{"id":87696,"date":"2026-02-15T05:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=87696"},"modified":"2026-02-15T05:52:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T05:52:36","slug":"alfonso-ribeiro-vows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=87696","title":{"rendered":"Alfonso Ribeiro Vows\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-68.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-68.png 477w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-68-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alfonso Ribeiro Vows Support to James Van Der Beek\u2019s Six Children Following His Passing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/likya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/635114433_1204374575184827_2877990788008520394_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/likya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/635114433_1204374575184827_2877990788008520394_n.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The entertainment world is mourning the reported passing of James Van Der Beek, best known for his role as Dawson Leery on the television series Dawson&#8217;s Creek. According to circulating reports, the actor died on February 11, 2026, at age 48 after a battle with colorectal cancer, leaving behind his wife Kimberly and their six children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the most emotional tributes came from longtime friend Alfonso Ribeiro, widely recognized for his work on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and as host of Dancing with the Stars. Ribeiro shared a heartfelt message on Instagram, recalling his final moments with Van Der Beek and expressing deep gratitude for their decades-long friendship. He also vowed continued support for Van Der Beek\u2019s children, emphasizing the importance of family and the godfather role he held for one of the daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tributes have also poured in from former co-stars, including Katie Holmes, who shared a handwritten message honoring Van Der Beek\u2019s life and legacy while offering love and solidarity to his wife and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/likya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RDZHTHD-401x540.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23509\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alfonso Ribeiro\u2019s Heartfelt Goodbye<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/likya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/rib.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23510\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/likya.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/minu12-664x350-1-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23511\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=87688\">also read&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alfonso Ribeiro Vows Support to James Van Der Beek\u2019s Six Children Following His Passing The entertainment world is mourning the reported passing of James Van Der Beek,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87698,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87696\/revisions\/87698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}