Corey Feldman Claims Johnny Depp Got Him Out of ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’: ‘He Said I Was a Junkie and He Didn’t Work With Junkies’
Corey Feldman recently appeared on Billy Corgan’s “Magnificent Others” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and claimed that ...
Corey Feldman Blames Johnny Depp for Being Dropped From ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’
"He said I was a junkie and that he didn't work with junkies," Feldman said Depp told producers on the film, later adding, ...
Corey Feldman: Johnny Depp Had Him Fired From 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'
The '80s icon was set to play Leonardo DiCaprio's character, but per Johnny Depp's request, he was removed from the project.
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Corey Feldman Blames Johnny Depp for Being Dropped From ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’
While the Gilbert Grape role ended up going to DiCaprio and earned him his first Oscar nomination, Feldman noted elsewhere in the conversation that he’s never seen the film because it’s “sti ...
Corey Feldman Says Johnny Depp Got Him Fired From 1990s Film Over 'Junkie' Claim
Corey Feldman claims that Johnny Depp is the reason he lost out on a role in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” ...
Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp had him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’, believing he was “a junkie”
Corey Feldman has claimed Johnny Depp got him fired for 1993 film 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' after calling him "a junkie" ...
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Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp cost him big role by telling producers he was a ‘junkie’
In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, the coming-of-age drama directed by Lasse Hallström, Depp plays a grocery store clerk who cares for his family, including his disabled younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio).