Tom Cruise: Jett Travolta’s death horrific

Tom Cruise upset as he describes Jett’s death as ‘horrific’

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise upset as he describes Jett’s death as ‘horrific’

Tom Cruise has poignantly spoken out in support of his good friend John Travolta – describing his 16-year-old son Jett's death as ‘horrific’.

The Valkyrie actor made his comments during an interview on American chat show, The View.

And has he spoke, the actor couldn’t hold back a choke in his throat.

‘John just adored him, both of his children,’ he faltered, before continuing: ‘It's something that I don't have the words for.’

The 46-year-old star described Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston as ‘doting parents, just wonderful people’.

The star couple also have an eight-year-old daughter, Ella Bleu.

Jett died on a family holiday in the Bahamas on 2 January 2009.

A Bahamas undertaker said the teen’s death certificate listed ‘seizure’ as the cause of death.

Rumours about Scientology - the religion followed by Cruise and Travolta - and its beliefs towards medication have been swirling since Jett’s death.

But Cruise dismissed the suggestion that the church discourages conventional medical care, insisting: ‘Actually, it’s the exact opposite. They say, “Get your physical, get your medication, get your physical illnesses handled.'

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