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\n Related: <\/span>Corey Feldman’s Ups and Downs: Child Stardom, Surviving Abuse and More<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tFrom child actor to advocate. Corey Feldman started his career at the age of 3 and went on to speak candidly about his alleged experiences with abuse as a young person in the entertainment industry. \u201cThe biggest problem in Hollywood is pedophilia,\u201d the California native told The Guardian in February 2020. In 2013, he released [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Keep scrolling for more Feldman\u2019s comments about his complicated relationship with Haim:<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman Called Himself and Corey Haim the \u2018Predecessors\u2019 of Troubled Teen Stars<\/h2>\n
Corey Feldman looked back on his and Corey Haim\u2019s struggle with fame before the launch of their reality show, The Two Coreys<\/em>, in 2007. Both Coreys told ABC News<\/em><\/a> that they sympathized with then-current stars like Lindsay Lohan<\/strong>, who spent a day in jail<\/a> in 2007 after pleading guilty to DUI and cocaine charges.<\/p>\n\u201cWe were kind of really at the tip of the iceberg,\u201d Feldman admitted. \u201cYou didn\u2019t really see kid stars getting busted at that point. It all kind of started snowballing after that. \u2026 We were the predecessors.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the height of their fame, Feldman pleaded no contest<\/a> when he was charged with heroin possession in September 1990. The actor received a $5,000 fine and completed a stay in a residential rehab to resolve the case.<\/p>\nHaim once admitted that he\u2019d been in rehab more than 15 times throughout his life. His addiction struggles allegedly continued until his death, as The Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> reported that Haim obtained 553 prescription pills \u2014 including 195 tablets of Valium and 149 Vicodin tablets \u2014 through doctor-shopping in the final weeks of his life.<\/p>\n\u201cHe is the poster child for the problem,\u201d then-California Attorney General Jerry Brown<\/strong> said at a press conference at the time. \u201cThere are a lot of doctor-shoppers and most of them aren\u2019t celebrities.\u201d<\/p>\nCorey Feldman Alleged He and Corey Haim Were Molested<\/h2>\n
The Two Coreys<\/em> season 2 included a harrowing scene where Corey Feldman and Corey Haim opened up about being molested when they were child stars.<\/p>\n\u201cThat was one of those things that we\u2019d discussed not bringing up. And then Haim brought it up anyway,\u201d Feldman told GQ<\/em><\/a> in June 2008. \u201cYou know how there\u2019s one thing that your friend\u2019s got against you that he could use as blackmail at any time? That was the one thing.\u201d<\/p>\nFeldman explained that his raw conversation with Haim \u201clasted probably two hours\u201d but was condensed for TV.<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-1169635](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1169635-Corey-Feldmans-Quotes-About-Corey-Haim-Amid-Molestation-Claims-e1766089586750.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Corey Haim and Corey Feldman in October 2001.<\/span> David Klein\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI certainly think [the molestation] affected Haim\u2019s [life]. I think it\u2019s stunted him,\u201d he theorized. \u201cThat\u2019s the root of why he hasn\u2019t had a solid relationship. I went through my own similar problems, and fortunately, I was able to [compartmentalize] it in my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feldman added, \u201cLet\u2019s not forget that I went through an intensive 10-month rehabilitation process [to get over a heroin addiction]. The only way I could overcome that addiction was to deal with my deep-rooted problems. I wanted to put it out there and give it back to God and all that healthy stuff you\u2019re supposed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman Went Through Periods of Estrangement With Corey Haim<\/h2>\n
