Kimberly Van Der Beek is encouraging fans to still attend the Dawson's Creek reunion despite husband James Van Der Beek's absence. After James, 48, shared that he would not be attending the Monday, September 22, charity event amid his stage 3 colorectal cancer battle, fans took to the comments section of his social media to ask whether the date of the event could be changed. "I have tickets! Can you reschedule? I'm a single Mom driving up all [alone] for this event Keep my money - - but I want to see you!" one user wrote on Sunday, September 21. Kimberly replied, "Come! It will be so special.