RIP James Van Der Beek

[ronandannette]

RIP

I guess there's allot of online pushback on the go fund me that' now topped over 1.8 million dollars b/c he did'nt die 'broke' he died with considerable real estate holdings including-

a multimillion dollar house in CA that they rent out for $144k a year and his 40 acre multimillion dollar Texas ranch where the family currently lives. I believe the 'battle cry' that's being used by those questioning the situation is 'sell the mansion'.

Maybe it should be “mind your own business”. I’d imagine a lot of the donations are coming from contacts in the entertainment world and they’re certainly entitled to do what they want with their money. As is everyone else, including not contributing to any cause one doesn’t find worthy.

 

[ClaraOswald]

I'm guessing people think it's just a bit tone deaf when most people who start GFMs have very little income/assets and it's basically a last resort option.

If the donations are from people he knew, I'm sure they wouldn't need a GFM to give the money to help out. But maybe there are tax reasons? I don't know much about GFM.

 

[barkley]

I'm guessing people think it's just a bit tone deaf when most people who start GFMs have very little income/assets and it's basically a last resort option.

I think that's exactly the point though i've seen some created for private individuals where I was personally aware that the perceived/portrayed circumstances were not entirely accurate. I recall one in particular for an individual w/ thankfully very treatable cancer. I mentally questioned the amounts the go fund me had as a goal given that I knew for a fact that she owned a paid in full 3/4 of a million dollar home w/ only about $3000 per year in property taxes and qualified for a wealth of no share of cost health care and financial assistance through public programs. I don't believe it was an intentional mis-depiction of the person's financial state on the creator's part but I also didn't see any rush on the recipient's part to correct the wording from 'help to pay the mortgage, pay for insurance, replace lost income...' (it was in a State with EXTREEMLY generous State operated disability insurance that likely netted her more than her post tax earnings). but just like anyone else-it was my choice to donate or not.

If the donations are from people he knew, I'm sure they wouldn't need a GFM to give the money to help out. But maybe there are tax reasons? I don't know much about GFM.

I don't know much about it either. just learned today that people can sign up for monthly reoccuring contributions. in the case of Mr. Vanderbeek there have been 39 THOUSAND individual donors and while there are some large individual donations the majority are in the double digit range (and lots of much lower-including really low monthly repeating).

 

[Gracedis1]

This is so sad. My favorite performance of his was in Criminal Minds.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Cancer is a horrible disease which no one should go through.

However when people get a cancer diagnosis, they have a choice about the what next, and how do we treat this.

Peoples personal opinion about science, chemo, and mainstream medical care influence their choices about the what next, and how do we treat this.

While it is devastating for his family and friends to loose him, there has to be an understanding about the behind the scenes personal responsibility. Sometimes the treatment path that people choose may not give a successful journey to remission. Cancer is evil, and sometimes no matter what treatment path that people choose, they will never have successful journey to remission.