James Van Der Beek’s family have been given a huge sum of money by a Hollywood legend. The Dawson’s Creek star died aged 48 on Wednesday, having battled colorectal cancer.
In the wake of James’ death, his family launched a GoFundMe page after their finances had been wiped out by his cancer treatment. He had been diagnosed with the condition in August 2023, but decided to battle it privately – until he went public in November 2024.
His widow, Kimberly, said that she and their six children were facing an “uncertain future” due to the extremely high costs he had to cover during his treatment. But now, Hollywood legend and Jaws filmmaker, Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw have donated a huge sum towards the family.
The 79-year-old has forked out $25,000 towards helping the Van Der Beeks. There was no note attached to the donation.
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