The Two Coreys<\/em> revolved around Corey Feldman trying to convince Corey Haim to get serious about substance abuse recovery. The two had several tense blow-ups on camera throughout the show\u2019s two seasons.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not on speaking terms at the moment,\u201d Feldman admitted to GQ<\/em> in June 2008. \u201cThere\u2019s always going to be some level of friendship. Blood is thicker than water. But I\u2019ve officially drawn the line. If I\u2019m helping to perpetuate a lie, I\u2019m adding to the problem. Every person needs to hit their bottom.\u201d<\/p>\nFeldman argued that, while Haim had hit bottom \u201cseveral\u201d times, he\u2019d yet to experience an incident \u201cthat\u2019s taken him to the curb.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that he\u2019s lost teeth. I know that he\u2019s lost hair,\u201d Feldman acknowledged. \u201cHe\u2019s never been arrested. He\u2019s never spent time in jail. He\u2019s basically the Canadian Keith Richards<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\nFeldman specifically mentioned that he was \u201cincredibly disappointed\u201d in Haim for allegedly being under the influence when they filmed Lost Boys 2<\/em> that same year.<\/p>\n\u201cI worked very, very hard to get Corey into Lost Boys 2<\/em>,\u201d he claimed. \u201cAnd then he shows up in that condition, and I was like, \u2018After everything we\u2019ve been through to put this together, why would you pick today of all days to be half-cocked?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nCorey Feldman Called Corey Haim a \u2018Beautiful, Tormented Soul\u2019 After His Friend\u2019s 2010 Death<\/h2>\n
Corey Haim died from pneumonia at age 38 in March 2010. A postmortem examination determined that he had an enlarged heart and water in his lungs at the time of his death.<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman revealed<\/a> that he\u2019d been \u201cawakened at 8:30 [that] morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door\u201d to reveal that his \u201cbrother Corey Haim\u201d had died.<\/p>\n\u201cMy eyes weren\u2019t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI am so sorry for Corey, his mother, Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family and best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Gremlins<\/em> star called for Haim\u2019s death to be \u201ca lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman Blamed Pedophilia for Corey Haim\u2019s Downfall<\/h2>\n
Just over a year after Corey Haim\u2019s death, Corey Feldman told ABC\u2019s Nightline<\/em><\/a> that \u201cthe No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s the biggest problem for children in this industry. \u2026 It\u2019s the big secret,\u201d he said, later adding: \u201cI was surrounded by [pedophiles] when I was 14 years old. \u2026 Didn\u2019t even know it. It wasn\u2019t until I was old enough to realize what they were and what they wanted \u2026 till I went, Oh, my God. They were everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
He suggested that Haim\u2019s addiction was a \u201ca symptom\u201d because he could not cope with being abused.<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-76111356](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-76111356-Corey-Feldmans-Quotes-About-Corey-Haim-Amid-Molestation-Claims-e1766089781294.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Corey Haim in August 2007.<\/span> Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good people in this industry, but there\u2019s also a lot of really, really sick, corrupt people. And there are people \u2026 who have gotten away with it for so long that they feel they\u2019re above the law, and that\u2019s got to change,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\n
Haim\u2019s mother, Judy, told ABC News<\/em> that she was \u201cnot willing to discuss or respond to anything Corey Feldman has to say.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cHe shouldn\u2019t be talking about my kid,\u201d Judy said. \u201cI wish he would talk about himself only and leave my son out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman Said Corey Haim Once Accused Charlie Sheen of Sexual Assault<\/h2>\n
In his 2020 documentary My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys<\/em>, Corey Feldman claimed that Corey Haim confided in him about allegedly being sexually assaulted at age 13 by Charlie Sheen<\/strong>, then aged 19, on the set of the 1986 film Lucas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cThis wasn\u2019t like a one time thing he said in passing. It wasn\u2019t like, \u2018Oh, by the way, this happened.\u2019 He went into great detail,\u201d Feldman claimed in the documentary.<\/p>\n
Sheen\u2019s spokesperson told People<\/em><\/a> that Feldman\u2019s \u201csick, twisted and outlandish allegations never occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI would urge everyone to consider the source and read what his mother Judy Haim has to say,\u201d Sheen\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
