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Stand By Me cast now - heroin addiction, sex abuse, Michael Jackson scandal and tragedy
films of all time, Stand by Me catapulted its childhood cast to full-blown superstardom when it was released in 1986.The coming-of-age classic sees River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton play four friends who go hiking in search of a body.Just like their characters at the end of the film, the four main actors took very different paths in life. For some, fame and fortune brought the oft-linked pitfalls like drug and alcohol abuse.One star became Michael Jackson's best friend and would later claim he was raped as a child by powerful men high up in Hollywood.READ MORE: Inside the world famous Star Wars Cantina venue visited by Stranger Things and WWE starsAnd in 1993, the world was stunned when one of its most promising stars died in a tragedy which mirrored the film's own poignant ending.Here's what happened after Stand by Me.Corey Feldman spent much of his childhood in the limelight, starring in classics such as Gremlins, The Lost Boys and The Goonies.He played damaged Teddy Duchamp in Stand By Me, and off-screen his life was just as turbulent.Claiming his mother force-fed him diet pills and threatened to kill him, Feldman emancipated himself from his parents when he was 15.He also said he and his late co-star Corey Haim were abused as child actors and told by 'trusted adults' that it was normal for older men and young boys to have sexual relations in Hollywood.Like Haim, he spiralled into drug abuse, having regular 'coke-off challenges' with friends and doing heroin.
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Selena Gomez's rise from Disney child actor to bipolar diagnosis as star turns 30
Selena Gomez has entered her third decade, having spent an incredible 20 years in the spotlight following her Disney breakthrough.From growing up on our screens as a character on Barney & Friends to her latest series - mystery-comedy Only Murders In The Building, which also stars Steve Martin - it is hard to recall a time Gomez was not on our screens.Having been in the limelight since 2002, her fans and the public have been with her during a number of major life moments.Last year, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has become outspoken on mental health issues.The Star looks back at her career as the performer turns 30 today (July 22 2022).Selena Gomez got her first break as a child actor in 2002 as a character on Barney & Friends.She met her long-time actress friend Demi Lovato while on the show.Proper fame, however, came when the actress began landing TV roles on the Disney Channel.She had a recurring role on the channel’s Hannah Montana series in 2007 as pop star Mikayla, with fellow singer Miley Cyrus playing the lead characterThe Dallas-raised actor successfully snared the main role in the network's series Wizards Of Waverly Place, about a family of witches who own a restaurant in New York.Getting the gig convinced Gomez and her mother to move to Los Angeles to help focus on her career, with Wizards Of Waverly Place becoming a hit.She went on to voice Dracula’s daughter in the animated film Hotel Transylvania and featured in movies such as Getaway and teen-flick Spring Breakers.With six albums to her name, she is known in Hollywood circles as a “triple threat” star due to her success in singing, performing and acting.Her biggest UK hit was Lose You To Love Me, which she released in
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California, notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people associated with it. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910 and soon thereafter, a prominent film industry emerged, eventually becoming the most recognizable in the world.
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