Actress Kelly Preston, whose credits included the films "Twins" and "Jerry Maguire," died on Sunday. She was 57.
Travolta confirmed his wife's death in an Instagram post late Sunday. He said she died after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
"It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer," Travolta said of his wife of 28 years. "She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many."
"My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side," he continued. "Kelly's love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don't hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal. All my love, JT."
Preston and Travolta were married at a midnight ceremony in Paris in 1991 while the couple were expecting their first son, Jett. The couple had two other children, daughter Ella Bleu in 2000 and son Benjamin in 2010.
Both Preston and Travolta returned to acting, with Preston's first role back in the Nicholas Sparks adaptation, "The Last Song," which starred Miley Cyrus and her future husband, Liam Hemsworth.
Travolta and Preston met while filming 1988′s "The Experts."