Actor John Travolta and his legal team are dismayed that the alleged behavior of a juror led to a mistrial in the case of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from Travolta, his representative said.

John Travolta, center, and his wife, Kelly Preston, enter the courthouse in the Bahamas last month.

"We are disappointed to hear about the alleged juror misconduct since we know that the Bahamian government, the court, the other jurors and John Travolta as the victim want to have this matter adjudicated through the judicial system," Samantha Mast said late Wednesday night.
"Mr. Travolta has and will continue to cooperate with the Bahamian authorities in the prosecution of the defendants for extortion."

The Bahamian judge said she believed someone in the jury had had inappropriate communications outside of the jury room, where jurors had been deliberating for eight hours. The judge received information that an announcement had been made at a local political rally that one of the defendants had been found not guilty.

Tarino Lightbourn, a paramedic, and former Bahamian Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater - who also is Lightbourn's lawyer - are charged with trying to extort money from Travolta after his son Jett's death from a seizure on January 2.

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