A jury in the Bahamas today began its deliberations in the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail actor John Travolta following the death of his son.

A lawyer for John Travolta denied trying to to set up a former Bahamas senator on trial for allegedly attempting to extort $25m (€17.1m) from the Hollywood star.

A LAWYER for John Travolta testified in court that he warned a former Bahamas senator she would not get away with an alleged scheme to extort $25 million (€17m) from the movie star, and even wore a wire to secretly record their conversations.

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.

A paramedic who treated John Travolta's son in the Bahamas threatened to go to the media with private information unless the movie star paid 25m (€17.16m), an employee of the actor told a court.

JOHN Travolta described the moments before his son’s death in the Bahamas as he testified yesterday against two people accused of trying to blackmail him with private information about the rescue effort.

Film star John Travolta today relived the horror of watching his handicapped teenage son die in front of him, giving evidence at the trial of two people accused of trying to blackmail him over the boy.

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.

ACTOR John Travolta is among the potential witnesses at a Bahamas trial beginning today for two people accused of trying to extort $25 million (€17m) from the movie star, court officials say.

A former Bahamas senator was granted bail today on charges she conspired to help extort $25m (€18.8m) from actor John Travolta after his son died from a seizure at a family vacation home.

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 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.