Actor John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston on Tuesday announced the birth of their third child, a baby boy born nearly two years after the death of their 16-year-old son Jett. The baby, named Benjamin, was born at a hospital in Florida on Tuesday evening weighing more than 3.6 kg, according to a statement from Travolta’s publicist.
“John, Kelly and their daughter Ella Bleu are ecstatic and very happy about the newest member of the family. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing beautifully,” the statement said. Jett, the first child of Travolta, 56, and Preston, 48, died of a seizure in January 2009 while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas. Travolta confirmed after the death that Jett was autistic. The Pulp Fiction and Grease star and his actress wife spent a year out of the public spotlight grieving for Jett. The family was also the victim of an alleged $25 million extortion plot over the death that ended in a mistrial for those accused.
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Ugly Betty actor kills his mom
New York: The New York City police says an actor who once appeared on the TV comedy Ugly Betty stabbed his mother to death with a three-foot sword.
The police says 55-year-old Yannick Brea was found kneeling in the bathroom of her Brooklyn home with head cuts early on Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
They say her 31-year-old son, Michael Brea, was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at Kings County Hospital. The police didn’t know if he had an attorney.
Police commissioner Raymond Kelly says the son had no prior arrests and he was not sure if he had a psychiatric history.
He once appeared on ABC’s now-cancelled Ugly Betty. A neighbour told the Daily News of New York that he heard screams of “Repent, repent, sinner, sinner!” —AP