John Travolta: Scientology Helping Us "Heal" After Jett's Death

Us Magazine - November 9, 2009 6:04 AM PST
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In his first interview since son Jett's tragic death last January, Scientologist John Travolta says he and his family are relying on almost daily religious counseling sessions to help them cope.

Since the 16-year-old boy died following a seizure, "We've been working very hard every day as a family to heal," Travolta said during a round-table interview (per USA Today) with the cast of his latest film, Old Dogs (out Nov. 25), which also stars wife Kelly Preston and daughter, Ella, 9. "We have our own way of doing it, and it has been helping."

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Travolta, 45, said he has been overwhelmed by all the support.

"You need your friends a lot in times like that," he said.

Preston, 47, added that the "outpouring of love from, really, worldwide has been extraordinary. It's been our friends, our family, our church. We partake in spiritual counseling pretty much daily."

Still, she said, "It's a tricky thing. Sometimes, something that's right for the moment is not right the next day. Being with people who are important to you, being with people that you love, I think that's what has primarily helped us the most. Sometimes, being alone, too."

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Though the family has been in relative seclusion, Travolta said he is speaking out now to draw attention to his daughter's film debut in Old Dogs.

Said the actor, "We decided it was OK to come out and promote, to introduce her to the world and to give her a beautiful future in film."

Travolta and Preston declined to comment on an extortion case involving a former Bahamian senator and a paramedic who are accused of demanding $25 million from the family with information about Jett's death.

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In his extortion trial testimony, Travolta admitted for the first time that his son Jett had autism. He is believed to have kept his son's condition a secret because of the way Scientologists view illness.

A mistrial was declared this past October. A retrial has been ordered.

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  • walaa
    I tow send I love you very much and I love Arnold I egyption girle
    report abuseposted December 19, 2009 10:56 PM PST
  • Margarita
    Oh I am so sad to hear that John Travolta is of that weird cult, called scientology. I really have never liked tom c ruise, so it didn't matter what ever he did. But John!!!! I think that I have seen all of his movies, but now I rather not.
    report abuseposted December 2, 2009 8:54 AM PST
  • paul
    John was born February 18, 1954. You guys are inaccurate.
    report abuseposted November 28, 2009 10:50 AM PST
  • paul
    John was born February 18, 1954. You guys are inaccurate.
    report abuseposted November 28, 2009 10:50 AM PST
  • DeborahP
    To Who Cares, Maybe that is your problem that your hate is so ugly, for you to be glad that anyone has lost a child simply says that you just down right have no soul. Why don't you get that ugly hate of yours and turn it into love, I feel sorry for you. To the Travolta Family, I was heart-broken when I heard about your son and the horrible ordeals that followed. I wish you peace a
    report abuseposted November 24, 2009 7:53 AM PST
  • cheri
    JohnTravolta and family we love you and your family and my prayers always with you always.
    report abuseposted November 18, 2009 1:59 PM PST
  • Bill D. Pill
    You could very easily write off any religion that way. The bible is a fanciful story about a man who had magical powers and in the end dies for using magic and therefore Christianity is based on a very early and very tragic version of Harry Potter.
    report abuseposted November 14, 2009 11:39 AM PST
  • Kath
    Scientology is NOT a damned religion!! It's a science fiction novel.. Morons!
    report abuseposted November 12, 2009 7:10 AM PST
  • agradip s
    cool
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 7:16 PM PST
  • who cares
    TRAVOLTA! YOU %@!*#ING WEIRD AND CREEP ME OUT, LOL! GLAD JETT IS DEAD! I HATE YOU! YOU %@!*#ING CREEP ME OUT, AS WELL AS JETT DID! %@!*# THE FANS OF TRAVOLTA! FEEL HOW YOU WISH! I COULD CARE LESS
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 5:38 PM PST
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