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James Van Der Beek backed out of a " Dawson's Creek " reunion due to health issues.

Van Der Beek , who starred as Dawson Leery in the hit series, was set to read the pilot along with the original cast for a charity event on Sept. 22. However, he revealed he was "gutted" to not attend after after contracting two stomach viruses. The actor's illness comes as he continues to battle cancer.

"This is the evening I’d been looking forward to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together, way back in January…," he wrote on Instagram .

"So you can imagine how gutted I was when two stomach viruses conspired to knock me out of commission and keep me grounded at the worst possible moment," he explained. "D

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