James Van Der Beek's ex-wife, Heather McComb, says the late Dawson's Creek actor shared his support for her new marriage before his death earlier this year. Reports surfaced last week that Van Der Beek's ex-wife had gotten married, causing some to mistakenly believe that the actor's second wife and widow, Kimberley, had remarried months after his death. Van Der Beek, who died at 48 in February from colorectal cancer, was married to Party of Five actor McComb from 2003 to 2010.