Editing Corey Feldman (section)

===Friendship with Corey Haim===
Feldman and fellow actor [[Corey Haim]] were close friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/corey-feldman-elijah-wood-hollywood-897403|title=Corey Feldman on Elijah Wood Hollywood Pedophilia Controversy: "I Would Love to Name Names" &#124; Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430233531/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/corey-feldman-elijah-wood-hollywood-897403|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/890284/lost-boys-the-history-of-corey-feldman-and-corey-haim-s-friendship-from-teen-stardom-to-tragedy|title=Lost Boys: The History of Corey Feldman and Corey Haim's Friendship, from Teen Stardom to Tragedy|date=October 30, 2017|website=EOnline.com|last=Finn|first=Natalie|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130211852/https://www.eonline.com/news/890284/lost-boys-the-history-of-corey-feldman-and-corey-haim-s-friendship-from-teen-stardom-to-tragedy|url-status=live}}</ref> Feldman first met Haim at the age of 14 on the set of ''The Lost Boys'', a film in which they both acted.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/corey-feldman-and-corey-haim-friendship/|title=Corey Feldman & Corey Haim's Friendship: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|website=Heavy.com|first=Meredith|last=Lindemon|date=March 10, 2020|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130211852/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/corey-feldman-and-corey-haim-friendship/|url-status=live}}</ref> The two became known as "[[The Two Coreys]]".<ref name="History" /><ref name="auto1"/> The Two Coreys "became the hosts of a weekly underage party night for Hollywood Youth called Alphy's Soda Pop Club".<ref name="drowning">{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/drowning-in-pills-and-searching-for-friends-the-dark-side-of-tortured-soul-corey-haim/ |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |title=Drowning in pills and searching for friends: The dark side of tortured soul Corey Haim |last=Loombes |first=Phoebe |date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Two Coreys went on to star in ''[[License to Drive]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' (1989) together.<ref name="History" /> Becoming a brand, The Two Coreys achieved mainstream fame and notoriety as [[teen idol]]s. However, both Feldman and Haim experienced career downturns due to drug use.<ref name="Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture">{{cite web |title=Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633624/20100310/story.jhtml |publisher=MTV |first=James |last=Montgomery |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 24, 2010 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104111730/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633624/corey-haims-life-mirrored-pop-culture.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[The Two Coreys (TV series)|The Two Coreys]]'', a reality show about The Two Coreys, aired on the [[A&E Network]] from 2007 to 2008.<ref name="usatoday.com">{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-31-summer-TV-celebs_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Summer reality TV: Celeb retakes | first=Gary | last=Strauss | date=June 1, 2007 | access-date=May 25, 2010 | archive-date=March 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313111359/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-31-summer-TV-celebs_N.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The disintegrating relationship between the former best friends prompted a six-month hiatus before the second season.<ref name=secrets>{{cite web|title=The Lost Boys: Best Friends for Years, They Can't Stand Each Other Now. How Drugs and Dark Secrets Are Ripping Apart the Coreys|url=http://people.com/archive/the-lost-boys-vol-70-no-5|first=Oliver|last=Jones|date=August 4, 2008|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=July 16, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418112138/https://people.com/archive/the-lost-boys-vol-70-no-5/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before Haim's death, he and Feldman reconciled off-camera.<ref name=remember>{{cite news |title=Larry King Live Transcript: Remembering Corey Haim |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/10/lkl.01.html |publisher=CNN |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323213040/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/10/lkl.01.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following a long battle with drug addiction, Haim died of pneumonia in 2010.<ref name="drowning" /> Following Haim's death, Feldman said that he "hoped his friend would be remembered 'as a beautiful, funny, enigmatic character who brought nothing but life and lights and entertainment and art to all of our lives'".<ref name="History" />

In 2020, Feldman released ''[[My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys]]''. The documentary explores the friendship between Feldman and Haim and asserts that both were sexually abused as children in the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/corey-feldman-documentary-names-revelations-964789/|title=Corey Feldman Names Alleged Abusers in Long-Awaited Film|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=March 10, 2020|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312215224/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/corey-feldman-documentary-names-revelations-964789/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-10/corey-feldman-documentary-sexual-abuse|title=Inside Corey Feldman's wild screening of his sexual abuse film as it went off the rails|last=Kaufman|first=Amy|date=March 10, 2020|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316003839/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-03-10/corey-feldman-documentary-sexual-abuse|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/corey-feldman-hollywood-sexual-abuse-documentary|title=Corey Feldman to expose names of Hollywood players who allegedly molested him as a teen in new doc|last=Sorace|first=Stephen|date=March 8, 2020|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309163917/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/corey-feldman-hollywood-sexual-abuse-documentary|url-status=live}}</ref>