I
hesitate to say this because I am frankly very tired of the way Corey
Haim's name has been dragged through the mud. However, I think I can
write this without having to dive too deeply into other details. Corey
Feldman named six names in his documentary, three of which he alleges
molested Corey Haim. It's important to point out that the Haim family
only acknowledges Dominick Brascia as having done anything to Corey
Haim.
Corey Feldman has claimed
on multiple occasions that he introduced Marty Weiss and Dominick
Brascia to Corey Haim and both molested him. Another way to put it is
that Haim would not have known these two people had it not been for
Feldman. You can read Feldman's book, and the attempt to paint a picture
of himself being a kid and not knowing any better. If left at that, one
could be sympathetic for Feldman and Haim. You might be disgusted to
hear about the things that happened to Haim, but Feldman himself wasn't
an adult yet. He didn't know better.
Unfortunately,
the story doesn't end there. Let's take a look at Marty Weiss. For all
intents and purposes, he was the appointed adult in the room for Feldman
at a time when his antics on the set of The Lost Boys nearly got him
fired. Weiss was the compromise. He had to be there to be the adult
supervision for Feldman, and Weiss was also present with Feldman back in
the days of The Goonies. If you listen to Marty, he paints a picture of
himself having seen things and knowing a bit about Feldman that Feldman
would prefer not get out in public.
I
will admit that having Weiss involved in the discussion of Feldman's
documentary is a bit problematic. He has been convicted in another case
involving Evan Henzi, and many people would suggest that Weiss got off
very lightly in his sentencing. It's also worth noting that Feldman's
people made comments on Weiss's case as it was breaking in the news.
They were already working on their narrative as Feldman was writing his
autobiography, Coreyography. Because Weiss was convicted in this other
case, Feldman felt confident enough in naming Weiss without a pseudonym
in his book.
Here's where people
who might be a bit suspicious will want to ask a few questions. People
who believe the stories about Michael Jackson, and I'm not necessarily
counting myself among them, will notice that Weiss has suggested that he
witnessed Feldman and Jackson in inappropriate situations. Weiss
himself hasn't elaborated on this, though it may be written in his
upcoming book, Thanks For The Infamy.
Why
should anybody take what Weiss says seriously? His comments during the
time he was arrested in the case of Henzi are rather disturbing. You can
find all of that easily enough when you do your research. Suffice it to
say, Weiss didn't feel he did anything inappropriate at the time. He's
claiming to be on a path to redemption these days and has even been
working on making amends with Henzi. That's a subject for a whole other
discussion, but there are people who believe Weiss has done these things
with other kids. His ties with child stars go back to Feldman himself.
If Weiss alleges that he witnessed anything inappropriate between an
underage Feldman and adults, should his testimony be taken into
consideration? Is the fact that he's been convicted in another case
grounds to say that nothing he says is true now?
The
story continues as Feldman becomes an adult and is able to process what
has happened. One could read his autobiography and make excuses for a
kid who didn't know any better at the time. However, you can also fast
forward to 2004 and the Young Artists Awards. Feldman received a
Lifetime Achievement Award, which he gladly accepted. There is video
footage of him accepting this award and thanking several people,
including Weiss. Weiss is also seen in a picture with Feldman and his
then-wife Susie.
It's also worth
noting that in 2004, Corey Feldman was in his 30s and was pictured being
chummy with a person he claims molested his supposed best friend.
Furthermore, Feldman was a producer for the Lifetime movie A Tale Of Two
Coreys. In the movie, it's depicted that the Weiss character and Haim
are going to do something inappropriate that won't be shown on camera.
The character playing Weiss was Feldman's longtime friend Keith Coogan.
As An Open Secret revealed on their Twitter page, Coogan was seen
pictured with Weiss on multiple occasions. On at least one of those
occasions, Coogan knew fully well what allegedly happened between Weiss
and Haim. His excuse was that basically Weiss photobombed him, which
interestingly enough is the excuse Feldman uses for their picture in
2004. What do you believe?
In the
documentary, Feldman doesn't really get into the details on Weiss as
much as he does Dominick Brascia. He paints a picture of Haim almost
being gay and wanting to be with Dominick Brascia. He paints a picture
of an on-again-off-again romance between the two. He also says that when
Haim ultimately confronted him in the mid-1990s and said he was hurt by
the fact that Feldman was friends and roommates with Brascia, he broke
off the friendship with Brascia.
The
problem with this narrative is it's not true. Dominick Brascia was cast
as one of the stars of the 1997 movie Busted. The movie would have
filmed a year earlier for direct to video release. Depending on who you
believe, Haim was fired from the movie because of drug problems or quit
because he had a bad reaction to seeing Brascia on the set. In either
case and despite the fact that Haim barely had any time on screen at
all, Feldman none-the-less billed this movie as a Two Corey's vehicle
despite the fact that it truly wasn't. Capitalizing on his friend's name
to make money? You be the judge.
In
the late 1990s, Dominick Brascia was interviewed as part of The E True
Hollywood Story documentary about Corey Feldman. He was still listed as a
friend of Feldman at that time. You can go further to 2007 and The Two
Coreys reality TV series. Haim confronted Feldman about what had
happened to him at the hands of one of Feldman's friends. In that scene,
he alluded to the fact that Feldman still hung out with the guy. At
this time, Feldman would be approaching 40 years old and be very well
aware of the fact that what had happened was wrong.
What's
more concerning is that Feldman has given different answers on the
subject of Dominick Brascia and Marty Weiss at different times, and his
explanations in the recent documentary differ slightly from what he said
in his own autobiography. What exactly is the truth? I have gone on
record as saying I don't necessarily believe anybody in this story is
telling the whole truth, but Feldman is the ring leader in this thing.
