After a video of James Van Der Beek from the Dawson's Creek reunion caused concern, the actor addressed his significant weight loss. Van Der Beek, 48, appeared on the Friday, December 19, episode of the Today show to discuss his absence from the Dawson's Creek reunion earlier this year. He specifically clarified the video message he sent in, saying, "I'd lost so much weight because of the stomach virus." Van Der Beek explained that his appearance change was "not cancer-related." "Although with cancer, everything's like, 'Why don't we supersize that stomach virus?'" he added.