News | Entertainment
5 Feb 2025 17:55
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    John Travolta thinks of his late son every day

    The 70-year-old actor was left devastated when his eldest child Jett passed away in January 2009 aged just 16 after suffering a seizure and the 'Grease' star - whose wife Kelly Preston died of cancer in 2020 - paid tribute to his offspring on what would have been his 32nd birthday on 13 April


    Sharing a throwback photo of himself with Jett in Kelly's arms, he wrote: "Happy birthday my Jetty - not a day goes by where you're not with me!"

    John and Kelly's daughter Ella Bleu, 24, commented on the post: "Happy Birthday Jetty [five heart emojis] (sic)"

    And family friend Risa Wilson posted: "Will never forget him. Or Kelly [double heart emoji] (sic)"

    Ella later shared her own throwback photo of herself and her brother and wrote: "Happy Birthday, Jetty. I love you always [heart emoji] (sic)"

    John previously revealed how his own views on mortality changed after a profound conversation with his son Benjamin, now 13, after Kelly's death, which came two years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

    Retelling their heart to heart to Kevin Hart on his Peacock talk show 'Hart to Heart', he began: "[Ben] said to me once, 'Because mom passed away, I'm afraid you're going to.'

    "I said, 'Well, it's a very different thing.' And I went through the differences about my longevity and her limited life.

    "I said, 'But you know, Ben ... you always love the truth and I'm going to tell you the truth about life. Nobody knows when they're gonna go or when they're going to stay. Your brother [Jett] left at 16. Too young. Your mother left at 57. That was too young. But who's to say? I could die tomorrow. You could. Anybody can. So let's look at it like it's part of life. You don't know exactly. You just do your best at trying to live the longest you can.'"

    Ben then asked his dad if he sees himself still being alive in three decades' time and admitted that by the end of their conversation his whole "viewpoint" on getting older changed.

    The 'Pulp Fiction' actor continued: "I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Does 30 years ago seem like a long time?' I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Don't you think you have 30 more years in your life to live?' I said, 'Yeah, I do. I have at least 30 more years.' He said, 'What's wrong with that?' This is a 10-year-old telling me that! It changed my viewpoint."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     05 Feb: Dame Sheila Hancock has signed up for a course to help with her anxiety
     05 Feb: Billy Ray Cyrus gushed that he "couldn't be prouder" of his estranged daughter Miley Cyrus for her Grammy win
     05 Feb: Zendaya's stylist Law Roach is "happy" for his friend after she got engaged to Tom Holland
     05 Feb: Katie Price is still "sore" after undergoing a fresh round of cosmetic surgery
     05 Feb: Miles Teller is being sent Grateful Dead T-shirts by fans after losing his home in the California wildfires
     05 Feb: Alicia Keys celebrated women and the "magic they bring to the room" as she accepted the Dr. Dre Global Impact award at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (02.02.25)
     05 Feb: Beyonce has won her first ever Album of the Year Grammy Award
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Blues coach Vern Cotter's given an insight into how he'll use his three All Black first-five options as they defend their Super Rugby Pacific title More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Strikes today and Friday by medical lab workers - could lead to five straight days of testing site shortages countrywide More...



     Today's News

    Netball:
    Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has explained how they're helping athletes bridge the long wait to the start of the ANZ Premiership on May 10 17:37

    Entertainment:
    Dame Sheila Hancock has signed up for a course to help with her anxiety 17:34

    Rugby:
    Blues coach Vern Cotter's given an insight into how he'll use his three All Black first-five options as they defend their Super Rugby Pacific title 17:27

    Entertainment:
    Billy Ray Cyrus gushed that he "couldn't be prouder" of his estranged daughter Miley Cyrus for her Grammy win 17:04

    Health & Safety:
    High insulin levels in babies - used to convict UK nurse Lucy Letby - could have occurred naturally 16:57

    International:
    Donald Trump says he wants the US to control Gaza and for Palestinians to be resettled in other nations 16:37

    International:
    Donald Trump pulls back from brink with Mexico and Canada as China braces for trade war 16:37

    Entertainment:
    Zendaya's stylist Law Roach is "happy" for his friend after she got engaged to Tom Holland 16:34

    National:
    The Austin 7 is back – a short history of the iconic British car that changed the automotive industry 16:07

    Politics:
    Fijian MP Lynda Tabuya avoids expulsion, pursues legal action after circulation of explicit video 16:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd