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A lawyer for John Travolta testified Thursday that he warned a former Bahamas senator she would not get away with an alleged scheme to extort $25 million from the movie star, and even wore a wire to secretly record their conversations.Attorney Michael McDermott said the defendant, Pleasant Bridgewater, contacted him by telephone and demanded the money on behalf of a paramedic who had treated the actor's 16-year-old son, Jett, following a seizure that led to his death.The pair allegedly threatened to go to the media with a consent form that the actor signed to have his autistic son taken to an airport and flown to the U.S. for treatment. Travolta later changed his mind and Jett died at a local hospital Jan.The pair finally agreed to this figure, McDermott testified. He said Bridgewater e-mailed him instructions on where to electronically transfer the money. The e-mail and the videotapes were entered into evidence.

Shakira and model-actress Christie Brinkley will appear in an upcoming episode of Ugly Betty, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.The women will appear in an episode that primarily takes place in the Bahamas, where Betty & Co. travel to complete a photo shoot.Shakira will play herself. Executive producer Silvio Horta says the Colombian pop star happens to be in the Bahamas at the same time as the Mode crew and plays a pivotal role in helping save the day after things go awry. Will little Justin, Betty's nephew, be there too? "Justin's the one who knows [Shakira's] alias," Horta reveals.Brinkley, once a very successful swimsuit model herself, will play Penelope Graybridge, the editor of a competing fashion mag. Alas, she will not feel the sands of Nassau between her toes, as her character's story will be based solely in New York. Other than her appearances in the Chevy Chase Vacation movies, Brinkley is relatively new to acting.