Just months after the death of Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek, his ex-wife Heather McComb has found herself at the center of an unexpected online debate after announcing that she is officially married.
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McComb tied the knot with longtime partner Scott Michael Campbell on May 30 during an intimate outdoor ceremony in Missoula, Montana. The wedding came just three months after Van Der Beek passed away on February 11 following a battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
After sharing photos from the celebration on Instagram. The ceremony, officiated by McComb’s sister, featured family, close friends, and plenty of personal touches, including sparkly white cowboy boots and socks that read “I [heart] my husband.”
Sharing photos from the day, McComb wrote, “Yesterday @scottmichaelcampbell and I under the covenant of God got officially married by my beautiful sister surround by the people we love most in the world… Our hearts are full and humbled by all of the love that we were surrounded by. God is so good.”
She continued, “Thank you to all of our family and friends who traveled from all over the country to be with us. Thank you Jesus the way maker miracle worker!”
Others, however, pointed out that McComb was Van Der Beek’s ex-wife, not his widow.
“It says Ex-Wife. He was married twice. This is regarding his first wife, not his widow,” one commenter noted.
Another added, “So for the people assuming, this is NOT his widow. This is first wife from whom he’d been divorced for 16 years.”
McComb and Van Der Beek began dating in the late 1990s and married in 2003 before separating in 2009. Their divorce was finalized the following year, with representatives describing the split as amicable.
Both eventually moved on. Van Der Beek married Kimberly Van Der Beek in 2010 and welcomed six children with her, while McComb later began a relationship with Campbell, a friend of more than 15 years.
Following the actor’s death, McComb paid tribute to her former husband on Instagram, calling him a “beautiful soul” and reflecting on the friendship they maintained long after their marriage ended.
“I sit here in immense gratitude for the special connection, friendship and love that James and I shared that has endured through decades,” she wrote.
She also said, “I am especially heartbroken for his incredible wife Kimberly, his beautiful children and his amazing family, Jim, Jared, Juliana and all of his family and friends who I know he loved deeply.”
McComb added, “James was a beautiful soul… I know that James loved being a father so much and oh how he loved Kimberly with his everything. True soulmates…”
She concluded the tribute by writing, “I love you James. I know you had a lot of loved ones up there welcoming you home. God bless you. Till we meet again you sweet soul you. Prayers up…”
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