Corey Feldman has spoken out about his exclusion from the emotional tribute to the late Rob Reiner at the 2026 Oscars.
For those unaware, Feldman starred in the film directed by Reiner stand with me In 1986 with Richard Dreyfuss, River Phoenix, Jerry O’Connell, John Cusack, Wil Wheaton, Kiefer Sutherland and others.
During the 98th Academy Awards at Ovation Hollywood’s Dolby Theater on Sunday, March 15, Feldman was not invited to participate in the tribute for the late director, even though his co-stars Wheaton and O’Connell received invitations.
He spoke while celebrating the 40th anniversary of the film Entertainment Weekly Regarding his snub, he said, “I think Jerry and Will did what they needed to do. It was a fleeting moment, so I don’t think I missed much.”
He said, “I personally was probably a little upset that no one got a chance to speak or do or say anything from their heart. Even though they did a great job, I would have loved to hear from Will and Jerry and some of the other people there.”
In particular, Feldman praised the Academy Awards for paying tribute to “Rob’s great memory”.
whether fool Starr was not part of the tribute and avoided sharing his “feelings” about it, yet “it felt like a little bit of a family reunion.”
Feldman concluded, “I just want to say I’m with the rest of us, we’re all pretty devastated that things happened the way they did, losing Rob when we all thought he’d join us at some point for this tour and it’s a tragedy.”
It is pertinent to mention that Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner, were found dead at their residence in Los Angeles on December 14, 2025.
Authorities investigated their deaths, finding multiple stab wounds to the bodies of the late actor and director and his wife, and arrested his son, Nick Reiner, who was later charged with first-degree murder.
