In the past few months we have had two "pneumonia" related deaths in Hollywood, and strangely enough, both have been drug related deaths as well. It leads me to agree with all the so-called specialists coming out of the woodwork to offer their opinion on the situation... We coddle celebrities and allow them to overmedicate themselves, we do not stop them, we turn a blind eye and keep their secrets... But then, when the secret comes to the surface, we turn these people into a walking joke. And no one EVER comes forward to say "I enabled this person." Unfortunately the situation inevitably escalates, and the person is certifiable worm food, way beyond the reach of rehabilitation. And then you get the media circus, all the "friends" tearfully coming forward to announce they watched the downward spiral, and did what they could to "help", watching them decline for months... Still never admitting to enabling the person... It's sick and twisted.
Which leads me to the "2 Corey's", it's tragic that a troubled person slipped through the cracks for so long, constantly surrounded by people who not only facilitated the addiction, but made it worse, even using the addiction and issues around it to form a reality series. In all honesty I cannot help feeling bad for Feldman, he did lose a friend, someone I believe he genuinely cared about. But at the same time, if you cared for someone so much, why would you use their death as a platform to become a total media whore, let the focus be on them, not you. The circus that Feldman has created around the untimely passing of Corey Haim at age 38 is an absolute train wreck... I am sorry, but on the day my so called best friend died I would not be running to an impromptu taping of Larry King, I would be inconsolable, not feeling the need to air my "best friend's" dirty laundry to America, all the while chastising the media, the public and society in general for raking my friend over the coals. Hello, you were his best friend, you had to have seen what was happening, yes, you claim you made your life about saving his life, and we have all seen the sensationalized rantings from the show, but lets be honest, how many times a week were you making sure he got to a meeting, or sitting with him in therapy, or maybe calling the cops on his ass? Sometimes saying someone is your friend isn't enough, actions speak louder than words, and getting loaded with someone, or enabling an addict through a blind eye is not friendship.
Stop acting like a douche bag, your friend's passing is not an occasion to insert yourself into the spotlight for false sympathy in hopes of personal gain. I end this with Feldman's letter to the grave, another media whoring way of pulling the spotlight from where it really belongs...
A Letter From The Grave, An Open Letter To Corey Haim
