Actor Corey Feldman was charged Saturday with possession of marijuana, just days after the star made a passionate plea that his Hollywood abusers be forced to reap what they’ve sown.
The “Stand by Me” star, 46, was headed to a gig in Monroe, La. with his band, Corey Feldman & The Angels, when the group’s RV was pulled over for speeding, according to The News Star.
Feldman was charged with one count of possession of marijuana and driving under suspension, and was released without being booked.
The actor clarified the night’s events on Twitter Sunday, writing that he was not arrested or put in jail, and that the weed was medical marijuana belonging to one of his crew members.
“We were promised that these charges could all be dropped with proof of proper scripts,” he wrote. “It was a bit of a good ol’ shakedown! After we paid them in cash, they asked for pics and autographs, and then called the local paper to do interviews.”
The incident wrapped up a tumultuous week for Feldman, whose long-standing claims that he and Corey Haim were sexually abused as child stars have resurfaced in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Feldman penned a series of tweets Thursday claiming that while he won’t be coming forward with the name of his abuser out of concern for his family’s safety, he hopes others will, despite years of silence thus far.
“The practice of sensationalizing this topic with no plan of action or protection for my family would prove fruitless,” he wrote. “I have been through enough already over this! My career was shut down, I have been mocked and shamed for doing what I have done to this point! I would love to see others come forward as there are many other witnesses to the crimes I have addressed. Still not one of my peers has offered up anything in a decade!”
The actor and musician also said that he is currently devising a plan to get “actual justice” while keeping his family safe.
“As for now, I’m glad people are talking, and I pray that others come forward,” he wrote. “Nobody should live their lives in fear except those who committed these heinous crimes in the first place. Have faith god will see this through!”
In his 2013 memoir “Coreyography,” Feldman alleged that both he and his friend and frequent collaborator Corey Haim had been sexually abused while working as child actors in the ’80s.
“There are people that did this to me and Corey that are still working, they’re still out there, and they’re some of the most rich and powerful people in the business,” he said on “The View” in 2013. “And they do not want what I’m saying right now. They want me dead.”
Feldman has also said that he’s remained mum on the abusers’ identities out of respect for Haim’s mother, Judy.
Haim died in 2010 of pneumonia after struggling for years with drug addiction. He was 38.
In 2011, Feldman directly blamed Haim’s death on an unnamed Hollywood honcho.
“There is one person to blame in the death of Corey Haim, and that person happens to be a Hollywood mogul — and that person needs to be exposed but unfortunately I can’t be the one to do it,” he told ABC’s “Nightline.”
