James Van Der Beek Sues SiriusXM After Podcast Deal Falls Through, Seeking $700K Plus Damages

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Ready to fight. James Van Der Beek filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM and Stitcher after his alleged podcast deal with the companies fell through.The Dawson’s Creek alum, 45, is suing the radio entity — which is also the parent company of podcast portal Stitcher — for $700,000 plus damages, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. (The Blast was first to report the news.)Van Der Beek filed the lawsuit with a Los Angeles county court on Friday, August 26, following an alleged breach of contract over a deal the actor says had been in the works since 2021.

The Varsity Blues star claimed in the filing that the deal was worth a minimum of $700,000 for 40 episodes plus 50 percent of the net ad revenue.“[Van Der Beek] had other offers and potential partners to choose from in order to develop this project,” the documents read. “However, relying on the contractual agreement reached with Defendants, Plaintiff stopped negotiating with other buyers and affirmatively rejected those other offers (as well as other acting opportunities).”The Connecticut native’s podcast was seemingly going to cover his life as a father of six after relocating his family from Los Angeles to Texas in fall 2020.

Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, share daughters Olivia, 11, Annabel, 8, Emilia, 6, and Gwendolyn, 4, and sons Joshua, 10, and Jeremiah, 8 months.“He would serve as the podcast’s host, conduct interviews, provide commentary and behind-the-scenes insight on past work, and share the kind of unique perspective as an artist, seeker, and public figure that has become the hallmark of his social media presence,” the Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23 alum‘s lawsuit stated.After more than a year of mapping out the podcast, James’