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General Hospital Alum Matt Cohen Let Go by ‘Entertainment Tonight’

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Entertainment Tonight has undergone staffing cuts and layoffs that are affecting 10% of its workforce.  One of those laid off was former General Hospital favorite, Matt Cohen (ex-Dr. Griffin Munro).

Matt has been the weekend anchor of Entertainment Tonight along with Nischelle Turner and Kevin Frazier. Cohen has been with ET since 2019. In addition to his weekend ET gig, he also appeared as a correspondent on the weekday show.

According to The Wrap, ET decided not to renew Cohen’s contract, as well as Will Marfuggi’s, who had been an on-air correspondent, previously with E! News.  Just when Cohen and Marfuggi’s final ET appearances will happen has not been revealed.

General Hospital fans are aware that Cohen played Griffin from 2016-2019.  His other acting TV credits include roles on: Supernatural, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and How to Get Away With Murder.

Is that the GH seventh floor intercom we hear? “Calling Dr. Munro … Dr. Munro to the neurosurgery unit … STAT!”

Share your thoughts on ET’s decision to say goodbye to Matt, and if you would like to see him reprise his role on GH? Comment below.

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Sure… bring Dr. Griffin back. Eventually Duke Lavery’s going to come back from the dead, and he should get to know his son.

And yes, Duke is down here. But he’ s got air conditioning, because he pretty much redeemed himself by the last time he got killed.

They had Anna sit with Duke’s corpse for hours until Liesl came in and told her it was time to move the body. In soap land, that’s dead-dead. It was also the third time the character was killed, another final nail.

And, despite his mob dalliances through the years, Duke was sure to take the UP elevator at the end. Even AJ and Connie went that way, too.

Griffin isn’t needed on the canvas. There’s a lot more legacy characters (pick any of Laura’s children) that need to come back before a tertiary character like Griffin.

Duke was really only killed once though. The warehouse explosion was obviously staged so he could go into “witness protection”. The Jonathan Paget thing was a real death, but when Duke came back a decade or so ago, he explained that Paget was an imposter.

So Duke’s only really died once. He’s practically a rookie in soap terms!

And yes, I’d take the Spencer kids over Griffin. But if they need some doctors on staff at GH, it’s better to bring back one you know than hire more newbies.

I wish he’d never left GH. ET has become a dreadful show, delivering images in one-second sound bytes; if you blink, you’re out of luck. They’re also devoted to chosen favorites like Rihanna, J-Lo, and those ubiquitous Kardashians. Meanwhile, legendary actresses like Olivia DeHavilland and Glenda Jackson, with 4 Oscars between them, pass away with very brief mentions. Matt always seemed forced, even phony (which seems to be a pre-requisite to those hosts), not comfortable. His Griffin character had become dull but I still hope he returns to daytime. Y&R sure needs some new man candy.

Bring him back for Maxie

Yes bring him back ,

PLEASE bring him back… he played a doctor and the show is called “General Hospital”

But we all know Sonny will get a new mob recruit before the hospital gets a new doctor or nurse..

Creative to make Finn co chef of staff and Elizabeth head nurse. A return to the days of “Steve and Audrey” almost.

I would LOVE to see him come back! We need a doctor of his caliber at GH. It would be interesting to see where he ends up and with whom. Ava and he have a ton of history, Maxie needs someone soon. What would it be like for Griffin and Spenelli to come face to face after Munro was with Ellie? Many, many possibilities. Make it happen TPTB at GH!

Here’s the obvious question… and it would apply to Lulu’s possible return as well as Griffin’s….

We know that the actors currently working on GH & other daytime shows are under a different contract through 2024, and therefore not directly impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike. And we also know that some of these actors have supported the strike by joining the picket lines on their days off.

But is it considered “crossing the picket lines”, if an actor joined (or rejoined) a daytime show right now, since they were not previously under that contract?

Or is my undercaffeinated Devil brain giving too much thought to this question?

As the shows themselves are not being picketed and the current actors are either contractually bound or recur on a long term basis, someone (re)joining the show would not be considered a “scab”. Now, if I were an actor joining now, I wouldn’t flaunt that doing I’m doing daytime because I can’t currently do other work.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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This week on all-new episodes of General Hospital, the race is on! Can Lulu (Alexa Havins) and Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) get to Rocco (Finn Carr) and Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) in time to ensure their safety from Cullum (Andrew Hawkes)? Can Carly (Laura Wright) with the help of her brother, Lucas (Van Hansis) rescue Josslyn (Eden McCoy) from captivity at Wyndemere? These questions may be answered, plus the return of the one and only Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) are on tap!

In the just released General Hospital spoilers video for the week of June 22-26, Lulu tells her mother, Laura (Genie Francis), “Dante and I have to get to Rocco before Cullum!” Meanwhile, Rocco (Finn Carr) looks angered and emotional as Britt walks through their cabin hideout. Does Rocco know his parents are on the way to find them, or has Cullum already tracked them down to the British Virgin Islands?

Back in Port Charles, Carly is informing Lucas that his niece, “is a WSB agent.” She knows Josslyn (Eden McCoy) is being held against her will at Wyndemere, and she has to find a way to get her out. Lucas agrees with Carly’s plan of, “We go in and we don’t leave without Josslyn!” Elsewhere, Josslyn is looking worried for her future as she is stuck in captivity thanks to Cassius, Cullum and Sidwell!

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The final moments of the teaser promo reveal Anna in a psychiatric clinic in France. We have not seen her for months after Cullum, Sidwell and Pascal fed her hallucinogenics to make her believe her arch nemesis, Cesar Faison was alive!

