Sopranos star Jamie Lynn Sigler says she ‘bonded a lot’ over illness with James Van Der Beek before his death

Jamie Lynn Sigler is sharing details about the last weeks she spent with James Van Der Beek before his death.

The Sopranos star, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016, reflected on her friendship with Van Der Beek — who died of colorectal cancer at age 48 in February — in a new interview, saying she and the Dawson’s Creek actor “bonded a lot on what our illnesses can teach us.”