Travolta lawyer warned ex-senator over extortion plot

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.

Attorney Michael McDermott said the defendant, Pleasant Bridgewater, contacted him by phone and demanded the money on behalf of a paramedic who had treated the actor’s 16-year-old son, Jett, following a seizure that led to his death.

The pair allegedly threatened to go to the media with a consent form that the actor signed to have his autistic son taken to an airport and flown to the US for treatment. Travolta later changed his mind and Jett died on January 2.