Corey Feldman: Pedophilia Is Biggest Problem in Hollywood
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Sick, sad and twisted.
Corey Feldman experienced the highs and lows of being famous and underage. In an interview with ABC's Nightline that aired Wednesday, the 40-year-old former child star said that pedophiles were "like vultures" in the entertainment industry.
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"The number one problem in Hollywood was, is and always will be pedophilia," he said. "It's all done under the radar... But it's the big secret."
The Lost Boys actor said he was "literally surrounded" by pedophiles at the age of 14, but didn't realize "until I was much older what they were and what they wanted."
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Feldman blamed his friend Corey Haim's death at age 38 in 2010 on the abuse suffered at the hands of one particular "Hollywood mogul" he refused to name. "There was a circle of older men that surrounded themselves around this group of kids," he said. "They all had either their own power, or connections to great power in the entertainment industry."
Feldman said that Haim's substance addiction was also a "symptom" of the molestation he experienced earlier in life.
"There's a lot of good people in this industry, but there's also a lot of really, really sick, corrupt people in this industry," Feldman said. "There are people… who have gotten away with [pedophilia] for so long that they feel that they're above the law. And that's gotta change. That's gotta stop."
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12@Shannon, Corey said to police in 1993 about Michael Jackson: "Nothing ever happened with Michael and me. "Believe me, If there was something that I'd been hiding for all these years, then I would want nothing more than to bring it out right now". At the time of the interview he was 22. Shockingly, Corey did claim he had been molested -- but not by Jackson: "I myself was molested so I know what it's like to go through those feelings, and believe me, the person who molested me, if this was him that did that to me, this would be a different story because I would be out there, up front, doing something immediately to have this man given what was due to him." Even more shockingly, Feldman actually named his alleged abuser but the detectives seemed to express no interest investigating the man, seeming to only have eyes for Jacksonâ??. (Celebrity Justice, Feb.9.2005)
Corey Feldman has gone on record a number of times to say he was NOT referring to Michael Jackson. In an article dated February 9, 2005, it was revealed that Corey Feldman defended Jackson in 1993 police interviews -- and continues to this day.
People, he can't just start naming names unless he has proof or a large backing of supporters who agree with him and support him with testimony. The moment he names a big name, all of that person's supporters, yes-men and adorers will start to villify Corey to be a lunatic. Then he's made no progress. First, he's got to start talking about it vaguely. Then, more victims will get the strength to start speaking out, too. It'll hopefully gain steam if it's true and the offenders will be outed and hopefully thrown in jail to rot.
Until he identifies the people involved, they'll continue to prey on children. Come on Feldman, name names and save other kids from becoming victims. Unless this is just another sad attempt to get his face on a magazine cover.
Where were the parents, aren't they on set? when their minor is there.
Wasn't he friends with Michael Jackson?
I realize the chance of this thing happen are big. He should tell the world or at least go to police first if he got evidence for it..
i beleive it, look at hollywood treats their young female stars, even as young as 6, dressing in way too revealing clothes, it may seem to innocent to most people but there are the few that get off on it...
So proud of him for speaking out, but I agree...go big or go home. You're not going to change anything if you don't call out the sickos targeting children.
Then why doesn't he name names?! Get these people behind bars!
I see some major "outing" coming soon.
If he wants to stop it, why doesn't he name the person who molested him, so that he/she can't continue to do that to other children? Corey's doing nothing to help the situation by keeping quiet. Be part of the solution, not the problem!