.
So seriously, folks, use a little discretion.

I'm also not claiming that anyone mistreated or neglected Travolta's son; I am stating that there are whispers in the media- quoting a number of sources that seem, on the face of it, reliable- that Jett Travolta suffered from autism and that his parents were in denial about this, claiming instead that he suffered from "Kawasaki Syndrome", and that they hoped to alleviate or control this disorder through Scientology, and that they referred to him on more than one occasion as a DB, meaning a Degraded Being, which is a Scientology term defined as the following in the Scientology Glossary:

"Degraded Being: Someone so infested with Body Thetans, evil spirits, as to be in-auditable or insane."


So, you know... maybe this is all just unsubstantiated gossip, just smoke and mirrors.
But these are the things that are being said.
I keep hearing how wealthy and powerful the Scientologists are, but they've been successfully sued before.
And if they were actually as wealthy and powerful as all that, I doubt they would've made Tom Cruise their g.d. international spokesperson, for Chrissake; he's nothing but a washed-up second-rate actor, he has no power to speak of and he can't be that rich, since Nicole Kidman walked away with half his estate. The Scientologists have no real power.
Not compared to... oh, the RCC.
Or even the Southern Baptists Convention.

Someone should sue the Co$ (church of scientology) right out of existence.

My greatest fear is that something like this happens to my beautiful little girls. However, the only reason we are hearing about this is because he has famous parents. Things like this happen every day. While my heart goes out to him and his family, let's not forget that this happens every day to ordinary people like us.

CaptainCourtesy said:

Someone should sue the Co$ (church of scientology) right out of existence.

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Is it not just another issue in the pro-choice society? It's his choice to "worship" and believe and practice whatever the hell it is those people believe. :roll: (Reminds me of snake handlers. :shock

Myself, I don't think it's cool, at all, especially when it's the kids that have to suffer their parents folly. If the older religious zealots want to refuse logic and reason and suffer as a result, more power to them. But the kids? Well, I'm not one to stand between a parent and his/her parental rights, but c'mon.

Should they sue the Co$ out of existance? Well, I'm not gonna try to stop them. I hope I get paid to serve the court papers. :rofl

But if we're going to start attacking the people who are making these free choices, (and actually exercizing the very freedoms we all boast about, here in the good ol' USA of A,) can we get to the abortion clinics next? I mean, there is no shortage of people who want to shut down that choice too.

Or, is it better to say, "I am all for the freedom of choice as long as I agree with that choice?"

I think we should just let Mr. Travolta and his family mourn in privacy and just keep our snoots out of it. I know gossip goes with his chosen profession, but some things should be sacred to us all. This being one of them.

Reading the story broke my heart. As a parent, reading things like that always just scare the crap out of me. I can't imagine having to go through something like that. But I also read that same article about the COS's views on autism or any kind of mental impairment. When I read that my first thoughts were, I hope to hell that their son didn't die because he had a treatable condition that went untreated because of the Church of Scientology's belief system. That would be the bigger tragedy.

I'll slam cults later. Right now, I'm really sorry for the family. :roll: