Overview
- Hauser set a goal to raise $20,000 by March 1 through paid Cameo videos, announcing the plan on Monday.
- He also plans an auction featuring personal items and autographs from friends including Josh Gad, Becky Lynch and Jimmy Kimmel.
- Preempting criticism, Hauser cited past charitable work, noting support for Relay for Life, donations to Smile Train and Neighborly, and more than $100,000 raised for ServeLA.
- Entertainment Weekly reports it is not clear whether Van Der Beek has been informed of the new campaign.
- Van Der Beek, diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2024, previously sold memorabilia and raised about $47,000 in a Propstore auction.