By Aaron Miller-
Former teen star Corey Feldman, is to expose a Hollywood “paedophile ring” he says he is determined to bring down.
The 46-year-old actor and musician has started a crowdfunding campaign to produce, direct and distribute a documentary “which will be the most honest and true depiction of child abuse ever portrayed”.
Feldman, an actor since he was a child as young as three years old, has long claimed to have been the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of “very powerful Hollywood men”. He refuses to name his abusers, but has outlined a plan to try and hopefully bring to light what is going on in the world of entertainment. Feldman featured alongside the late Corey Haim, in films such as The Lost Boys, as well as TV show The Two Coreys.
“Ever since I even told everybody I had this plan, my life has turned into utter chaos,” he said in a video published on his Twitter page.
“I’ve been silenced my whole life but just over the past few days since I’ve made the announcement, I’ve been arrested, I had a near-death experience last night where I thought I was almost going to be killed – two trucks came speeding at me at the same time on a crosswalk. And then several of my band members have decided to quit because they were fearing for their lives,” he added.
“I’m very alone, but I need to protect myself and I need to protect myself and my family. I need additional security and I need a legal team to help represent me so I can fulfil this mission.”
Feldman’s TRUTH Campaign on website indiegogo has raised nearly $100,000, and has set the limit at $10m to produce Feldman intends to use the money to cover for the production and distribution of the film. He also plans to hire a legal team to protect him against possible lawsuits.
He said: “Right off the bat I can name six names – one of them who is still very powerful today – in a story that links all the way up to a studio – that connects paedophilia to one of the major studios.
“And I’m not alone.
“I know that there’s thousands others who have experienced what I’ve experienced in the entertainment industry. I also know that there’s peers of mine who know exactly what I’m talking about and know all the details but have been afraid to come forward with their own truths,” he added.
“I’m using this to draw a line in the sand, to say to the Hollywood community we are better than this.”