NASSAU, Bahamas — Authorities in the Bahamas have detained an island lawmaker and a paramedic in an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta after the death of his son, police said yesterday.

One of the suspects, ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne, was detained yesterday. Sen. Pleasant Bridgewater, an attorney from Grand Bahama, has been held for questioning since Thursday, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames said.

Authorities did not reveal what the alleged extortion involved.

SLASH CAN SUE OVER HOME SALE

LOS ANGELES — A judge says Slash and his wife can pursue a lawsuit against the brokers who sold them what they thought was a party-worthy Hollywood Hills home.

The former Guns N' Roses guitarist says real estate agent Gregory Holcomb and Sotheby's International Realty misrepresented the house they bought in 2006 and later sold.

The couple says the home was smaller than advertised and on a public street with parking restrictions.

They are seeking more than $1 million and punitive damages.

ACTRESS MILLER TO STAR ON BROADWAY

NEW YORK — The Roundabout Theatre Company says Sienna Miller will make her Broadway debut this fall in its production of "After Miss Julie," playwright Patrick Marber's riff on a 19th-century Strindberg classic about class, sex and power.

The three-character play will be directed by Mark Brokaw. Other casting, the performance schedule and theater will be announced later.

The 27-year-old Miller will portray the title character, a wealthy young woman involved with a family manservant.

ABBA'S FEMALE HALF DIDN'T FIGHT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The two female members of 1970s hit group ABBA have rejected long-standing rumors that they are bitter enemies.

In a rare joint interview published yesterday, Agnetha Faltskog, 58, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 63, took a chance to set the record straight.

"A lot has been written about how Agnetha and I fought and quarreled with each other. There is absolutely no truth in that," Lyngstad was quoted as saying by tabloid Aftonbladet. "Of course we competed, but to good effect."

Lyngstad and Faltskog formed ABBA together with male members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. The group split in 1982.