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Feldman’s celeb magazine rant over Corey Haim


12 March 2010

Corey Feldman has blasted "mean-spirited" celeb magazines following the death of his pal Corey Haim.

Haim died on Wednesday morning from a suspected accidental overdose. And his clearly shaken Lost Boys co-star Feldman told US chat show host Larry King, "In this entertainment industry in Hollywood, we build people up as children, we put them on pedestals and then when we decide that they're not marketable anymore, we walk away from them.

"And then we taunt them and we tease them and things like TMZ, outlets like that, where it's acceptable in society, it's OK for society, as a whole, to poke fun at, to point fingers at, to laugh at us as human beings. Why is it OK to kick somebody when they're down? I don't think it is. And I don't think it should be tolerated anymore. I don't think it should be accepted anymore within our society, within the entertainment industry, within the world as a whole."

Feldman, who appeared with Haim on a number of films, added: "You know, you see these people making great statements and that's wonderful and I hope they're all there for the memorial and I hope they're all there for the funeral. But where were they during his life?

"Corey was living in the Oakwood Apartments with his mom, very broke, very destitute. He didn't even have a car. Where were all these people to lend a hand out, to reach out to him and say, you know, you're a legend, you're an amazingly talented, wonderful person who's really never gone out of his way to hurt anybody other than himself. He was there for his mom and he took care of her. He's always been a good person."

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