When one of Corey Haim\u2019s friends first made the accusation about Sheen to The National Enquirer<\/em> in 2017, Judy told Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/strong> that she did not believe any abuse occurred.<\/p>\n\u201cI know what\u2019s going on out there with what everybody is saying, and \u2026 I can tell you as a mother that I haven\u2019t seen one change in character. I would have known if anything was wrong,\u201d Judy said on The Dr. Oz Show<\/em> in November 2017. \u201cMy kid had nothing. He was, like, transparent. He never hid anything. He was Corey. It\u2019s out of character, that\u2019s No. 1. When my son was 13, he wasn\u2019t going to ask Charlie Sheen to go and sleep with him.\u201d<\/p>\nCorey Feldman Accused Late Friend Corey Haim of Asking Him to \u201cMess Around\u201d<\/h2>\n
Corey Feldman made a bombshell accusation in his 2025 documentary Corey Feldman vs. the World<\/em> that Corey Haim allegedly asked him to \u201cmess around\u201d when they were shooting 1987\u2019s The Lost Boys<\/em>.<\/p>\nHaim allegedly told Feldman that it was \u201cwhat guys in the business do,\u201d adding: \u201cYou know, you suck each other\u2019s d***, or you f*** around, you do this stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Feldman, Haim said \u201cCharlie [Sheen] told [him] it was OK,\u201d though Feldman remembered feeling frightened by what his friend was proposing. (Sheen has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing regarding Haim.)<\/p>\n
\u201cI called [Haim] and said, \u2018Come over.\u2019 But you know, when you have got somebody that\u2019s trying to come onto you sexually, and you don\u2019t want that, and you are a kid, and you are scared,\u201d Feldman insisted. \u201cYou do whatever you can to stop it from happening, and that\u2019s what was happening. I was being molested by Corey Haim. Truth be told.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corey Feldman vs. the World<\/em> director Marcie Hume<\/strong> didn\u2019t press Feldman on the accusation in the documentary. She later told Variety<\/em><\/a> that she wanted Feldman to \u201ctell his truth\u201d in their on-camera discussions.<\/p>\n\u201cIt was an incredibly emotional moment where Corey was almost reliving what that was like to live in this hyper-sexualized environment as child actors in Hollywood,\u201d Hume said. \u201cCorey has many, many layers that contradict one another. Part of what emerged with this film is opening up as many questions as possible and opening up the view of Corey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feldman\u2019s legal team told Us Weekly<\/em> via a statement on December 19 that Feldman did not accuse Haim of sexual assault and only suggested Haim made an \u201cadvance\u201d that was not reciprocated.<\/p>\n\u201cMr. Feldman\u2019s statement was that during the filming of The Lost Boys<\/em> Mr. Haim sought to \u2018mess around\u2019 with Mr. Feldman, however, Mr. Feldman did not reciprocate his advances and contacted another party on behalf of Mr. Haim,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cWe were kind of really at the tip of the iceberg,\u201d Feldman admitted. \u201cYou didn\u2019t really see kid stars getting busted at that point. It all kind of started snowballing after that. \u2026 We were the predecessors.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the height of their fame, Feldman pleaded no contest<\/a> when he was charged with heroin possession in September 1990. The actor received a $5,000 fine and completed a stay in a residential rehab to resolve the case.<\/p>\n Haim once admitted that he\u2019d been in rehab more than 15 times throughout his life. His addiction struggles allegedly continued until his death, as The Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> reported that Haim obtained 553 prescription pills \u2014 including 195 tablets of Valium and 149 Vicodin tablets \u2014 through doctor-shopping in the final weeks of his life.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is the poster child for the problem,\u201d then-California Attorney General Jerry Brown<\/strong> said at a press conference at the time. \u201cThere are a lot of doctor-shoppers and most of them aren\u2019t celebrities.\u201d<\/p>\n The Two Coreys<\/em> season 2 included a harrowing scene where Corey Feldman and Corey Haim opened up about being molested when they were child stars.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was one of those things that we\u2019d discussed not bringing up. And then Haim brought it up anyway,\u201d Feldman told GQ<\/em><\/a> in June 2008. \u201cYou know how there\u2019s one thing that your friend\u2019s got against you that he could use as blackmail at any time? That was the one thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldman explained that his raw conversation with Haim \u201clasted probably two hours\u201d but was condensed for TV.