Celebs Whose Household Stole Cash From Them

Corey Feldman was as soon as one among Tinseltown’s largest baby actors, showing in such Hollywood hits as “The Misplaced Boys,” “Goonies,” and “Stand By Me.” As Feldman instructed ABC Information’ “Nightline” in 2011, he booked his first business at age 3. “I actually was well-known earlier than I knew my very own identify,” he stated.

Feldman labored regularly all through his childhood, however obtained an epiphany at 14 that propelled him to court docket in an effort to grow to be an emancipated minor. “I bought legally emancipated by going to the [Screen Actors Guild] producers pension, well being and welfare plan myself at 14 years outdated and saying, ‘What have been my earnings, and what’s left?'” Feldman stated. Based on Feldman, the SAG official instructed him he’d earned roughly $1 million, “which is basically not that a lot cash, however in these days it was.” Of these earnings, he found, simply $40,000 remained. Feldman, reported Individuals, accused his mother and father of burning by all his hard-earned cash.

“And guess what? After I went in for the emancipation trial, my father stated, ‘Since I spent my time with you in your final movie and took it away from my workplace the place I ought to have been centered, as an alternative I will ask you for that $40,000 again as compensation for the cash that I misplaced in my enterprise,'” Feldman stated. By 15, Feldman discovered himself broke and in debt as his once-hot profession sputtered.