Heartbroken Travoltas Head Home To Florida

John Travolta, his wife Kelly Preston, and their daughter Ella headed to the family home in Ocala, Florida, after cremating their son Jett on Monday night. Autopsy results have still not yet been revealed, but a source close to the investigation alleges that the cause of Jett’s death was a seizure. Other insiders reveal that John embraced his son after he passed and wept, “I’m sorry, Jett.” An EMT who witnessed their sad goodbye said, “I think he meant, ‘I’m sorry, Jett. I did all I could do.’”

More information about Jett’s tragic death is leaking to the press, including the report that the 16 year old supposedly had a pulse when his body was discovered. While police originally reported that Jett hit his head in the bathroom, but a director at the funeral home said the body was in “great shape,” with no visible signs of head trauma. There is no word yet on when the family will bury Jett’s remains. [Photo: Splash News Online]

Last week was a big one for Batman’s ally on the Gotham City police force. Gary Oldman, who played Commissioner Gordon in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, got married in Santa Barbara to jazz singer Alexandra Edenborough (Oldman’s agent served as the best man in the small ceremony). Then tragedy struck on Saturday, when Pat Hingle, who played Gordon in the four Batman films released from 1989-1997, died of complications relating to blood cancer in his North Carolina home. Coincidentally, Oldman’s first wife was Uma Thurman, who played Poison Ivy opposite Hingle in Batman & Robin.

Hingle, a veteran stage actor who received a Tony nomination in 1958, fell down an elevator shaft that same year, breaking numerous bones and losing his left pinky. Due to the months of recuperation, Hingle missed out on playing the lead in Elmer Gantry, which instead went to Burt Lancaster. Hingle played countless character roles on TV and in movies, but theater remained his primary interest. He was 84.

Due to the rule of threes, we’re a little concerned for Bob Hastings.

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Following the January 2nd death of their sixteen-year-old son Jett, John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston released the following statement:

“We would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to everyone who has sent their love and condolences. Jett was the most wonderful son that two parents could ever ask for and lit up the lives of everyone he encountered. We are heartbroken that our time with him was so brief. We will cherish the time we had with him for the rest of our lives. We have received many messages of condolence from around the world and we want to thank everyone for their prayers and support. It has meant so much to us. It is a beautiful reminder of the inherent goodness in the human spirit that gives us hope for a brighter future. With love, John, Kelly and Ella.”

As the family continues to mourn, doctors are apparently performing an autopsy today to determine what took the teen’s life. But drama is already plaguing the Travoltas, as critics are beginning to point the finger at Scientology’s “anti-medicine” stance as a reason Jett may have not been receiving treatment for his seizures.

Even more scandalous is the report that the man John was once caught kissing, Jeff Kathrien, was Jett’s nanny. Reps for the family insist that Jeff found Jett shortly after he hit his head in the bathroom, and assert that the nanny was with his ward 24/7, even following his movements with a baby monitor. But cops believe that Jett was left undiscovered for over 10 hours, and the varying stories appear to be causing a rift between investigators and family insiders. [Photo: Splash News Online]

Jett Travolta, 16-year-old son of John Travolta, died today while vacationing with his family at Old Bahama Bay Resort on Grand Bahama Island. He was found by the family’s caretaker, Jeff Michael Kathrein, after he had reportedly had a seizure in the bathtub and hit his head. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he died on the scene. Jett suffered from various health ailments, including Kawasaki Syndrome (a mysterious disease that affects organs and sometimes causes heart attacks — even in children).

In 1994, John Travolta told People, “I can’t imagine what life would be like without Jett. After he was born and cleaned up, I held him for hours while Kelly slept. When they came to take him away for various tests, I said, ‘No, you can’t see him today. You’ll have to do it another day.’ I went a little nutsy.” Sad.

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“The most exciting woman in the world,” Eartha Kitt, died at 81 years old on Thursday. The dancer, actress and “Santa Baby” singer had been suffering from colon cancer.

Eartha Kitt endured an unhappy childhood as a mixed-race daughter of the South, but went on to success and fortune, winning two Emmys and getting nominated for several Tony awards and two Grammys. She played sexy Catwoman in the “Batman” television series, but in recent years had become turned off by the entertainment industry.

“Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland,” she said. “It depends so much on gadgetry and flash now. You don’t have to have talent to be in the business today.”

Eartha died at her home in Connecticut. [Source: Associated Press; Photo: Getty Images]

Pin-up queen Bettie Page has passed away at 85. Page’s fame exploded in the 1940’s and 50’s, thanks to the small black and white photographs that circulated of the brunette posing naked, as well as in lingerie and bondage. The racy images solidified Page’s sex symbol status, and she remained relevant for decades as a cult figure. Her image covers everything from magnets to shot glasses, and her hair style has inspired hipsters from Brooklyn to Portland to cut their bangs (see Janeane Garofalo in Reality Bites for reference).

Page fell into modeling after leaving an abusive husband, and at the height of her career appeared in the pages of Playboy. She ditched it all at 35 and became a born-again Christian. After spending 10 years in a mental institution for attackin her landlord with a knife, she retired to California.

“I have no idea why I’m the only model who has had so much fame so long after quitting work,” she said in 2006. At the same interview, she requested that her face not be photographed. “I want to be remembered,” she said, “as I was when I was young and in my golden times. . . . I want to be remembered as the woman who changed people’s perspectives concerning nudity in its natural form.”

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Bettie Page [Photo: Getty Images]

Just days after his brother Scott Ruffalo died of a gunshot wound during a fatal game of Russian Roulette, Mark Ruffalo has dropped out of his role in the indie drama Greenburg. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that he will likely be replaced by Ben Stiller.

Mark released a statement after the death saying he and his family, “deeply appreciate the outporing of prayers and support during this most difficult time.” [Source: People; Photo: Getty Images]

Scott Ruffalo, brother of actor Mark Ruffalo, died in an LA hospital last night, a little over a week after he was found shot in the head in his apartment. According to TMZ, Shaha Mishaal Adham, the main suspect in the shooting, turned herself in to the Beverly Hills police on Monday.

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Mark Ruffalo, Scott Ruffalo, and Scott's wife Luzelena ("Lulu").
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Mark, Lulu and Scott Ruffalo.
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Mark and Scott Ruffalo.
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Mark and Scott Ruffalo.
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Almost a year after her ex-fiance and father of her daughter Heath Ledger suddenly passed away, Michelle Williams reveals that every day is still a struggle for her. “It’s so sad,” the former Dawson’s Creek actress told Newsweek. “I guess it’s always changing,” she says of how she feels every day. “What else can I say? I just wake up each day in a slightly different place - grief is like a moving river so that’s what I mean by ‘it’s always changing.”’

Although Michelle feels she is normally optimistic, she says, “In some ways it just gets worse. It’s just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone. In some ways it gets worse. That’s what I would say.”

Although Michelle and Heath were not together at the time of his death, Michelle says they remained close and were raising their daughter Matilda, now 3, together. So sad. [Source: Newsweek; Photo: Getty Images]

Michael Crichton, author of such massively successful books as Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, has died of cancer at the age of 66. His family, who had kept his condition private, said the death was “unexpected.” From their statement:

While the world knew him as a great story teller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us — and entertained us all while doing so — his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyesHe did this with a wry sense of humor that those who were privileged to know him personally will never forget.

Along with his literary success (over 150 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide), Crichton was the creator and executive producer of NBC’s long-running ER. He also directed several successful films, including the sci-fi classic Westworld (a remake is planned for next year). Over a dozen of his novels have been adapted into movies, including Congo, Rising Sun and Disclosure.

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Michael Crichton, dead of cancer at 66. [Photo: Getty Images]

Sherry Stringfield, Anthony Edwards, Julianne Marguiles and George Clooney on the set of ER, the long-running show created by Crichton. [Photo: Getty Images]

Michael Crichton in 1970, author of a blockbuster novel, The Andromeda Strain, before the age of thirty. [Photo: Hulton Archive]

Michael Crichton in 1994, rubbing his literary success in your face. [Photo: Getty Images]

A scene from 1993's Jurassic Park, a Steven Spielberg film based on his novel. It was pretty big deal at the time. You might have heard of it.