<\/p>\n \u201cI certainly think [the molestation] affected Haim\u2019s [life]. I think it\u2019s stunted him,\u201d he theorized. \u201cThat\u2019s the root of why he hasn\u2019t had a solid relationship. I went through my own similar problems, and fortunately, I was able to [compartmentalize] it in my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldman added, \u201cLet\u2019s not forget that I went through an intensive 10-month rehabilitation process [to get over a heroin addiction]. The only way I could overcome that addiction was to deal with my deep-rooted problems. I wanted to put it out there and give it back to God and all that healthy stuff you\u2019re supposed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n The Two Coreys<\/em> revolved around Corey Feldman trying to convince Corey Haim to get serious about substance abuse recovery. The two had several tense blow-ups on camera throughout the show\u2019s two seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not on speaking terms at the moment,\u201d Feldman admitted to GQ<\/em> in June 2008. \u201cThere\u2019s always going to be some level of friendship. Blood is thicker than water. But I\u2019ve officially drawn the line. If I\u2019m helping to perpetuate a lie, I\u2019m adding to the problem. Every person needs to hit their bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldman argued that, while Haim had hit bottom \u201cseveral\u201d times, he\u2019d yet to experience an incident \u201cthat\u2019s taken him to the curb.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know that he\u2019s lost teeth. I know that he\u2019s lost hair,\u201d Feldman acknowledged. \u201cHe\u2019s never been arrested. He\u2019s never spent time in jail. He\u2019s basically the Canadian Keith Richards<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldman specifically mentioned that he was \u201cincredibly disappointed\u201d in Haim for allegedly being under the influence when they filmed Lost Boys 2<\/em> that same year.<\/p>\n \u201cI worked very, very hard to get Corey into Lost Boys 2<\/em>,\u201d he claimed. \u201cAnd then he shows up in that condition, and I was like, \u2018After everything we\u2019ve been through to put this together, why would you pick today of all days to be half-cocked?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Corey Haim died from pneumonia at age 38 in March 2010. A postmortem examination determined that he had an enlarged heart and water in his lungs at the time of his death.<\/p>\n Corey Feldman revealed<\/a> that he\u2019d been \u201cawakened at 8:30 [that] morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door\u201d to reveal that his \u201cbrother Corey Haim\u201d had died.<\/p>\n \u201cMy eyes weren\u2019t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI am so sorry for Corey, his mother, Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family and best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n The Gremlins<\/em> star called for Haim\u2019s death to be \u201ca lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n Just over a year after Corey Haim\u2019s death, Corey Feldman told ABC\u2019s Nightline<\/em><\/a> that \u201cthe No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the biggest problem for children in this industry. \u2026 It\u2019s the big secret,\u201d he said, later adding: \u201cI was surrounded by [pedophiles] when I was 14 years old. \u2026 Didn\u2019t even know it. It wasn\u2019t until I was old enough to realize what they were and what they wanted \u2026 till I went, Oh, my God. They were everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n He suggested that Haim\u2019s addiction was a \u201ca symptom\u201d because he could not cope with being abused.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good people in this industry, but there\u2019s also a lot of really, really sick, corrupt people. And there are people \u2026 who have gotten away with it for so long that they feel they\u2019re above the law, and that\u2019s got to change,\u201d Feldman said.<\/p>\n Haim\u2019s mother, Judy, told ABC News<\/em> that she was \u201cnot willing to discuss or respond to anything Corey Feldman has to say.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe shouldn\u2019t be talking about my kid,\u201d Judy said. \u201cI wish he would talk about himself only and leave my son out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n In his 2020 documentary My Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys<\/em>, Corey Feldman claimed that Corey Haim confided in him about allegedly being sexually assaulted at age 13 by Charlie Sheen<\/strong>, then aged 19, on the set of the 1986 film Lucas<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis wasn\u2019t like a one time thing he said in passing. It wasn\u2019t like, \u2018Oh, by the way, this happened.