At this point, one could ask whether he's doing more harm than good to
the cause of revealing what sick individuals are doing to children in
Hollywood.
Making the matter
worse is the fact that Feldman has been dangling the carrot in front of
everybody of a big "Hollywood Mogul" that he would reveal. This started
in his interview on ABC TV back in 2011, when Feldman said he couldn't
name the person. There are some people who believe that Feldman still
hasn't named the person he was truly hinting at, and a recent exchange
Feldman had with an individual on Twitter suggests that he's worried
that he could get in legal trouble if he ultimately named that
particular name.
Dominick
Brascia could be seen as somebody going rogue or somebody working in
cahoots with Feldman. In 2015, he told a story to the National Enquirer.
The problem with Brascia is that at different times his story about the
big name who supposedly molested Haim has changed. At one time, he was
hinting that the person would be in their 70s today. By the time he sold
the story to the National Enquirer, he revealed the name of Charlie
Sheen. Conveniently, Feldman hid behind the excuse that he promised Judy
Haim he wouldn't talk about her son any more and therefore couldn't
comment.
Why would I suggest that
Feldman and Brascia could have been working in cahoots at that time?
Feldman needed the story to be leaked into the public consciousness. At
that time, Charlie Sheen was having a bit of a meltdown, to say the
least. He was an easy target. Brascia could put all of this story out
there for the public, and at the appropriate time, Feldman would tell
his story. This is a story that some have said has served more to defame
Haim than to bring out any truth. Interestingly enough, Feldman refused
to publicly acknowledge Brascia.
Despite
the fact that Judy Haim herself revealed Dominick Brascia to be the one
who molested her son in an interview with Dr Oz, Feldman refused to go
public. You have to consider the fact that Judy went public and revealed
a name that Feldman knew very well had done something inappropriate. If
he truly cared about the Haim family at all, he would have come out and
admitted that she was telling the truth or at least acknowledge that
Brascia had done something, even if his version was different from
Judy's version. At the time, Brascia was still alive. Therefore, it
might have been problematic if Feldman had thrown his friend under the
bus. What if Brascia went public with another story to the National
Enquirer?
Feldman definitely has a
Dominick Brascia and Marty Weiss problem. There's no way around it.
Fortunately for him, Brascia is no longer alive and to our knowledge
hasn't done a hidden interview or written a book that could reveal more.
Weiss, however, is another matter. He's very much alive and writing a
book. He also hints that he knows more about Feldman than Feldman is
admitting. When you consider that, Feldman putting his team on the Marty
Weiss/Corey Haim story back when Weiss was arrested makes perfect
sense. There are a couple of ways of looking at this, maybe more.
Weiss
maintains that nothing ever happened between he and Haim and Haim was a
good kid. You can say that is what a pedo would say, and you may be
right about that. I have my own beliefs that Weiss has done more things
with other kids, though that's just my opinion on the matter. I am
skeptical about the Haim story, though I don't completely dismiss it
outright. But, let's consider the possibility that Weiss is telling the
truth and Feldman has just made this up as a way to discredit him.
Why
would Feldman do such a thing? If you're trying to reveal the true evil
that's going on in Hollywood, telling a lie and making up a story that
isn't true would only serve to do more damage to the movement itself.
Real things have been happening to kids in Hollywood for years, and we
certainly don't need lies mixed in there at a time when we're trying to
shine the light of truth on things and bring about change. What would
make Feldman lie about Weiss?
This
could be true whether he's lying about Weiss or not. The reason he
would work to discredit Weiss is so that any stories that Marty might
tell about Feldman and his behavior would not be believed. If Weiss
witnessed Feldman with Michael Jackson or any Hollywood executive,
Feldman would potentially have more questions to answer. Obviously, he
wouldn't want that. To make a preemptive strike and avoid having to deal
with those potential issues, it makes perfect sense to discredit Weiss
as quickly as possible. However, Weiss doesn't seem to be going away
quietly here. He appears to be a man on a mission.
Another
angle to look at when considering the Marty Weiss story and Feldman's
ultimate Hollywood goals is pretty obvious. At one time when this video
surfaced with Feldman thinking Weiss, Feldman had a simple response. He
basically alluded to the fact that it was a professional courtesy thing.
I guess you could compare it to all of the people who thanked Harvey
Weinstein at the Academy Awards through the years and heaped loads of
praise upon him. They might have known what the truth was, but they
wanted to work in Hollywood.
Never
forget the fact that Feldman has stuck around in Hollywood and acted in
various B Movies over the last 25 years or so not just because acting
is the only thing he knows. He's also hoping to get that big break in an
A-list movie. Though that might seem doubtful, Feldman still hopes for
the opportunity that one of his old executive friends will throw him a bone. So, thanking Marty Weiss is basically Feldman respecting the
Hollywood industry and not rocking the boat.
Therefore,
the skeptical observer would have to ask another question if this is
the case. If Feldman is hoping for that big break in a big movie role to
show everybody what he can do, would he announce somebody he knows was a
pedo but happened to be a big executive? I'm not going to speculate on
the names. There's too much of that going on as it is. You can use your
own imagination. Think about one of those names. If you knew something
about them and you could prove it, would you name that name if it meant
permanently closing the door to a big opportunity? I think we all know
the answer to that.
I don't know
how else you can look at this situation. Corey Feldman has said many
things on the subject of these two individuals, but the story has
changed from here to there. He hasn't truly answered certain questions
adequately in the minds of many people, and that makes this all pretty
simple when you think about it. Corey Feldman has a Marty Weiss and
Dominick Brascia problem, and it makes believing his story problematic
to a critical thinker. I'm not going to deny that bad things have
happened to Corey Feldman growing up in Hollywood, but I'm not sure
we'll ever know the real truth.
