Topics: Charlie Sheen, US News, Celebrity, Sexual Abuse
Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
Corey Feldman has clarified his allegations that his former co-star 'molested him.'
The 54-year-old actor, whose credits include the 1980s movies, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Gremlins, The Goonies and Stand By Me, reportedly alleged he was sexually assaulted more than three decades ago when he was 11-years-old.
Feldman appeared to make the allegation in his new documentary, Corey Feldman vs. The World, where he spoke about life on the set of the 1987 movie, The Lost Boys. He alleged his co-star, Corey Haim, who died at the age of 38 in 2010, tried to encourage him to 'mess around.'
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Speaking in the doc, Feldman said: “When we did Lost Boys Corey said to me, 'Hey man, let’s mess around'. And I said, 'What do you mean?'”
Feldman went on to claim that Haim told him this is 'what guys in the business do'.
"'You know, you suck each other’s d***s, or you f**k around, you do this stuff'," he said. "And I said, 'What are you talking about?' And he said, 'Well, Charlie [Sheen] told me it was OK.'”
While Sheen slammed the allegations as 'sick, twisted and outlandish' that 'never occurred', Haim's mom also weighed in, saying it was 'another lie' made by Feldman.
Now, the musician has spoken out and has since denied accusing Haim of 'molesting him' on the set.
In a statement to US Weekly, his legal team described the comments as a 'mischaracterization' of the truth and that the star had little to do with the documentary.
"Mr. Feldman did not have any involvement in the documentary Corey Feldman vs The World. The producers of the film made the film without Mr Feldman’s knowledge and obtained the footage through dishonest means,” the statement read. “Mr. Feldman is investigating the source of the footage, the producer’s claimed rights to it, and the role of his name, image, and likeness. Mr. Feldman plans to pursue all legal options available to him once his investigation is complete.”
The statement went on to clarify that Feldman had indicated Haim, also a young boy at the time of filming, had come onto him, as opposed to 'molesting' or touching him physically.
"Any article regarding the purported comment that Mr. Feldman claims Corey Haim ‘molested’ him is a sensationalized mischaracterization of the statements made in the film," the attorneys continued.
"Mr. Feldman’s statement was that during the filming of The Lost Boys Mr. Haim sought to ‘mess around’ with Mr. Feldman, however, Mr. Feldman did not reciprocate his advances and contacted another party on behalf of Mr. Haim.
"Mr. Feldman’s statement that Mr. Haim ‘molested’ him was in reference to Mr. Haim’s advances, and not physical molestation. The film and any other current articles on this issue distort the truth and context of Mr. Feldman’s words and story."
They concluded: "Mr. Feldman makes no claim that Corey Haim physically ‘molested’ him.”
The comments come as Feldman had previously claimed Sheen sexually assaulted Haim while filming Lucas in 1986, allegations which the 60-year-old vehemently denied.
"I called [Haim] and said, 'Come over'. But you know, when you have got somebody that’s trying to come onto you sexually, and you don’t want that, and you are a kid, and you are scared, you do whatever you can to stop it from happening. And that’s what was happening," he said in the show. "I was being molested by Corey Haim. Truth be told.”
Haim never publicly addressed the allegations, though his mom Judy Haim told TMZ this month that the allegations don't 'add up' since Haim was never alone during filming.
"Why would they be friends for so long if this happened?," she said.
Judy also claimed there was 'no way in hell' her son had 'molested' Feldman because he was 'not into men'.
“I don’t care if someone is gay, but I am not gay or any of that stuff,” she told the outlet, adding that her son “was a one-woman man".
She added: “Corey Feldman always talks about sex and blames my kid for things that he is not here to defend himself about.”
The mom also said the claims were 'another lie to poison people's heads and keep [himself] relevant'.
UNILAD reached out to Feldman and Sheen's reps for comment.
If you've been affected by any of the issues in this article, you can contact The National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800.656.HOPE (4673), available 24/7. Or you can chat online via online.rainn.org.
