Das fünfte Kind ist da: „Dawson’s Creek“-Star ist Vater geworden

James Van Der Beek ist Vater geworden – und das bereits zum fünften Mal. Der „Dawson’s Creek“-Star darf sich über ein kleines Mädchen freuen.

„Dawson’s Creek“-Star James Van Der Beek (41) ist jetzt fünffacher Vater. Auf Instagram verriet der US-Schauspieler, dass er und seine Frau Kimberly ein kleines Mädchen bekommen haben. Die Kleine hört auf den Namen Gwendolyn und kam bereits am Freitag zur Welt.

Thrilled to announce we welcomed a brand new baby girl into the world Friday morning, just in time for #FathersDay 😍 These last few days, as I’ve enjoyed the privilege of making smoothies I know my older kids will like, making my wife red raspberry leaf tea to ease her uterine contractions, spending “boy time” with my son and getting my two year-old down for a nap in the way only I know how… I’ve been heart sick about something. As I write this, kids are being ripped from the arms of their parents. By our government. For the kid’s benefit? No – the opposite – as a purposeful display of cruelty to deter would-be illegal border crossers AND legal asylum seekers (it’s happening to both). And it wouldn’t be honest to wax poetic about my new-baby bliss without speaking up against this atrocity. If we allow our government to de-humanize fathers, and mothers, and children in the name of defending our borders… we’ve lost a huge part what makes those borders worth defending. And even if you don’t believe in karma, or in extending basic human decency to people who didn’t win the geographic birth lottery… even if you’re hard-liner enough to say, “Break the law, suffer the consequences,” shouldn’t the punishment at least fit the crime? And if you’re still cold enough to say, “Well, it’s effective,” consider this: This heinous practice was put into place by our own attorney general (who justified it with a cherry-picked Bible verse), and our president blamed rivals before tweeting his list of legislative demands to be met before he stops it. Regardless of how you feel about immigration, or a wall, or this president… if we say we’re okay with our government using human rights violations as a deterrent or as a bargaining chip… what happens when we find ourselves on the wrong side of the agenda? Either in this administration or the next? This should not be a political issue – it’s a human one. A crime against humanity is a crime against us all. More info in link in my bio. Oh, and @vanderkimberly – you’re a f*cking earth goddess rock star and I’m as in awe of you as I am in love with you. And our new baby’s name is Gwendolyn ❤️ #HappyFathersDay everybody.

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Jun 17, 2018 at 12:49pm PDT

Die Geburt seines Kindes nutzte er auch, um auf das Leid anderer Familien aufmerksam zu machen: „Während ich dies schreibe, werden Kinder aus den Armen ihrer Eltern gerissen. Von unserer Regierung“, heisst es in dem langen Post, in dem er die „Grausamkeit“ gegenüber Menschen, die illegal die Grenze überquerten und die auf legalem Wege Asyl beantragten, anprangert.

James Van Der Beek hat bereits die Kinder Emilia (2), Annabel Leah (4), Joshua (6) und Olivia (7). Mit seiner Frau Kimberly ist er seit 2010 verheiratet. Die erneute Schwangerschaft verkündete die Familie im Februar via Social Media: Auf einem Bild legten die vier älteren Kinder ihre Hände auf den Bauch der werdenden Mutter.

Thrilled beyond belief to announce that we are once again adding to our family 😍 And I say “beyond belief” because some people are probably wondering if we’re out of our minds. Which we might very well be… but I couldn’t be more excited. Or grateful. Or in awe of @vanderkimberly 🙌🏻 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

A post shared by James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) on Feb 23, 2018 at 9:31am PST