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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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Lane Davies Joins the Cast of General Hospital Setting up a ‘Santa Barbara’ Reunion with Nancy Lee Grahn

Some very intriguing casting news out of General Hospital. The ABC daytime drama has cast former Santa Barbara favorite, Lane Davies (ex-Mason Capwell), in the role of Fergus Byrne, an attorney who crosses paths with Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn).

According to TV Insider, Davies will make debut the week of May 22nd.  As soap fans know, together with the aforementioned Grahn, they created the Santa Barbara supercouple of Mason and Julia Wainwright. Davies portrayed Mason Capwell family from 1984 through 1989.

Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time in Port Charles for Lane. From 2002-2004 he played Dr. Cameron Lewis and also shared on-screen story with Grahn.  At that time Davies, played Xander Smith’s father.

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GH fans are wondering about the last name of Davies new character, “Bryne”. If you recall, Alexis got herself involved with therapist Dr. Neil Bryne, who died when Harmony broke into Alexis‘ house and killed Neil by injecting him with opioids.

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Taking to her Instagram, Grahn shared her excitement at the upcoming on-screen reunion with Davies, “It never gets old. We do 😂…. but it doesn’t 😍. Lookin’ forward to another romp.”

So, what do you think about Lane Davies returning to GH to play an attorney in Alexis’ orbit? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Nikolas Gets an Earful from Ava About Sonny and His Meds; Nina and Drew Can’t Seem to Resist Each Other

Ava (Maura West) seems to feel she has a confidante in a jailed Nikolas (Adam Huss) on the Monday, April 29th episode of General Hospital. In story, Ava heads to Pentonville to visit her ex-husband before he is set to get transferred out of state.

When discussing her living relationship with Sonny (Maurice Benard), which Nikolas already knew about, Ava says she is happy about how her relationship with Sonny has been evolving, Nikolas ask if she’s in love with Sonny. Ava denies it, but goes on to say how great it is for her daughter, Avery to be living with both her parents, who are on the same side and not at odds.

Nikolas believes that Ava loves being in Sonny’s inner sanctum and the power that comes with it. Ava fires back that she spent years looking in from the outside and that everyone despised her. When Nikolas brings up Nina (Cynthia Watros), she says Nina never really could understand the true type of man that Sonny is.

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Then, Ava launches in on Carly (Laura Wright), and how she would love to stick it to her, for all the times she blocked Ava from seeing her child and Carly’s attitude towards her. Then, Ava admits to Nikolas that she knows that Sonny has a watered-down version of his bipolar medication, which is making him more vulnerable and she’s capitalizing on it for her own gain. She says she needs to figure out who is responsible, but Nikolas voices concern for Ava’s plan and that if Sonny ever found out she knew about it and did nothing, he would be on the warpath against her. Ava promises she knows what she’s doing. When she says goodbye to Nikolas, he looks upset and sad, as he still seemingly cares for Ava.

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Meanwhile in Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) office, Nina walks in complaining about Carly giving her a hard time about maintenance in her office. Nina wants payback for Jason (Steve Burton) buying Carly the hotel, but Drew is not up for playing games with her.  She says they both want revenge on Jason and Carly, which Drew denies. Next thing you know, Nina grabs Drew and kisses him. Although, it seems he might walk out the door and away from her, he locks it, and the two proceed to have round 2 of their hate-sex.

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Elsewhere, Anna tells Jason about her shooting Charlotte and her concern about Valentin’s (James Patrick Stuart) involvement with Pikeman. Meanwhile, Valentin visits Jack Brennan (Charles Mesure) in Pentonville, where threats are laid out to make Sonny look like the guilty party in eliminating Jason, while Anna is the line of fire, if she doesn’t keep her nose out of Pikeman business, which worries Valentin, who doesn’t want Anna getting hurt in any of this.

So, what do you think about Ava’s plans? Did you like seeing Nikolas back on the canvas? Are you all for a Drew/Nina continued affair? Will Anna get caught in the crossfire only to be saved by Valentin? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section below.

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Haley Pullos Receives 90-Day Jail Sentence Following DUI Charge And Wrong-Way Car Crash

Former General Hospital actress, Haley Pullos (ex-Molly Lansing-Davis) is going to be doing time in jail, exactly one-year after her arrest from a hit and run wrong-way car collision.

The crash resulted in bodily harm and damages to the other driver, and now Pullos who pleaded “no contest” to the charges and will serve 90 days in jail. She was taken in custody on Monday, April 29th, after the ruling.

According to Haley’s attorney, Mark Daniel Melnick, the 25-year-old actress struck a plea deal and after her three months in jail will be sentenced on July 29th. As part of that sentencing, she must serve five years probation, 200 hours of community service and pay $8,260 in restitution to Courteney Wilder, the other driver in the crash and her driver’s license is revoked for a year.

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According to TMZ, the plea deal for Pullos has the “no contest” to one DUI, while the judge dropped the felony DUI causing bodily injury and misdemeanor hit and run charges.

Melnick said in a statement to PEOPLE, “Haley is very grateful to the court for a minimum sentence and for recognizing her remorse and the strides she has made in her sobriety.”

Pullos had played the daughter of Alexis Davis (played by Nancy Lee Grahn) on the ABC soap opera since 2009, but after her car crash and DUI she was replaced by three different actresses until the show finally settled on the current Molly, Kristen Vaganos.

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Back in April 29 of 2023, and at the scene of the crash, the police found edibles and mini-bottles of tequila in Pullos’ vehicle and that she was intoxicated. As it turned out, this was to be the second hit and run in the evening for Pullos who had an earlier collision with another car.

The courts decision follows a year-long legal battle with Haley’s pleas changing throughout it, ranging from “not guilty” to “no contest”. She sought treatment for her drinking at a rehab following the crash.

Nancy Lee Grahn, who portrayed Pullos’ on-screen mom took to X on Monday night, April 29th and shared on the sentence and the specific jail, Haley will be serving time: “As Haley’s TV mom I can tell some truths about her as I’ve loved her since she was little girl. She made a HUGE mistake, knows it, owns it & has spent the last yr doing EVERYTHING imaginable to take responsibility 4 it. It’s not that I oppose jail. It’s that I oppose this jail.” The jail in question by Grahn is the L.A. county jail.

So, what do you think about Haley Pullos serving a 90-days jail sentence, and the other rulings that will be part of her sentencing? Comment below.

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