John Travolta claimed in court today that a blackmailing paramedic threatened to sell stories suggesting the actor was at fault over his son’s death.

A paramedic who treated John Travolta’s chronically ill son was ready to release private information to the media unless he was paid $25m for a document he believed “detrimental” to the Hollywood star, a Bahamas court was told.

Prosecutors said a paramedic who treated John Travolta’s son shortly before he died in the Bahamas threatened to release private information unless the movie star paid $25m.

A paramedic who treated John Travolta’s son shortly before he died in the Bahamas threatened to release private information unless the star paid 25 million dollars, a court heard today.

The ambulance driver who took John Travolta's late son to hospital following his fatal seizure has been formally charged for his part in an alleged plot to extort money from the movie star.

A paramedic has been charged over an alleged plot to extort $25m (€19m) from John Travolta after his teenage son died of a seizure at the family’s Bahamas home.

A Bahamian politician arrested over an alleged plot to blackmail actor John Travolta said he had only tried to warn the star after his 16-year-old son died from a seizure.

A Bahamas senator accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after his son’s death resigned today and vowed to prove her innocence.

Police in the Bahamas are holding a senator and a paramedic in connection with an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son.

Authorities in the Bahamas are holding a senator and a paramedic in connection with an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son, police said tonight.