Corey Feldman is mourning the loss of his longtime bestfriend, Corey Haim, who died Wednesday at age 38. He says he last spoke to Haim a few days before his death, and that the actor was “honestly in the best frame of mind that he’s ever been in in the past year.”

Per Starpulse:

He says, “I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother, Corey Haim. My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son, who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend. We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time.”

Haim was caring for his mother, who was battling breast cancer, when he collapsed just after midnight Wednesday after complaining of labored breathing. He had been with his mother during all of her doctor’s appointments but fell ill with flu-like symptoms in the last few days. Judy Haim called 911 early Wednesday but Haim was later declared dead at the hospital. Feldman says Haim’s mother’s illness made Haim finally grow up.

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Though Feldman is deeply appreciative of the outpouring of condolences from his Hollywood peers following the death of his longtime friend, he is also “angry, hurt and sad.” Feldman made an appearance on “Larry King Live” Wednesday night to express his animosity against the industry that made him and Haim famous.

Per Starpulse:

Feldman says, “Where were all these people the last 10 years? Where were all these people to lend a hand-out, to reach out to him and say, ‘You’re a legend, you’re an amazingly talented wonderful person who’s never really gone out of his way to hurt anyone, other than himself?’ In this entertainment industry, in Hollywood, we build people up as children, we put them on pedestals, and then, when we decide they’re not marketable anymore, we walk away from them. Then we taunt them and we tease them … It’s okay for society as a whole to poke fun at, to point fingers at, us as human beings. Why is it okay to kick somebody when they’re down? I don’t think it should be tolerated anymore.”

Feldman also tells Larry King that he wants people to stop jumping to conclusions that Haim died from a drug overdose, saying that “at the end of the day, until the coroner’s report comes out, until we have specific evidence, until we know exactly what the toxicology reports say, nobody knows.” He said that Haim had recently begun seeing a treatment specialist and was taking new drugs that “might not have corresponded properly with the medications he was currently taking.” Though plans for a funeral service have yet to be made, Feldman said that he and Haim’s family want to plan a “sizable memorial” that he hopes will be well-attended.

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