Travoltas late son not victim of cult, say scientologists
January 7th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI ( 1 comment )London, January 7 (ANI): John Travoltas son Jett, who died following a seizure, was not a victim of cult, scientologists have claimed.
Jett, who began suffering from seizures at the age of two, was found unconscious in a bathroom in the familys holiday home in the Bahamas.
The 16-year-old had later been taken to Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, where he was pronounced dead on January 2, reports the Daily Star.
It was alleged that Scientology practising Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston had suspended their sons anti-seizure medicine following the religions anti-medicine theories.
The celebrity couple, however, slammed the claims saying their teenager had been diagnosed with the Kawasaki disease - a rare illness that leads to inflammation of the blood vessels in young kids, with the most serious effect on the heart.
And now, scientologists have rebuffed the speculations that Jetts medication was discontinued owing to the churchs teachings, that it allegedly discouraged the use of any medication.
Leading Scientologist Tom Davis said: Scientologists do seek conventional medical treatment for medical conditions. (ANI)
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January 7th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Do the journalists at Thaindian claim they are not “hacks”? Does Thaindia claim that it is not “yellow journalism”? What kind of title is this? Can you just write stories instead of sensationalism please?