Details of Jett Travolta’s Death Become More Clear

Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actor John Travolta and his actress wife Kelly Preston, was found dead at the couple’s Bahamas vacation home last Friday, apparently suffering a seizure and hitting his head on a bathtub. Jett was declared dead at Rand Memorial Hospital and there are apparently two medical experts to perform the autopsy. Various reports that Jett was unsupervised and that his parents were somehow negligent in leaving him alone have been shot down by Travolta’s lawyers, and it has been reported that Jett may have died in his father’s arms.

Attorneys Michael Ossi and Michael McDermott noted that Jett was "spectacularly supervised" during the family’s stay at their vacation home on Grand Bahama. Said McDermott, "The police left the impression that the boy was unsupervised. No. There were two nannies with him for the entire evening. They made it seem like he was sent to the condo and nobody checked in on him until the next morning." Jett, who had a history of seizures, was diagnosed at the age of two with a rare disease known as Kawasaki disease, which generally affects only children and causes inflammation of the arteries.

When reporters asked friends of the Travolta family about how John was dealing with the death of his son, reports were that he was – understandably – heartbroken. Attorney Michael Ossi noted, "He never dreamed of this – their relationship was so close. He always said ‘I’m happy as long as my kids are happy.’ He is heartbroken. To bury your son is the worst thing you can ever do."