Corey Feldman Reveals How 'Dangerous' Stage Mom 'Sucked The Life From' Him During Torturous Childhood — Read His Book Excerpt
Oct. 24 2013, Published 6:11 a.m. ET
Corey Feldman's sordid life of drug abuse and sexual assault are revealed as never before in his new memoir, Coreyography. But was his mother to blame for it all? In a book excerpt obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Feldman describes how his "dangerous" stage mom "sucked the life" out of him through calculated, controlling, and disturbing behavior.
Corey's mother Sheila Feldman shoved him into commercial acting at the age of 3, sending him following in the footsteps of his older sister, Mindy, who was a cast member on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club.
"As the family breadwinner, Mindy was granted a wide berth by my parents," Corey writes. Unfortunately, he was not so lucky.
Trapped at home with his mom while his older sister worked, Feldman describes how Sheila "was down, relegated to the confines of her bedroom, suffering from a mysterious range of maladies. In those days, I was too young to anticipate the high-highs and low-lows of someone with a depressive disorder, or to successfully navigate the unpredictable, violent swings that are born of substance abuse. I just thought she needed my help."
Sheila often called Corey in to rub her feet or brush her hair, he claims