Corey Feldman has been rushed by ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical emergency mid-air during a flight, TMZ reported Monday night, June 15.
The news comes a few months after the actors Fall 2025 run on “Dancing With the Stars,” during which he was partnered with Jenna Johnson and eliminated in week 2.
The outlet says they learned the 54-year-old ’90s star was on a flight from Chicago which was about to touch down at LAX when he began “feeling very sick,” prompting a doctor onboard to check him out. TMZ says at landing, the actor was met by paramedics at the gate.
They say they were told by a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department that they “responded to the airport for a patient experiencing a medical emergency.” The statement is quoted as going on to say that “the patient, a 54 year old male, was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.”
TMZ says they’ve received confirmation that the patient in question was Feldman, and they’ve learned he’s currently undergoing tests at a hospital. The report also says TMZ’s source reported doctors Feldman’s condition “might be pancreatitis or gallstones.”
Fans are expressing well-wishes for the “Stand By Me” star in the comments of TMZ’s Instagram post announcing the emergency. One wrote, “Protect this national treasure at all costs!” Another chimed in, “Oh man… he’s been through so much… I hope he’s okay… sending him prayers…”
Someone else expressed concern that the medical event could interfere with Feldman’s newfound passion for music and singing, asking “let’s all pray.”
Corey Feldman Was Previously Hospitalized After an Alarming Attack 8 Years Ago
Monday night’s incident is not the first time Feldman has been rushed to the emergency room. Back in March 2018, the star was hospitalized after he says a driver attacked him at an intersection in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles.
He explained at the time on Twitter, writing in his signature all caps style, “Im in the hospital! I was attacked 2nite! A man opened my car door & stabbed me w something! Please say prayers for us! Thank God it was only myself & my security in the car, when 3 men approached! While security was distracted, w a guy a car pulled up & attacked!”
Feldman finished his alarming message with the relieving news, “I’m ok!”
Along with the jarring story, he shared photos of himself in a hospital gown lying on a stretcher being examined while a worried-looking companion looked on.
Variety reported shortly after that they were told a police spokesperson that the incident occurred while Feldman was stopped at a redlight around 10:45 PM, and involved a person opening his door and making “a stabbing motion with an unknown object.”
Feldman later posted a photo of the scar, which he explained was caused by “some sort of sharp weapon,” and stated he was unsure of whether it was a knife or a syringe.
Corey Feldman Gracefully Reacted to Being Snubbed During Rob Reiner Oscar’s Tribute
Back in March, the “Mork & Mindy” actor admitted he felt left out when he was not invited to appear onstage at the 2026 Oscars to honor late director Rob Reiner alongside his fellow “Stand by Me” stars Wil Wheaton and Jerry O’Connell.
He disappointedly called it “a family reunion I wasn’t invited to,” but still praised his costars, telling Entertainment Weekly, “I think Jerry and Wil did what had to be done. It was a fleeting moment, so I don’t feel like I missed much at all. I personally was probably maybe a little bothered by the fact that nobody got to speak or do or say anything from their own heart.”
On the subject of losing Reiner, who was fatally stabbed by his troubled 32-year-old son Nick in December 2025, Feldman said he was “very destroyed that things went down the way they did, losing Rob when we all thought he’d be joining us at some point for this tour and it’s a tragedy.”
