Did Hollywood turn its back on Corey Haim?

Yesterday we ’80s babies lost an actor who, for most of us, was a huge part of our childhoods. Corey Haim, the star of great teen flicks like Lost Boys and License to Drive died at 38 of what CNN reports was an apparent drug overdose.

Longtime pal and fellow actor Corey Feldman made an appearance on Larry King Live last night and said that while he appreciates the outpouring of condolences from Hollywood following Haim’s death, he wants to know where all these people were for last decade when Haim was struggling with substance abuse.

“Where were all these people to lend a handout, 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?” Feldman asked.

“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,” he said. “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.”

What do you think? Does society’s treatment of stars, especially those who are in the limelight as children, contribute to the tragic downfall we see so many celebrities endure?