It’s everyone’s worst nightmare: food poisoning . . . on a plane!
1980s heartthrob Corey Feldman had a medical emergency during a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles on Monday and was met by paramedics at the gate who rushed him to the hospital.
Corey Feldman — shown here performing at Douglass Park on Sept. 16, 2023, in Chicago — is going to be OK after spending the night in the hospital. Getty Images
After spending the night there and getting numerous tests to see if the tummy turbulence was pancreatitis or gallstones, his rep tells us it was just a good old-fashioned case of food poisoning.
It is unclear if the “Goonies” star was a victim of airport dining.
“Corey is doing much better and is now out of the hospital,” the rep tells us.
A source close to Feldman told TMZ the ’80s teen star was feeling sick on the flight and was checked out by a doctor who happened to be a fellow passenger.
“Corey wants to thank everyone for all of the love and well wishes,” his rep told us. “He has definitely seen a lot of the messages and really appreciates everything.”
A rep for the actor — above at SiriusXM Studios on Feb. 20, 2020 — tells us it was food poisoning. Getty Images
Fedman’s rep tells us he is thankful for the well wishes. He’s shown here at his record release party at the Barfly on Aug. 24, 2002, in Hollywood. Getty Images
Feldman is releasing a new single called “What Am I Here 4” on June 22 and is celebrating his birthday with two performances in California the weekend of July 25.
Feldman was in Chicago to attend an anniversary celebration for the 1986 classic “Stand By Me,” along with co-stars Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton.
Feldman, whose turned to a career in singing, is releasing a new song. He was a child star in classics like “The Goonies.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Feldman was in Chicago for an event for the 1986 movie “Stand by Me.” ©Columbia Pictures/courtesy Ever
Late Sunday night, Feldman shared a carousel of photos and videos to Instagram of him driving to Chicago for the event. He stopped by Michael Jackson’s childhood home in Gary, Indiana, for an impromptu visit to “pay respects” to the late singer.
Jackson died at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack caused by a drug overdose on June 25, 2009.
“We’re on our way to Chicago to tear it up,” Feldman, who competed on “Dancing With the Stars” last fall, said in a video on social media. “Gonna be a great night. Lots of people coming — thousands.”