Now, the doctors walk towards her hospital bed, where we see the super spy calmly knitting. Is Anna back to normal and playing everyone to get out of her predicament, or does she still remain deeply traumatized … or both?

Take a look at the rest of the official GH spoilers for the week below.

MONDAY, JUNE 22
Willow gets an unwelcome surprise. Trina sticks to her guns. “Nathan” wants reassurance. Ethan advises Ava. Brook Lynn receives an update.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Dante cautions Liz. Laura learns a secret. Brook Lynn confides in Michael. Sonny challenges Ava. Chase makes a decision.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
Anna meets with her doctor. Carly makes a stunning confession. Britt extracts a promise. Cullum pulls a fast one. Gio and Emma hit the pool.

THURSDAY, JUNE 25
Josslyn clashes with Cassius. Lulu and Dante make a discovery. Chase receives a warning. Jordan seeks help. Alexis is summoned to the PCPD.

FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Anna takes a huge risk. Britt is in grave danger. Willow is in disbelief. Danny must act fast. Curtis jumps to the wrong conclusion.

Check out the latest General Hospital promo entitled, “Rescue Mission” below.

Now weigh-in: Do you think Anna is still mentally off-balance, or OK, and just pretending to be troubled to get out of France and get back to Port Charles? Will Josslyn finally be rescued, or will Carly and Lucas find themselves locked up with her? And, who will get to Britt and Rocco first? Cullum, or Dante and Lulu? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Maurice Benard Gives High Praise to ‘General Hospital’ Writers; Teases Upcoming Sonny Scenes with Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric

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With the highly-anticipated returns of Finola Hughes (Anna Devane) on this week’s June 24 episode of General Hospital, Steve Burton’s (Jason Morgan) upcoming return on July 13, which also serves as the ABC daytime drama’s 16,000 episode, things are about to fire on all cylinders in the story, as noted today by series star, Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos).

On Father’s Day, the three-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor and mental health activist took to his Instagram and expressed in a video that he has some unbelievable upcoming senes with the aforementioned Burton and Hughes. Add to that Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner) and Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing), where Benard gave credit where credit is due to the GH writing team, which is led by co-head writers, Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten..

In this video, Benard said, “I just want to get on here and say that I did some work with Steve Burton, Finola Hughes, Rick Hearst, Nazneen Contractor, and they’re all just fantastic. Truly fantastic. But, I want to say the writing was just exceptional. It truly was. It was exceptional. So, thankful for that kind of writing. I know writers don’t get the credit a lot, but I just want to say to the General Hospital writing team, keep rolling!”

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So now the question becomes, with a major tease like that, what is about to go down between Sonny, Anna, Jason, Justine and Ric? Will we finally get to the end of the line for Sidwell (Carlo Rota), as previously teased by the GH co-head writers? Will we learn what happened to Jason and Anna, fully? Will Justine and Sonny becomes closer or stop their liaisons? And what of Ric? Will he be true blue to his brother or double-cross him? There is a lot at stake as we move further into the summer and one that looks like it could be one of the more exciting ones in years!

FINOLA HUGHES CONFIRMED AMAZING SCENES WITH MAURICE BENARD

As a punctuation point to his video, Benard also shared this written message in the post: “I just did some wonderful scenes with Steve Burton, Rick Hearst, Finola Hughes and Nazneen Contractor and  and unbelievable writing, freaking amazing scenes that you will see in the near future on General Hospital.” In fact, Finola Hughes jumped in the post comment thread and responded, “I loved our scenes so much xxx”

Fans will most likely see all the scenes Benard referred to later in July, since GH tapes approximately six weeks ahead of air.

So, are you excited to see what Maurice is talking about? Are you hyped for what’s to come on GH? Any clue on what you think will go down between the main characters on the soap with the returns of Anna Devane and Jason Morgan to the mix? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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‘General Hospital’ Alum Chad Duell Announces Upcoming Release of His First Single, ‘If You Need Me’

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In a surprise move, Daytime Emmy winner, Chad Duell (ex-Michael Corinthos, GH) is getting ready to unveil a new chapter of his career in music.

The former GH star, where he played the son of Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and Carly Spencer (Laura Wright) for 15 years, has announced his new single, “If You Need Me” will drop on Friday, June 26. The single is now available for pre-order on Spotify and major music streaming platforms and is distributed by DistroKid.

Taking to his Instagram story over the weekend, to announce the pre-save of his new single, Chad expressed, “I’ll make a full post about what I’ve been up to and my music once it goes live next week, but you can pre-save my first single so it goes straight to your Spotify once it drops next week.”

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SINCE LEAVING GENERAL HOSPITAL

Previously, since his departure from the ABC soap opera. Chad starred alongside Zach Mendez in the world premiere of of Yum Yum at Annapolis, a new play written by Bruce Reisman. Duell last appeared on General Hospital on the January 21, 2025 episode.

The part was recast with Rory Gibson who debuted as the new Michael in May of 2025 during the Nurses’ Ball episodes and who has remained in the role since that time.

In an interview earlier this year on The Able Show, Duell said on his decision to exit the soap opera, “I was blessed to be part of that (show) for as long as I have, but what happens sometimes is if you’re doing the same thing, especially in a creative field for such a long time, you can get a little burnt out in a way. It can make you a little depressed, so that’s kind of what happened. On top of that, I had other things going on in my life at the time. My father passed away recently and I just needed a reset. So, I stepped away. A lot of times you have to go through some stuff to really step into that next level. I needed to kind of feel uncomfortable.”

So, what type of musical genre will Chad’s new song be? Country? Pop? Rock? Dance/Club? Something else? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below, and if you are eager to hear the new single next week via the comment section below.

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