John Travolta Speaks

John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have kept pretty quiet on the tragic death of their son Jett, who died after a seizure in their Bahamian home this past January.

But the actor has decided to finally open up about his family and how they have been coping:

"We've been working very hard every day as a family to heal. We have our own way of doing it, and it has been helping. You need your friends a lot in times like that."

John and Kelly's 9-year-old daughter Ella Bleu is making her film debut in her father's new movie, Old Dogs, out on November 25. John continues:

"We decided it was OK to come out and promote, to introduce her to the world and to give her a beautiful future in film."

Kelly Preston also spoke about how their family is dealing with the loss of Jett saying that:

"…[the] outpouring of love from, really, worldwide has been extraordinary. It's been our friends, our family, our church. We partake in spiritual counseling pretty much daily.

"It's a tricky thing. Sometimes, something that's right for the moment is not right the next day. Being with people who are important to you, being with people that you love, I think that's what has primarily helped us the most. Sometimes, being alone, too."

We can't imagine going through something as terrible as losing a child, but it's good to hear that they are working through their grief as a family.

And we look forward to seeing little Ella in the movies too!

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