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James Van Der Beek made a surprise appearance at the Dawson’s Creek reunion in NYC after dropping out due to illness.

James sent in a video message to fans, thanking them for their support.

James was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2024.

Having a Dawson’s Creek reunion without James Van Der Beek would be like reading Cosmopolitan without the sex. Luckily, you won’t have to suffer through either event, because James Van Der Beek made a surprise appearance at the Dawson’s Cree k Class Reunion event. (And, obvs, we’ve got all your sex and relationship needs covered.)

James, who famously starred as Dawson on the teen soap, had to drop out of the reunion event—a reading of the pilot episode to support James and F Cancer—last minute due to health iss

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