London
(ANI):
John
Travolta
has
decided
not
to
pursue
an
extortion
case
again
two
men
accused
of
trying
to
blackmail
him
for
25m
dollars
(16m
pounds)
following
the
death
of
the
actor's
son.
The
case
was
dismissed
after
a
motion
was
submitted
at
the
request
of
the
Pulp
Fiction
star
and
his
family.
Pleasant
Bridgewater
and
Tarino
Lightbourne
were
accused
of
trying
to
extort
money
from
the
actor
following
his
son's
death
last
year.
Jett
Travolta,
16,
died
in
the
Bahamas
in
January
2009
following
a
seizure.
However,
prosecutor
Neil
Braithwaite
said
the
Travoltas
wished
"to
put
this
whole
thing
behind
them".
"The
Travolta
family
has
said
that
this
matter
has
caused
them
unbelievable
stress
and
pain," the
BBC
quoted
Braithwaite
as
saying.
Lightbourne
-
a
paramedic
-
and
his
attorney
Bridgewater
were
accused
of
threatening
to
release
private
information
about
Jett
Travolta's
death
at
the
family
vacation
home
in
Grand
Bahama.
It
was
alleged
that
Lightbourne
threatened
to
sell
stories
suggesting
Travolta
was
at
fault
over
Jett''s
death.
Bridgewater,
a
former
member
of
the
Bahamian
Senate,
was
accused
of
trying
to
negotiate
a
25m
dollars
(16m
pounds)
payout
for
Mr
Lightbourne.
According
to
a
source,
John
Travolta
said
"the
long-pending
status
of
this
matter" had
taken
"a
heavy
emotional
toll"
on
his
family.
"After
much
reflection,
I
concluded
it
was
in
my
family''s
best
interest
for
me
not
to
voluntarily
return
to
the
Bahamas
to
testify
a
second
time
at
trial."
Both
Bridgewater
and
Lightbourne
denied
the
original
charges.