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The SAG Actor Awards were this weekend.

Venom star Michelle Williams took home an award. It was well-deserved — and a surprise!

Naturally, just weeks after the passing of James Van Der Beek, this very raw topic came up.

Williams sent her love to his family in her tribute, and also thanked an unexpected group of people.

Congratulations are in order

On Sunday, March 1, the 2026 Actor Awards went down.

Williams took home an award for Dying for Sex.

Her win has been celebrated as a surprise (but deserved) turn for the night.

Naturally, even amidst her celebrations, she faced (gentle) questions about the loss of her former co-star.

James Van Der Beek passed away on February 11, only a little over two weeks earlier.

Chatting with Entertainment Tonight, Williams addressed the impact of Van Der Beek’s death.

“I’m thinking about him and I’m thinking about his family constantly,” she expressed.

From 1998 to 2003, Dawson’s Creek helped define younger Gen X and elder Millennial viewers. It was obviously a big deal for the actors, also.

Van Der Beek portrayed the titular Dawson. Williams portrayed Jen Lindley.

Though she could have stopped with that simple statement, Williams continued.

The GoFundMe for his family has made a profound impact

Williams also expressed her gratitude for the monumental crowdfunding campaign for Van Der Beek’s family.

“I also just want to say, like, it’s been such an amazing thing as James’ friend and a friend of the family,” she remarked.

Williams continued: “To see the response in the wake of his passing.”

She expressed: “And I just really want to say thank you to each and every person who contributed to sustaining their life and their children’s lives.”

Williams concluded: “It’s an incredibly meaningful thing to witness.”

Most GoFundMe projects do not meet their goals. Famous cases — like Van Der Beek’s — are the exception.

Initially, the fundraising goal for the actor’s family was $350,000.

GoFundMe donations surged, quickly surpassing that goal — and each goal that followed — until they brought in over $2.5 million.

Some expressed surprise, given Van Der Beek’s lengthy and beloved career on the small and big screen.

But supporting a family is expensive, and his cancer battle was financially devastating. We are all grateful to the thousands who contributed to Van Der Beek’s family.

This is still very new

Though Van Der Beek’s passing was not a surprise in the way that a sudden death in a fire or a vehicular collision might be, it is still a shock.

Williams is still processing this.

So is his family. And, frankly, so are fans.

For such a difficult and emotional time, Williams gave a very solid answer when it came to her dearly departed friend.

We all wish that he were around to celebrate her award with her.

Michelle Williams Pays Tribute to James Van Der Beek After Receiving SAG Actor Award was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Bhad Bhabie is not in a very good place at the moment.

Over this past weekend, the singer/influencer opened up about her health just about a year after she revealed to the world that she had been diagnosed with cancer.

“Bad news from my doctor yesterday,” Bhad Bhabie (born Danielle Bregoli) wrote on X February 28. “god has the last say so not my cancer.”

The polarizing personality first told folks about her illness in November of 2024.

After many followers left comments at the timeabout her change in appearance — with some asserting that “her whole face changed” — the rapper wrote on her Instagram Story in response:

“I’m sorry my cancer medicine made me loose [sic] weight. Im slowly gaining it back. So stop running with the worst narratives.”

Bhad Bhabie did not elaborate back then.

We still don’t know what type of cancer she has or what the exact prognosis may be. It doesn’t sound very positive, however.

The 22-year old rose to unexpected fame after her appearance on Dr. Phil in 2016… when she infamously told the host, “Catch me outside, how ’bout that?”

In this day and age of social media, that’s pretty much all it took for her to become famous. Just being a teenager with an attitude, basically.

Following the quasi celebrity’s health update, Danielle’s mom Barbara Bregoli trashed Internet trolls who said the “Bestie” rapper’s diagnosis was “karma.”

That really is a pretty awful thing for anyone to say.

“Let me say this, social media has become an app where people think they can come on here and say the most vile things,” Barbara said in a March 1 Instagram video. “And think it’s funny because they’re hiding behind a screen.”

Added this parent:

“To turn around and say someone who has cancer, that’s their karma, that’s a low form. That’s the lowest form of anything. Babies don’t ask to get cancer, little children don’t ask to get cancer, the elderly don’t ask to get—nobody asks to get cancer.”

There’s also been some speculation that the rapper lied about her diagnosis to gain attention and/or clout.

We’ll let her mother respond to those rumors as well.

“How dare you you?” Barbara said in a 2024 Instagram video addressing one of Bhad Bhabie’s critics.

“I pray to God that one of your children never gets cancer. I’ve had it twice. How dare you say my daughter’s faking this, you vile piece of no good s–t…

“My god these comments are beyond disgusting—but like I always say, GOD DONT LIKE UGLY!! Stop with the assumptions!!!”

Bhad Bhabie Cancer Update: It’s “Bad News,” Singer Says… was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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