Kesha remembered her late music video costar James Van Der Beek in a candy manner.
Kesha, 38, took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday, February 11, to share throwback images of herself posing with Van Der Beek, who died earlier that day after a battle with stage III colorectal most cancers.
In a single picture, Kesha wrapped her arm across the late actor and smiled at him whereas he pointed at her. When followers swiped to the following snap, they noticed the pair hugging.
“❤️,” she captioned the submit.
Kesha and Van Der Beek, who died at age 48, beforehand starred collectively in her “Blow” music video, which premiered in 2011.
The music video opens with Kesha sipping a glass of champagne whereas speaking to unicorns. Van Der Beek then enters and runs a comb by his hair earlier than ripping his blazer off and dancing within the course of Kesha.
“Properly, nicely, nicely, if it isn’t James Van Der Douche,” she says.
“I don’t respect you slander-beeking my identify, Ke-dollar-sign-ha,” he shoots again.
After exchanging extra quips, the duo hit the dance flooring earlier than the video ends with an all-out battle that leaves Van Der Beek useless — along with his head mounted on a plaque.
Kesha’s tribute got here after Van Der Beek’s household shared the information of his dying through Instagram on Wednesday.
“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek handed peacefully this morning,” their assertion learn. “He met his closing days with braveness, religion, and charm. There’s a lot to share concerning his needs, love for humanity, and the sacredness of time. These days will come. For now we ask for peaceable privateness as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and pal.”
James and spouse Kimberly Van Der Beekwho tied the knot in 2010, shared six youngsters: Olivia, 15, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, 9, Gwendolyn, 7, and Jeremiah, 4.
The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Workplace confirmed to Us Weekly on Wednesday that Van Der Beek was pronounced useless at 6:44 a.m. A medical skilled made the decision to the examiner’s workplace.
The Dawson’s Creek alum introduced in November 2024 that he had been recognized with stage III colorectal most cancers the yr prior.
Final yr, the actor was set to reunite along with his Dawson’s Creek costars for a studying of the teenager drama’s pilot, with ticket gross sales benefiting the F Most cancers nonprofit group. The day earlier than the occasion, nonetheless, James dropped out, citing well being struggles.
“That is the night I’d been trying ahead to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams mentioned she was placing it collectively, manner again in January,” he wrote through Instagram in September 2025. “So you may think about how gutted I used to be when two abdomen viruses conspired to knock me out of fee and maintain me grounded on the worst potential second.”
He added, “Regardless of each effort… I received’t get to be there. I received’t get to face on that stage and thank each soul within the theater for exhibiting up for me, and in opposition to most cancers, once I wanted it most.”
Katie Holmes is mourning the lack of her beloved pal and former Dawson’s Creek costar James Van Der Beek. “James, thanks. To share area along with your creativeness is sacred — respiration the identical air within the land of make-believe and trusting that one another’s hearts are secure of their expression,” wrote Holmes, 47, in (…)
A few of James’ Dawson’s Creek costars had been the primary to supply their condolences on Wednesday, with Kerr Smith (Jack McPhee) sharing his response within the feedback part of the submit saying his dying.
“I’m so grateful for having the ability to name James a brother. I’ll miss him deeply. Relaxation straightforward,” wrote Smith, 53.
Creator Kevin Williamson, in the meantime supplied a message of help for Kimberly, 44, and shared a hyperlink to the Van Der Beek household’s GoFundMe web page, which has raised greater than $1.7 million.