\u2019 He went into great detail,\u201d Feldman claimed in the documentary.<\/p>\n Sheen\u2019s spokesperson told People<\/em><\/a> that Feldman\u2019s \u201csick, twisted and outlandish allegations never occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI would urge everyone to consider the source and read what his mother Judy Haim has to say,\u201d Sheen\u2019s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n When one of Corey Haim\u2019s friends first made the accusation about Sheen to The National Enquirer<\/em> in 2017, Judy told Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/strong> that she did not believe any abuse occurred.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what\u2019s going on out there with what everybody is saying, and \u2026 I can tell you as a mother that I haven\u2019t seen one change in character. I would have known if anything was wrong,\u201d Judy said on The Dr. Oz Show<\/em> in November 2017. \u201cMy kid had nothing. He was, like, transparent. He never hid anything. He was Corey. It\u2019s out of character, that\u2019s No. 1. When my son was 13, he wasn\u2019t going to ask Charlie Sheen to go and sleep with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Corey Feldman made a bombshell accusation in his 2025 documentary Corey Feldman vs. the World<\/em> that Corey Haim allegedly asked him to \u201cmess around\u201d when they were shooting 1987\u2019s The Lost Boys<\/em>.<\/p>\n Haim allegedly told Feldman that it was \u201cwhat guys in the business do,\u201d adding: \u201cYou know, you suck each other\u2019s d***, or you f*** around, you do this stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Feldman, Haim said \u201cCharlie [Sheen] told [him] it was OK,\u201d though Feldman remembered feeling frightened by what his friend was proposing. (Sheen has always vehemently denied any wrongdoing regarding Haim.)<\/p>\n \u201cI called [Haim] and said, \u2018Come over.\u2019 But you know, when you have got somebody that\u2019s trying to come onto you sexually, and you don\u2019t want that, and you are a kid, and you are scared,\u201d Feldman insisted. \u201cYou do whatever you can to stop it from happening, and that\u2019s what was happening. I was being molested by Corey Haim. Truth be told.\u201d<\/p>\n Corey Feldman vs. the World<\/em> director Marcie Hume<\/strong> didn\u2019t press Feldman on the accusation in the documentary. She later told Variety<\/em><\/a> that she wanted Feldman to \u201ctell his truth\u201d in their on-camera discussions.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an incredibly emotional moment where Corey was almost reliving what that was like to live in this hyper-sexualized environment as child actors in Hollywood,\u201d Hume said. \u201cCorey has many, many layers that contradict one another. Part of what emerged with this film is opening up as many questions as possible and opening up the view of Corey.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldman\u2019s legal team told Us Weekly<\/em> via a statement on December 19 that Feldman did not accuse Haim of sexual assault and only suggested Haim made an \u201cadvance\u201d that was not reciprocated.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Feldman\u2019s statement was that during the filming of The Lost Boys<\/em> Mr. Haim sought to \u2018mess around\u2019 with Mr. Feldman, however, Mr. Feldman did not reciprocate his advances and contacted another party on behalf of Mr. Haim,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\nCorey Feldman Alleged He and Corey Haim Were Molested<\/h2>\n
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\n Corey Haim and Corey Feldman in October 2001.<\/span> David Klein\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCorey Feldman Went Through Periods of Estrangement With Corey Haim<\/h2>\n
Corey Feldman Called Corey Haim a \u2018Beautiful, Tormented Soul\u2019 After His Friend\u2019s 2010 Death<\/h2>\n
Corey Feldman Blamed Pedophilia for Corey Haim\u2019s Downfall<\/h2>\n
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\n Corey Haim in August 2007.<\/span> Bryan Bedder\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCorey Feldman Said Corey Haim Once Accused Charlie Sheen of Sexual Assault<\/h2>\n
Corey Feldman Accused Late Friend Corey Haim of Asking Him to \u201cMess Around\u201d<\/h2>\n