Corey Feldman is now denying that Corey Haim “molested” him while filming their 1987 film “The Lost Boys.”
Feldman’s original comments were made in his recently released documentary, “Corey Feldman vs The World,” but the “Dancing With the Stars” alum’s attorneys now say his remarks were “mischaracterized.”
“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,” a statement from Feldman’s legal team said, per Us Weekly.
The statement continued: “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 Goonies” actor, 54, further clarified that his original comments were intended to show that Haim was trying to “mess around” with Feldman. However, 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 message closed.
“The film and any other current articles on this issue distort the truth and context of Mr. Feldman’s words and story. Mr. Feldman makes no claim that Corey Haim physically ‘molested’ him.”
A rep for Feldman did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Feldman’s original comments made headlines on Wednesday after he claimed in his documentary that Haim allegedly asked him to “mess around” while working together on the set of the vampire movie.
In the doc, Feldman recalled asking the ’80s star, “What do you mean?” to which Haim allegedly replied that it was “what guys in the business do.”
“’You know, you suck each other’s d–k, or you f–k around, you do this stuff,’” Feldman recalled Haim allegedly saying.
After asking Haim to clarify what he meant once more, he claimed the star then told him to “come over.”
“But you know, when you have got somebody that’s trying to come on to 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,” Feldman said of the interaction. “I was being molested by Corey Haim.”
Haim was 14 when “The Lost Boys” was released in 1987, while Feldman was 16.
After Feldman’s accusations surfaced, Corey Haim’s mother, Judy Haim vehemently denied Feldman’s claims, calling it a “another lie to poison people’s heads and keep [himself] relevant.”
At the time, she told TMZ that there was “no way in hell” Feldman’s claims had any merit as her son, who died in 2010 from complications from pneumonia at age 38, was a heterosexual and a “one-woman man.”
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