James Van Der Beek & Girlfriend Having a Baby

Yeah… I’m sure that his ex-wife, Heather Ann McComb, from whom he split in April 2009, is just thrilled for them. James Van Der Beek, fresh off the news that he has to pay McComb $7,750 per month in spousal support until December 2012, is going to have to spring for a baby too. Van Der Beek announced on his official Twitter account @VanDerJames that he and his girlfriend, whom he met July 2009, are expecting a baby together. According to Pop Eater, Van Der Beek and girlfriend Kimberly Brook are expecting their first child together this Fall.

James Van Der Beek, Girlfriend Expecting a Baby

Dawson’s going to be a daddy!

James Van Der Beek and girlfriend Kimberly Brook are expecting their first child this fall, the actor’s rep has confirmed.

“Yes, it’s true – the woman I love and I are expecting our first child,” Van Der Beek, 33, Tweeted. “Currently experiencing joy on levels I never knew existed.”

Former Dawson’s Creek star Van Der Beek — who’s currently appearing on NBC’s Mercy — and Brook, a business consultant, met last July after the actor split from ex-wife Heather Ann McComb in April 2009.

The ex-couple reached a divorce settlement last month.