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Thornhill Memorial Chapel in Toronto was packed with friends and family of Corey Haim today for his funeral. The service was closed to the public, and was described by a mourner as “very sad but with a lot of laughter.”
Notably absent from the service was Haim’s longtime friend Corey Feldman, who posted the following letter to his blog:
Dear Corey.,
This is for you on the day of your funeral. First off I am so sorry I am not there with you today. By that I mean my physical body is not with your physical body. However you know that my heart is right at your side. You also know the only reason I am truly not there is out of respect for your mother and her wishes to minimize the media attention as much as possible. I want your family to have a calm peaceful day. Hopefully we will not see one shot of the funeral on the news. Just know I am at home today projecting positive energy for you and your passing.
I miss you so much already. When I think of something funny I don’t know who to tell it to. I find myself trying to call you but then remember your not there. I think about the new movies we will soon be doing together and then suddenly realise that the dream is over. I always feared this day would come, and often rehearsed how to face it. But once confronted with the reality of it, it’s so much more painful than I could have ever imagined. Nobody will ever understand the brotherhood we shared. Nobody will ever get the inside jokes we told. Nobody will understand the magic of 22/222 . Nobody will ever know how to do the secret Corey handshake. Nobody will ever make me laugh as hard as you did. Nobody will ever make me fight as hard as you did. Nobody will ever challenge me the way you did. Nobody will ever need me the way you did.
My mission in life became saving yours. I never gave up, I tried …I walked away, but I always came back, to let you know I was there. In a dark and lonely world with spiteful angry people we always understood each others pain. I have been so hounded by the media and barraged with condolences since your death that I have not been given my own time to grief. I was still in shock while cameras were chasing me down the street looking for my feelings on the matter. When I did Larry King I could barely form sentences, but knew I had to be strong to send a message.
I never knew your death would have such a huge impact on the world. I learned something Corey, there are a lot of people out there who really love you, and appreciate the joy you have brough tho their hearts. I only wish you could see the way the world is mourning over your absence. I wish you could see how big the story is. I wish you could see your face finally filling the cover of People magazine and Entertainment Weekly! That would have meant so much to you. It is such a shame they all had to wait until you were gone to give you the respect you were due as an actor which is what you truly were. The great Canadian actor Corey Haim! I love you and I will forever keep that ring close to my heart. I will do my very best to help give you a memorial that is a celebration of your life the way you would have wanted it…..with everybody laughing and rocking out!
My heart is so broken and I know there are so many who feel the same way I do. We will remember your spirit and your fans will help me keep your legacy alive.
I pray that you are safe and warm and finally filled with peace.
I love you
CF Core Feldog DAWG C-DOG KID and every other name you used to call me…..dine!
Fans and businesses chipped in to pay for Corey Haim’s funeral, after a plea by his mother to help cover the expenses.
So yet again, we witness the tragic loss of a young celebrity due to drugs. Rest in Peace, Corey.
Source: Corey Haim’s Funeral Draws Hundreds Of Friends, Family And Fans [MTV]
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Have you been following the trainwreck that is Tila Tequila on Twitter? Then I’m sure you know every detail about how she is doing over and handelling Casey Johnson‘s death because she has been updating every 2 minutes.
In the latest drama Tila was apparently not invited to Casey’s funeral by the Johnson family, a source said “She wanted so badly to go to the funeral, but nobody will give her the details or tell her anything. She is extremely frustrated, as what she shared with Casey was real and special. Nobody understood.”
As for all of this, Tila said “I don’t want to talk about the funeral. I wasn’t allowed to go, and I am so upset. I can’t sleep, and I am on suicide watch. The family cut Casey out for 5 years! They knew nothing about her except that she was sad…until she met me. LESBIAN MARRIAGE. Not accepted.”
I really don’t like talking or posting about Tila Tequila because it pains me to give her more press than she already gets, this is what she lives for. If I was a member of the Johnson family then I would not want this wreck near the funeral either.
source: Tila Tequila “Frustrated” She’s Not Invited to Casey Johnson’s Funeral [Us Magazine]
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Touched by the national news of the kidnapping and murder of five year old Shaniya Davis, Cleveland Cavalier Shaquille O’Neal was moved to pay for the young girl’s funeral.
Over 2000 people attended Shaniya’s funeral, whose body was found on November 16th on the side of a road.
Antoinette Davis, her mother, has been charged with child abuse involving prostitution and human trafficking, and a man named Mario McNeill is charged with kidnapping, rape and murder.
Shaquille O’Neal stated,
“I was sitting at home watching it on the news and the story brought a tear to my eye.”
source: Touched By NC Girl’s Death, Shaq Pays For Funeral [NPR]
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Yeah just like the title says, Ryan O’Neal hit on his own daughter Tatum O’Neal.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ryan told of how he met a nice blonde woman, but what makes this even more bizarre/disgusting is it was during Farrah Fawcett’s funeral!!
He says, “I had just put the casket in the hearse and I was watching it drive away when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and embraces me. I said to her, ‘You have a drink on you? You have a car?’ She said, ‘Daddy, it’s me–Tatum!’ I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it’s my daughter. It’s so sick.â€
His daughter Tatum then told the magazine, “That’s our relationship in a nutshell. You make of it what you will. It had been a few years since we’d seen each other, and he was always a ladies’ man, a bon vivant.â€
Disgusting.
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The long time lover and friend of the late Farrah Fawcett revealed that his estranged son, Griffin O’Neal, was turned away from the funeral of the iconic beauty on Tuesday.
Even though Griffin drove 300 miles to pay his respects, Ryan O’Neal specifically requested his son be banned from the funeral.
When asked about his reasoning, Ryan would only suggest that his son is a “bad guy.”
Despite his father’s intentions, Griffin believes that Farrah would be upset to know he wasn’t allowed to attend her funeral.
source: Farrah Fawcett’s Funeral [inside edition]
“She’s mad right now that I’m not in there. I just wanted to say goodbye to someone that I knew and loved for 33 years.â€
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A Puerto Rican man has been granted his wish to remain standing — even in death.
A funeral home used a special embalming treatment to keep the corpse of 24-year-old Angel Pantoja Medina standing upright for his three-day wake.
Dressed in a Yankees baseball cap and sunglasses, Pantoja was mourned by relatives while propped upright in his mother’s living room.
His brother Carlos told the El Nuevo Dia newspaper the victim had long said he wanted to be upright for his own wake: “He wanted to be happy, standing.”
The owner of the Marin Funeral Home, Damaris Marin, told The Associated Press the mother asked him to fulfill her dead son’s last wish.
Medina was found dead Friday underneath a bridge in San Juan and buried Monday. Police are investigating.
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