A week after James Van Der Beek's death, the grief is being measured in a strange modern unit: a rapidly climbing GoFundMe total — and a comment section that cannot decide whether it is tenderness or tackiness.
Van Der Beek, best known as the face of Dawson's Creek, died on Feb. 11, aged 48, following a battle with colorectal cancer. Friends launched an online fundraiser for his wife, Kimberly, and their six children, saying the prolonged medical struggle 'has left the family out of funds' and that they are 'facing an uncertain future.'
