Corey Feldman’s plan to expose Hollywood pedophiles

Corey Feldman has revealed his plan to expose a network of Hollywood pedophiles – an explosive and incriminating film which he says will cost $10million to make. 

The 46-year-old actor has long referred to the network which he claims he is a victim of and which he says ‘thousands’ of others in the industry are aware of. 

Since the revelations of Harvey Weinstein’s abuse of women in the industry began emerging earlier this month, Feldman has reignited his crusade to expose other predators he says are still operating at the highest level. 

Earlier this week, he spoke cryptically of his plan to bring them to justice in a string of tweets. Since then, he has been arrested for possession of marijuana and claims an attempt on his life has been made. 

Defiant despite his growing fear, Feldman released a video on YouTube on Wednesday to lay out his plan for a film which he says will answer ‘what everyone wants to know’ and expose the predators he says have been preying on child stars for decades. 

In order to make it and distribute it himself, without the interference with any of the studios or industry insiders who he says it will incriminate, he is asking for $10million in donations on an Indie GoGo fundraising page. 

As of 11.30am, a mere few hours after uploading the campaign, he had raised $11,000. 

 

The video was released on Wednesday on an Indie GoGo page set up by Feldman’s wife Courtney Anne Mitchell. They are asking for $10million to make it and protect themselves in the process 

Despite his promise not to involve anyone else in the film-making process, donors can buy an executive producer title with a $1million donation to the project. 

For a donation of $100,000, they can have their name included in the film titles and a donation of $1,000 buys a ‘personal email of gratitude’ from Corey.

No one had taken the star up on the pricier options but several were baited by the $100 social media shout-out, the $50 signed CD (inside the US) and the $100 international signed CD for anyone outside the country. 

The cash will also be used to pay for extra security for himself and his family in addition to a legal team he says he needs to expose the ‘evil’ group. 

Feldman, 46, said he could name at least six pedophiles 'right off the bat' who were executives in Hollywood 

Feldman, 46, said he could name at least six pedophiles ‘right off the bat’ who were executives in Hollywood 

For $1million, fans can become an executive producer on the project. A donation of $10,000 wins a pair of tickets to the premier

For $1million, fans can become an executive producer on the project. A donation of $10,000 wins a pair of tickets to the premier

For $1million, fans can become an executive producer on the project. A donation of $10,000 wins a pair of tickets to the premier 

Feldman said he estimated the film's release would be in December 2018. For $100,000 to the campaign, fans can buy a credit in the titles and for $1,000 , Feldman will send a 'personal email of gratitude'

Feldman said he estimated the film's release would be in December 2018. For $100,000 to the campaign, fans can buy a credit in the titles and for $1,000 , Feldman will send a 'personal email of gratitude'

Feldman said he estimated the film’s release would be in December 2018. For $100,000 to the campaign, fans can buy a credit in the titles and for $1,000 , Feldman will send a ‘personal email of gratitude’

‘What I’m proposing is a plan that I believe can literally change  the entertainment system as we know it. I believe that I can also bring down potentially a pedophile ring that I’ve been aware of since I was a child,’ he said. 

Feldman said he could name six of the predators, one of whom is still ‘very powerful’. 

He said himself was a victim of when he was a child actor in the 1980s. 

‘I’ve been living in fear and living with this my entire life. As most victims have, I’ve been made to feel awkward, misunderstood and I’ve been degraded at great levels,’ he said. 

‘I know that there’s thousands others that have experienced what I have experienced in the entertainment industry and I also know there’s peers of mine who know what I’m talking about and know all the details but have been afraid to come forward with their own truths,’ he added.  

Last week, Feldman tweeted that he had a ‘plan’ to bring down the network of pedophiles which he has long referred to in interviews but who he has never identified. 

On October 21, he and his band were arrested in Louisiana for marijuana possession in what he described as a random raid on their tour bus. 

All were released from custody after providing proof of their legal prescriptions for it, he said. 

Last week, Feldman spoke of his plans to expose the pedophile ring on Twitter 

Last week, Feldman spoke of his plans to expose the pedophile ring on Twitter 

On October 21, he and several of his bandmates were arrested for marijuana possession on their tour bus in Louisiana in what he said an incident of 'ironic' timing given his earlier claims

On October 21, he and several of his bandmates were arrested for marijuana possession on their tour bus in Louisiana in what he said an incident of ‘ironic’ timing given his earlier claims

Feldman (above second right in The Goonies in 1985, when he was 14) said he has lived in 'shame' his whole life after being abused by a child star 

Feldman (above second right in The Goonies in 1985, when he was 14) said he has lived in ‘shame’ his whole life after being abused by a child star 

Feldman has long attested that both he and his Lost Boys co-star Corey Haim (pictured left) were abused as child stars. He says Haim was raped at the age of 11 while he was routinely molested. The pair are pictured with Jamison Newlander in 1987 on the set of The Lost Boys 

Feldman has long attested that both he and his Lost Boys co-star Corey Haim (pictured left) were abused as child stars. He says Haim was raped at the age of 11 while he was routinely molested. The pair are pictured with Jamison Newlander in 1987 on the set of The Lost Boys 

Since then, he says he had a ‘near death’ experience when two trucks came ‘speeding’ towards him at the same time. 

