Troubled lives of the Lost Boys: Corey Feldman reveals horrific sexual abuse he and Corey Haim endured as child stars... and how his friendship Michael Jackson was 'the healthiest relationship he had'

  • Corey Feldman starred in hit movies 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Gremlins' and 'The Goonies,'
  • In new book Coreyography, he recalls how he and Haim were told by trusted adults that it was normal for older men and young boys to have sexual relations in Hollywood
  • He described his rough home life left him searching for strong role models who often turned out to be pedophiles
  • He spiraled into drug abuse, having regular 'coke-off challenges' with friends and doing heroin
  • Writes that his relationship with Jackson was the healthiest in his life and that he never abused him
  • Feldman kicked the habit and now acts in low budget horror films and has a son with a Playboy model

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 10:57 EST, 20 October 2013 | UPDATED: 04:37 EST, 21 October 2013

One of the most famous child actors from the 1980s has opened up about sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of older men in Hollywood and how his friendship with Michael Jackson was the healthiest relationship he had.

In a new book, Coreyography, Corey Feldman, from hit movies 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Gremlins' and 'The Goonies,' recalls his often twisted friendship with fellow child star Corey Haim and how the pair were told by trusted adults that it was normal for older men and young boys to have sexual relations in the industry.

Feldman explains his family life wasn't happy: his former Playboy model mother dyed his hair blonde at age four and tortured him about his weight, force-feeding him diet pills. Meanwhile, his father only seemed to care about him when they were getting high together, he writes.

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Tragic: Corey Feldman, center, has opened up about the sexual abuse he and fellow child actor Corey Haim, left, suffered in Hollywood

By the age of seven, Feldman was the family breadwinner, working as a commercial actor, and his mother banned him from riding a bicycle because she said he couldn't afford to get hurt.

'You have responsibilities now,' she said, according to excerpts of the book in The New York Post.

When he began acting out on the set, and was fired from one TV movie, his mother was furious.

'"How could you f****** do this to me?" she screams. She is out of control, wild-eyed, like an animal. Her face is bright red and blotchy, her cheeks are streaked with mascara,' he recalls. '"You know I need this f****** money. I will kill you. I will f****** kill you, you worthless piece of s***."'

 

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Naturally, he sought out adult role models at work. And while Steven Spielberg, who hired him for the first time for 'Gremlins,' became a trusted friend, other grown ups took advantage of him, he writes in the book.

An assistant his father, who managed him for a time, hired called 'Ron' took him out on the town as a teenager and introduced him on to new drugs.

 
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Memoir: In a new book, Coreyography, pictured, Corey Feldman, from hit movies 'Stand By Me,' 'The Lost Boys,' 'Gremlins' and 'The Goonies,' recalls being told by trusted adults that it was normal for older men and young boys to have sexual relations in the industry

One night, after taking a cocktail of pills 'Ron had made up,' the man, in his early 20s, placed a hand on Feldman's thigh. Ron ended up having oral sex with the 'petrified' and 'revolted' Feldman that night, the teen too frightened to say no.

His relationship with Ron lasted several years but Feldman also formed relationships with other adults who reached out during this time. Sadly, these men, in many instances, turned out to be pedophiles.

One picture in the book shows Feldman and Haim at the former's 15th birthday party flanked by five older men who at the time were abusing them.

'Slowly, over a period of many years I would begin to realize that many of the people I had surrounded myself with were monsters,' he writes.

Interestingly, the only safe place he knew was with Michael Jackson.

'I was shattered, disgusted, devastated. I needed some normalcy in my life. So, I called Michael Jackson,' he recalls. The pair had been introduced by Spielberg.

'Michael Jackson's world, crazy as it sounds, had become my happy place. Being with Michael brought me back to my innocence. When I was with Michael, it was like being 10 years old again.'

He insists in the book that Jackson never abused him or tried to touch him sexually.

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Death: Corey Feldman, left, and Corey Haim, right, starred in a TV series called 'The Two Coreys' in 2007 before Haim tragically died in 2010 following a long battle with drug addiction

During their first meeting, on the film 'The Lost Boys,' Haim confided in his new friend that on the set of the 1986 film 'Lucas,' 'an adult male convinced him that it was perfectly normal for older men and younger boys in the business to have sexual relations, that it was what all the guys do. So they walked off to a secluded area between two trailers... and Haim (was) sodomized.'

The friends made nine films and starred in one TV series together and partied heavily, their increasingly damaging antics driven by the horrors of their abuse.

After discovering his mother's stash of cocaine, Feldman's developed a dependance on drugs. He found himself snorting an eighth of an ounce every two days and bales of weed in his trailer.

He recalled having 'regular coke-off challenges' with friends. Later he moved onto heroin.

Haim was even more dependent.

With his career all but over, Haim relapsed several times before dying of pneumonia in 2010 aged just 38.

Feldman relapsed in 1995 but he said since then he's been clean. He now works on low budget horror films and has a 9-year-old son with ex-wife Playboy model Susie Sprague.

But Feldman is adamant he will not be encouraging his son to follow him into child acting.

'People always ask me about life after childhood stardom. What would I say to parents of children in the industry?' he writes. 'My only advice, honestly, is to get these kids out of Hollywood and let them lead normal lives.'

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The fact remains that MJ having kids in his bed was completely inappropriate. Teaching them to do this could lead them to be sexually abused by other adults, even if MJ didn't do it himself. MJ should have modeled how kids need proper boundaries. Sharing beds with kid guests was wrong. Period.

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Good for Corey for telling his story, but he should have kept to his story, and not talk about CH. Haim is not here to confirm or deny any of the details pertaining to him, and I'm sure this will cause stress to his family. I know some people become addicted to drugs for many reasons, but it seems that when people talk about why, it's often because they were abused or because they are conflicted about their sexuality. Parents need to remind kids constantly that if anyone ever touches them improperly, or if they've been abused in any way, they need to speak up in order to stop the abuse. Kids also need to feel comfortable talking about their sexuality or any confusion they may feel. I hope Feldman uses this book as closure for what he's been through and is able to move on and live a better life.

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Poor guy. No matter what you think of him and the life he has led. No child deserves to have that happen to them :(

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Name and shame.

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Go to the police so no other kids are abused.

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thought Corey haim said Jackson did abuse them and fieldmen argued with him over it..in fact that was caught on camera for their show? leading to the show ending

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why the red arrows...thats true.. look it up im sure theres a clip on youtube of it...

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These monsters accused Michael Jackson of doing exactly what they were doing, Michael had too much power.

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i have always know michael is not the monster the liars made him out to be, good on Corey, bless him. i will be reading this book sharpish

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This makes me sick,thinking about the movies I love watching and knowing what was happening behind closed doors during the time of filming is just so sickening :( I met Corey at comic-con about two years ago, yes he does love the attention and fame but he came across very sweet and caring and had a warm smile I don't doubt what he is saying I believe it's the truth, these sickos need to be named and the Corey's and other victims need to get justice, but whoever they are they have too much power it won't come out until they're dead.

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Hooray finally a positive story about MJ,I am sorry for what they went through when they were child actors....

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