Watch this Today show video clip for more details about John Travolta’s court appearance in the Bahamas for an extortion trial, where he admits that son Jett Travolta had autism.

John Travolta says “My son was autistic. He suffered from a seizure disorder.”

Travolta said that his son would have seizures every five to 10 days, with each lasting 45 seconds, followed by Jett sleeping for up to 12 hours afterward.

The extortion trial is underway in the Bahamas, with charges against Pleasant Bridgewater, a former senator, and Tarino Lightbourne, an ambulance driver – they attempted to extort $25 million from Travolta.