In his video, Feldman suggested both were prompted by his earlier remarks to expose the powerful network of child molesters. 

‘Ever since I even discussed the fact that I had this plan, my life has turned into utter chaos.  I’ve experienced things like never before. I’ve been silenced my whole life but over the last few days, since I made that announcement, I’ve been arrested and had a near death experience last night where I felt like I was going to be killed,’ he said. 

‘Several’ of his bandmembers had suddenly quit in fear of their lives, he added, and he was now ‘very alone’. 

The film, he said, would be ‘the most honest and true depiction of child abuse ever portrayed’. 

Feldman promised to produce it ‘with no censorship and no studio’ to ensure it was unedited. 

‘I will make the film, produce it and I will self-distribute it to guarantee that it gets a theatrical release with your donations. 

‘Additionally, it will help me buy the security and the legal team that I need to help my family until the project is released. 

‘Once it’s done, I believe we can revolutionize the film industry,’ he said. 

In 2013, Feldman told Barbara Walters on The View that both he and Corey Haim were abused by pedophiles as child stars and that their attackers were still in the industry but nothing came of his remarks 

In 2013, Feldman told Barbara Walters on The View that both he and Corey Haim were abused by pedophiles as child stars and that their attackers were still in the industry but nothing came of his remarks 

‘Please join me in this fight, I know that together, we can stand strong. The time is now,’ Feldman said at the end of his appeal. 

Feldman shot to fame in the 1980s as a child actor in The Goonies, Gremlins, and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

He was only 10 when he appeared in The Fox and the Hounds and 16 when he starred in The Lost Boys along with Corey Haim in 1987. 

Haim (above in 2009) died in 2010 from pneumonia and had battled drug addiction for years before his death 

Haim (above in 2009) died in 2010 from pneumonia and had battled drug addiction for years before his death 

Haim, who died of pneumonia in 2010, was one of the victims of the pedophile ring, according to Feldman.  

In 2013, during an appearance on The View, he said both had been targeted as child stars.

‘There are people that did this to both me and Corey that are still working, they’re still out there and they’re some of the richest most powerful people in this business. 

‘They do not want me saying what I’m saying right now,’ he said. 

Host Barbara Walters pushed back: ‘Are you saying that they’re pedophiles? And that they’re still in this business?’ 

Feldman emphatically answered ‘yes’ to both questions. 

She then said: ‘You are hurting an entire industry’. The video resurfaced this week as fears of the wide-spreading Hollywood sex scandal extended to child stars.

Some accused Walters of trying to silence Feldman. The View producer Bill Geddie defended her in a podcast this week, saying: ‘You should know that this didn’t happen without Barbara digging into it. 

‘Barbara exposed all this . . . Barbara made this happen.’  

In 2011, after Haim’s death, he told Nightline: ‘I can tell you that the No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia. 

Feldman (above with his wife Courtney Anne Mitchell in May) said the family needs protection if he is going to expose his attackers 

Feldman (above with his wife Courtney Anne Mitchell in May) said the family needs protection if he is going to expose his attackers 

‘That’s the biggest problem for children in this industry… It’s the big secret,’ he said, comparing it to the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal in the United Kingdom.

In a separate interview, he told how Haim was raped at the age of 11. 

‘With me, there were some molestations, and it did come from several hands, so to speak, but with Corey, his was direct rape, whereas mine was not actual rape. And his also occurred when he was 11,’ Feldman told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016.

A 2014 documentary called An Open Secret sought to shed light on the problem but it never found a home. 

Producer Amy J. Berg was threatened with law suits by the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA for including reference to them in the film. 

In an interview with Elle later, she said: ‘I don’t think anyone takes it very seriously. I think the industry has accepted it as industry standard.’   

She has supported Feldman’s claims against Hollywood executives for years. 

An Open Secret, which tackled the same theme, was made in 2014 but struggled to find distribution in Hollywood and was plagued by lawsuits 

An Open Secret, which tackled the same theme, was made in 2014 but struggled to find distribution in Hollywood and was plagued by lawsuits 

Both Feldman and Haim endured well-documented battles with drug and alcohol addiction after being catapulted into stardom as child actors. 

Feldman’s hints at a cover-up of pedophiles in the industry are not isolated. 

On Sunday, veteran writer Paul Haggis made reference to his accusations and said they were ‘worth considering’. 

‘It is not an innocent place and never has been. Most of this behaviour has been aimed at women, but I am sure that former child stars such as Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, who have both made allegations in the past that no one took seriously, are worth considering, too. 

‘Were people covering for paedophiles, too? We have to think that may have happened as well, because no one speaks out about being abused just to benefit their career. I find it particularly terrible that people had their dreams held to ransom in that way,’ he said.  

Haggis has relocated from Hollywood to New York to work on new ventures and is convinced the golden days of tinseltown are over. 

‘It’s finished,’ he said of the industry in light of the growing claims of sexual abuse.

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