'80s icon Corey Feldman went on the Today show Friday and proceeded to give a completely unexpected performance. Sure, he was scheduled to perform as part of the show's concert series, but did anyone anticipate what was actually to come? Probably not. Feldman sang "Go 4 It" off his Angelic 2 the Core album, and, honestly, I don't even want to describe it because it would rob you of a truly unique experience. I will say that Feldman's former Stand by Me costar, Jerry O'Connell [1], tweeted [2] "Proud of you, @Corey_Feldman" after the performance, which made me tear up a little.
Since the performance, Feldman has struggled with the massive amount of online criticism. In a now-deleted Facebook video, the singer said that the backlash [3] has been "really painful." He continued: "We put ourselves out there and we did the best that we could. And, like, I've never had such mean things said about me. Like constantly . . . All we can say is that we tried really hard, because we love our fans and we just wanted to give them the best show that we could. But we don't deserve ... these things that are said about us are awful."
Props to Feldman for staying true to himself.
