Corey Haim passed away last Wednesday from what his mother said was pulmonary congestion, or fluid in the lungs. He also had an enlarged heart and a reported addiction to prescription pain medication, some of which could have been illegally obtained. Toxicology results from the coroner have not yet been released.

Corey’s reality show co-star and his close friend, fellow former child star Corey Feldman, won’t be at his funeral next week in Haim’s hometown of Toronto. Feldman released a statement confirming that he had not been invited to the family’s private funeral but said that he was in close contact with Feldman’s mom. The Haim family was unable to pay for the funeral, and the bill was footed by a memorabilia dealer who is auctioning off Corey’s things. Feldman is planning his own memorial for Haim to take place in Los Angeles in about two week.

The funeral planned by Corey Haim’s family in his hometown will be short Corey Feldman.

“In the days following my best friend Corey Haim’s death, I have spent much time with his mother Judy, who has always been like a mother to me,” the actor explains in a statement. “I would love nothing more than to be by her side at Corey’s funeral, however, due to their strong religious beliefs and need for privacy, the family has decided to make Corey’s funeral on Tuesday a small private affair.

“Understanding the recent media attention and to be respectful of the family’s wishes, I have decided not to attend.”

The living Corey makes no comment—and the family obviously has no religious qualms—about the Haims’ unconventional ways to afford the funeral. However, he does explain what he’ll be doing in the meantime.

“Instead, I will remain in Los Angeles quietly mourning and planning his memorial,” he continues. “As a sign of respect, I am asking the media to honor Corey Haim by making the same choice. I am working with a few people who were close to Corey to put a memorial together within the next month. At that time, the media will be invited to honor and celebrate the legacy he has left behind, along with friends, fans and the rest of the Hollywood community.”

The folks footing a majority of the bill for the Toronto funeral, celebrity memorabilia site Startifacts.com, tell E! News they were invited to experience the sad ceremony with the family, but declined because they didn’t feel it would be appropriate.

Meanwhile, Haim’s rep says the Los Angeles memorial event will take place around April 2.

[From E! Online]

It sounds like Haim’s family has some sort of beef with Feldman, who could be pitching a reality show or some sort of “documentary” of his life in wake of Haim’s death. This is pure conjecture on my part, but given that Feldman is holding his own memorial, and that he’s starred in several reality shows, it’s not that much of a stretch. He went on Larry King Live right after Haim’s death and his estranged wife gave several interviews to Radar discussing Haim’s drug problem. Even if Feldman isn’t planning to film Haim’s memorial, the family may hold a legitimate grudge against him for doing so much press in the wake of Corey’s death.

The Los Angeles Police Dept. just confirmed the death of actor and former teen heartthrob Corey Haim. Haim was 38, and the initial reports indicate that he died of an “accidental overdose” although, of course, that status could change. He apparently died this morning, around 3:30 a.m. at an Oakwood, California apartment.

Since this is breaking news, I’m not going to get in-depth with Haim’s career, but you can look at his filmography on IMDB. If you were a child (or teenager) during the 1980s, chances are you had a crush on Corey Haim. from The Lost Boys to License to Drive, Corey was adored by many, many girls my age.

Our prayers go out to his friends and family on this tragic loss of someone so young.

Archival image of Corey Haim, and a photo of Haim in 2007, courtesy of WENN.

I always find it bizarrely fascinating when I find out two seemingly random celebrities have been best friends for years or use to date. In what has got to be one of the most bizarre hookups imaginable, Victoria Beckham has said that she used to date Corey Haim back before the Spice Girls were famous. And worse than that, Corey wasn’t all that into her. In fact, he didn’t want to have sex with Posh.

Victoria Beckham has claimed that ex-boyfriend Corey Haim didn’t want to have sex with her during their short-lived fling. The singer dated The Lost Boys star in 1995, before she found fame with the Spice Girls but the couple didn’t get beyond a cheeky snog.

‘We didn’t have sex or anything,’ she told OK! magazine. ‘In actual fact, he didn’t seem to want to try. The most we did was kiss.’

‘Looking back it’s hard to work out whether I really fancied him or if I was just a bit of a sad fan,’ she added.

[From Metro]

Not surprisingly, Haim painted a totally different picture of their relationship in an interview two weeks ago. And there was certainly no mention of not wanting to have sex with the woman who now beds David Beckham.

“When she kisses, she does this cool thing which I can’t say,” he said during a recent interview for a British television show. He then elaborated, saying “she does this little grr gnaw thing” that felt like “a girl gnawing on your lip.”

Haim says he dated the former Spice Girl, who is now married to soccer star David Beckham, in the mid-1990s, calling her a “soul mate.”

The “Lost Boys” actor says he met Posh Spice in 1995 when the Spice Girls arrived at a recording studio. “A car pulled up, and five girls in these crazy outfits pile out and are like these punk rock chicks. And then Vic. We lock on — sniper eyes. So I had to hang out with her, it was my obligation as a man.”

[From Fox News]

Hmmm. Nothing in that description leads me to the conclusion “this dude can’t get it up for a Spice Girl.” It sounds more like, “They had this awesome connection… I bet it was hot.” Except then you imagine a naked Corey… and a naked Posh… not so hot. For whatever reason, I’m more apt to believe Victoria. You wouldn’t think a woman would say something like that if it were untrue, as it isn’t exactly flattering to either of them.

Here’s Victoria Beckham at the 2008 CFDA Fashion Awards at the New York Public Library on June 2nd, and Corey Haim leaving the Newsroom cafe in Hollywood on May 7th. Images thanks to WENN.

The Two Coreys season premiere got explosive last night, with both Coreys admitting that they’d been molested or raped by different men at different times as young teenagers. The two appear to be in some type of emotional standoff with one another, as they face each other down and almost appear to try to one-up each other for the sake of drama and attention.

Corey Haim says he was raped by a friend of Corey Feldman’s, and seems to accuse Feldman both of knowing about it and possibly even witnessing something. The obvious conclusion/speculation is that Haim is talking about Michael Jackson, who Feldman was friends with in his early teens. Feldman also publicly supported Jackson during his first molestation trial. During Jackson’s second trial, he admitted that Michael had shown him some naked pictures as a teenager.

Feldman counters Haim by saying he was molested and accuses Haim of never talking to him about it. There’s some confusing back and forth between the two as they trade accusations about talking to each other while they were sleeping or some such thing. It appears like what they’re saying is legitimate, but they’re so dramatic in their discussion that it comes off as a little contrived.