Life John Travolta said Scientology helped him cope with son’s death: ‘The church never left our sides’ January 24, 2019 Anika Reed, USA TODAY Comments Off on John Travolta said Scientology helped him cope with son’s death: ‘The church never left our sides’ John Travolta said that the Church of Scientology helped him cope when his teenage son, Jett, died from a seizure in 2009.