Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto
The city of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim’s funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers.
The Toronto actor’s mother, Judy Haim, made the claim that the city would cover funeral costs in an interview Sunday with the U.S. TV program Access Hollywood.
The city has a fund to cover funerals of the destitute รณ but it provides for only a minimal funeral.
Toronto city spokesman Kevin Sack said Monday the city had not even received an application to the fund.
On Monday, Haim’s family was also backing down from a claim that the city will pay for his funeral.
The private funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Steeles Memorial Chapel in Toronto.
A private memorial fund has been set up to help Haim’s mother pay for funeral expenses. It is reported to have raised close to $20,000.
Toronto-born Haim, star of Lost Boys and Lucas, died last Wednesday at age 38.
The Los Angeles coroner’s office has not released a cause of death, but said prescription drug bottles were found in Haim’s Beverly Hills, Calif., apartment.
Haim’s career had flagged, although he had take several film roles in the past few years.
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