Article continues below advertisementJoshua Jackson has broken his silence on pal James Van Der Beek's devastating death at age 48.During an appearance on the Tuesday, March 10, episode of the Today show, Jackson, 47, sat down with NBC star Craig Melvin to reflect on the untimely passing of his Dawson's Creek costar - who died on February 11 after a difficult battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer."I think it hits in a variety of different ways," Jackson explained of his grieving journey.