The Malaysian Insider

JAN 6— A post-mortem examination determined last night that John Travolta’s

chronically ill son died of a seizure, as controversy erupted over the

Scientologist actor’s handling of the boy’s medical condition.

According to the family, Jett, 16, the son of the Pulp Fiction star,

suffered a seizure and hit his head on a bathtub at their holiday home in

the Bahamas, where he was found dead on Friday.

Glenn Campbell, the assistant director of a local funeral home, said

that the body was in “great condition” with no sign of head trauma. He

said that the death certificate, based on the post-mortem examination,

gave the cause of death as “seizure”.

LONDON, Jan 5 — Cheryl Cole has revealed how she struggles to control her weight — and how she felt about claims that her footballer husband Ashley had cheated on her.

“It was horrendous,” said the 25-year-old singer and X Factor judge.

“But look, Ashley’s young and he’s got a young mentality — for his age anyway.”

LOS ANGELES, Jan 5 — Winter TV starts next week, and there’s such an embarrassment of riches this season that it’s hard to know where to start. Lucky for you, we’ve got a countdown of the top 10 winter series most worth your attention. Is your favourite show included? Find out...

10. Dollhouse (Feb 13): Joss Whedon returns to television! The wizard himself has created a new series in which the mindfrak is built in to the premise: Young men and women are deprogrammed of their own personalities in order to make room for fabulous new personas ranging from perfect girlfriend to hostage negotiator. Of course, when the so-called “Dolls” start re-establishing personal identities, all heck breaks loose, and the drama begins. Eliza Dushku stars.

9. American Idol (Jan 13): American Idol is America’s favourite television series, and it’s back for season eight with a new full-time judge Kara DioGuardi. Producers are promising fewer goofball auditions this year (although some fans think that’s the best part) and a renewed focus on the art of music.

NEW YORK, Jan 5 — “Waltz With Bashir”, a groundbreaking animated documentary about Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, won the National Society of Film Critics’ 2008 best picture award on Saturday.

But “Happy-Go-Lucky”, Mike Leigh’s tale of a die-hard optimist whose worldview is put to the test, came away with four of the 10 awards for 2008 films. It won best director and best screenplay for Leigh, best actress for Sally Hawkins and best supporting actor for Eddie Marsan.

The critics’ group also named Sean Penn as best actor for his performance in the biopic “Milk”, about pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk.

LOS ANGELES, Jan 5 — Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson and their little dog have not lost their box office bite. The family tale “Marley & Me”, starring Aniston and Wilson as owners of an adorably mischievous pooch, took in US$24.1 million (RM84 million) to finish as the No. 1 movie for a second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday.

The 20th Century Fox flick raised its total to US$106.5 million since opening Christmas day.

With no new wide releases, the weekend shaped up largely like the previous one, with Disney’s Adam Sandler comedy “Bedtime Stories” in second place with US$20.3 million.