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Corey Feldman to Bare Hollywood Pedophiles

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:50:00 CST

A vampire hunter on The Lost Boys is now after Hollywood pedophiles. Former child actor Corey Feldman, a star of Stand By Me and The Goonies , has vowed to reveal the names of two Hollywood figures who abused him when he was 14. "These older men were leching around like...

11 Celebs Who Fired Their Parents

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:38:40 CDT

You may have heard that Beyoncé recently broke up … with her dad. Father Matthew Knowles had been her manager ever since the Destiny’s Child days, but rumors recently surfaced that the daddy-daughter relationship was strained after Matthew had a baby with another woman and divorced Beyoncé’s mom. (Even so,...

Lion King Star, 11, Dies of Cancer

Rob Quinn — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:23:19 CDT

A young girl with a giant voice who won an open audition for a role in the Broadway production of The Lion King has died of leukemia at the age of 11. Shannon Tavarez spent seven months performing in the show before she was diagnosed in April. Thousands of people,...

Mary-Kate: Being a Kid Star Sucks

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:07:00 CDT

Even though Mary-Kate Olsen’s childhood stint on Full House brought her fame and fortune, she says she “would never wish my upbringing on anyone.” She and twin sister Ashley were “little monkey performers” in those days, she says. “I look at old photos of me, and I don't feel connected...

'I've Unretired': Amanda Bynes

M. Morris — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:27:00 CDT

A month after stunning Hollywood and sparking questions about her mental stability with the news of her retirement , Amanda Bynes wants a do-over. "I've unretired," the 24-year-old on-again-off-again actress tweeted . She's a co-star of the buzzed-about high school comedy Easy A, notes People —and within minutes of "unretiring," Bynes was...

Is Amanda Bynes Losing It?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:57:00 CDT

Amanda Bynes says she’s retiring from acting —but many are speculating that Hollywood may have retired her. She achieved TV fame at an early age, but Big Fat Liar —which she filmed at 15—was her first, and last, big-screen success. The 24-year-old actress has recently spent more time oversharing...

TV's Highest-Paid Kiddie Actors

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:53:00 CDT

Think Miley Cyrus is the highest-paid child actor on TV? Not even close. Angus T. Jones, the 16-year-old “half” of Two and a Half Men , makes $250,000 an episode. Miley doesn't even crack the top five. The New York Post lists the top 10: Miranda Cosgrove, 16 : $180,000...

Corey Feldman Mourns 'My Brother Corey Haim'

M. Morris — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:33 CST

Corey Feldman, the surviving half of "the two Coreys," spoke out this afternoon about the "tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul"—Corey Haim, who died today of a drug overdose today at 38. The '80s child actors were friends and co-stars, most recently in the 2008 A&E reality...

10 Still-Sane Child Stars

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:48:28 CST

Brian Bonsall once played adorable baby-of-the-family Andy Keaton on Family Ties ; now he’s a druggie who was recently arrested for assaulting a friend with a bar stool—but not all former child stars head down that ugly path. The Frisky rounds up 10 who managed to keep it together: Neil...