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Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.

A jury is expected to begin deliberations soon in the trial of two people accused of attempting to extort $25 million from actor John Travolta.

In an unsworn statement, Pleasant Bridgewater told jurors she was set up by the movie star’s lawyers and complained she has been ridiculed and ostracized since being charged in January.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta following his son's death in the Bahamas.

A Bahamas lawmaker accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son is resigning.

An investigation is under way in the Bahamas into a report that someone has tried to extort money from John Travolta in relation to the death of his son, a Bahamian police official said Friday.