James Van Der Beek’s Friend Defends GoFundMe After Critic Says $2.6 Million Total ‘Doesn’t Sit Right’: ‘It’s Ok to Stfu When You Can’t Know What the F— You’re Talking About’

James Van Der Beek’s friend and fellow actor Mehcad Brooks recently used Threads (via Daily Beast) to slam the backlash over the GoFundMe that was created to raise money for Van Der Beek’s wife and children after his death. The campaign raised $2.6 million after revealing the late actor’s cancer battle had left his family “out of funds.” However, detractors emerged on social media.

“This doesn’t sit right with me. Not at all,” one user on Threads posted about the GoFundMe. “Sure, I get it. But thousands of people around the world face this exact situation every…