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11 Actors Who Accused Their Co-Stars Of Doing Horrible, Horrible, Horrible (And Illegal) Things
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Your favorite movies and TV shows were made with a whole lot of questionable behavior. I'm an Editorial Director at BuzzFeed who covers the internet’s funniest photos and jokes, weird human history, movie facts, and more. Note: This post contains mentions of sexual assault, abuse (including involving minors), violence, and death. Reader discretion is advised. Above Sheen is with Haim and co-star Kerri Green. However, Feldman’s legal team released a statement saying the doc mischaracterized Feldman's recollection of specific events involving Haim, adding that "claims Corey Haim ‘molested’ him is a sensationalized mischaracterization of the statements made in the film. 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,” the statement continued. So what’s the truth? It’s not for me, some random BuzzFeed writer, to say what did or didn’t happen in Hollywood in the ’80s. What can be said is that this remains a deeply disputed set of claims, with conflicting accounts and no legal resolution. More broadly, there have been documented cases of abuse involving young actors during that era (you can read about the case involving Jeepers Creepers director Victor Salva, who served time for sexually abusing a 12-year-old actor in one of his films). And in fairness to Haim — who died at age 38 after a difficult life — Feldman’s account is just that: his account. Haim is not here to confirm or challenge these newer allegations, which makes the story even harder to fully untangle. Eggert reported some of her claims to police in 2018, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney ultimately declined to file charges, citing the statute of limitations and insufficient evidence, given that the alleged incidents occurred more than 30 years earlier. Things didn't improve from there. Leguizamo added: "On the day when we shot the scene where his character died, I showed up so early. I wanted to see him die."