LAPD officers arrested a man yesterday who had defaced an empty star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, only to later discover that the suspect was actually former “Goonies” star Corey Feldman who had written his own name on the star. According to Feldman, his act of vandalism started out as a touching tribute to former “License to Drive” and “Lost Boys,” costar Corey Haim, who died tragically in 2011 and has yet to receive a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

“After I wrote Corey, I realized I had a much better career than Haim did, and if anyone deserved their name on a star it was me,” Feldman told Hollywood & Swine. “I’m glad I proved not only the people who said I’d never have my name on a star wrong, but also the people who said I couldn’t even get arrested in this town anymore.”

Feldman is still one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood, having appeared in over sixteen films since 2008 including “Lost Boys: The Tribe,” “Terror Inside,” “Lucky Fritz,” “Hooking Up,” “Lost Boys: The Thirst,” “Séance,” “From Rags To Reuben,” “Crash & Burn,” “6 Degrees Of Hell,” “Worth: The Testimony of Johnny St. James,” “Exposure,” “The Zombie King,” “Zero Dark Dirty,” “Intrusion: Disconnected,” “Body High,” and “Zombex.”

Immediately following Feldman’s arrest for vandalizing the blank star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the actor received dozens of letters of support from fans, which compelled authorities to make a compromise. Starting next week, a ceremony will be held to reveal the newest star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which will be shared by numerous former teen movie stars whose careers were derailed by drug and alcohol addiction, including Feldman, Haim, Edward Furlong, Nick Stahl, Brad Renfro, and River Phoenix.