James Van Der Beek Is Auctioning ‘Dawson’s Creek’, ‘Varsity Blues’ Props Amid Cancer Treatment: “The Time Is Now”
https://deadline.com/2025/11/james-van-der-beek-auction-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-props-1236615845/
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j4k3@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 298d
Poor guy. What a terrible county to live in.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 53 pts · 298d
I remember stories about the early days of Castro's Cuba and how an actress who fled to the USA had all her trophies for her acting taken from her and made State Property. I remember it being treated as a cautionary tale of the evils of Socialism (*cough propaganda) using the argument that the Cuban State under Castro did not understand nor care about the difference between private property and personal property (which I find to be a very suspect argument, personally).
I mean fuck me, but this is no different. He's effectively selling his own memorabilia that he had kept for himself to stay alive. Selling it to the highest bidder, and the highest bidder is almost assuredly some parasite of the capitalist class.
Brownboy13@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 297d
Do you know the name of the actress or any other details. My google-fu is failing me right now.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 297d
I genuinely don't recall, it was a long ass time ago, but it was an interview with her about her fleeing from Cuba post-Castro-takeover.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d
Results of my search:
https://imgur.com/a/SDiNqHz
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 3 pts · 297d
Imgur is temporarily overcapacity, wise words indeed
shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d
It's a lie, means you're on a VPN, or Imgur thinks you are.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 298d
Don't you mean she fled to Cuba?
metallic_substance@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 297d
Wait. Who was the actress? I agree with the sentiment of your statement, but it's confusing how it applies here or who it's even about
shalafi@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 297d
I think OP meant that the actress fled to Cuba and her awards were confiscated.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 297d
What the fuck, isn't he rich? What about actors guild? I thought they provided insurance?
klemptor@startrek.website · 10 pts · 297d
You have to work a certain minimum each year in order to get SAG-AFTRA health insurance. Kinda hard to do when battling cancer.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d
Castro didn’t care about private property? I very much disagree, and think that argument is more than a little suspect. If someone tried to take his property he’d likely have reacted poorly.
Jarix@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 297d
It freaks me out how's much he looks like my grandfather now. Who also had colon cancer. And unfortunately passed away from kidney failure caused by the cancer treatments.
I really really hope James recovers from this. fuck cancer