1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterKris Rasmussenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/krasmussenThe Death of Jett Travolta: What the Media Isn't Askingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xMJc3r5bo5"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2009/01/the-deeath-of-jett-travolta.html">The Death of Jett Travolta: What the Media Isn’t Asking</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2009/01/the-deeath-of-jett-travolta.html/embed#?secret=xMJc3r5bo5" width="600" height="338" title="“The Death of Jett Travolta: What the Media Isn’t Asking” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="xMJc3r5bo5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The first tragic celebrity news of 2009 came way too early as reports quickly appeared on Friday that Jett Travolta, son of actor John Travolta and actress Kelly Preston, died in The Bahamas over the New Year’s holiday. Jett was only sixteen and I, for one, knew little about him–a testament to the way his…http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/files/import/imgs/jetttravoltapic.jpg