Overview
- In an Entertainment Weekly interview tied to Stand By Me’s 40th anniversary, Corey Feldman said being omitted felt like “a family reunion I wasn’t invited to.”
- He said the segment felt incomplete because no one on stage spoke from the heart in their own words.
- The tribute at the 98th Academy Awards was led by Billy Crystal and featured collaborators including Demi Moore, Meg Ryan, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O’Connell, but not Feldman.
- In a post on X, Feldman confirmed he was not invited, asked supporters to take down petitions pushing for his inclusion, and referenced that some link his child-abuse advocacy to his exclusion.
- Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in Los Angeles in December 2025, and their son Nick Reiner has been charged and pleaded not guilty with another hearing scheduled.