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Brandon Barash Granted Restraining Order Against ‘General Hospital’s’ Kirsten Storms

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General Hospital favorite Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones) has been served a restraining order from her ex-husband and former GH and Days of our Lives actor, Brandon Barash (ex-Johnny, ex-Stefan/Jake, respectively).

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Barash is claiming that Storms had been exhibiting concerning behavior and he fears for the well-being of their daughter, Harper. A judge apparently agreed that Storm is suffering a mental health crisis, when Brandon pleaded with the courts for an emergency restraining order. In the court documents, Barash explained that following their divorce, they each moved separately to Tennessee.

Barash also noted Storms alleged, “instability with housing has been a recurring theme.” He also added, that he has “great concern (for her) ability to adequately care for the minor child” and also requested that she undergo a mental health evaluation.

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Brandon and Kirsten met on the set of General Hospital and married in 2013. They later welcomed their daughter, Harper in January of 2014 and went their separate ways in 2016. Barash remarried and found love again with his current wife Isabella Devoto in 2022 and the couple are expecting their second child.

Fast-forward to 2025 and Barash and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Last summer, Kirsten revealed she was taking a time off from GH to move across the country and relocate herself and her daughter. In the storyline to accommodate her departure, Maxie lapsed into a coma after applying tainted face cream on her cheeks.

Storms returned to the set of General Hospital this past January and returned on-screen on February 12. The storyline set up the possible reunion of Nathan (Ryan Paevey) and Maxie, when she learned her “late” husband (who has now been revealed as his twin, Cassius) was alive and well, but romantically into her bff, Lulu Spencer (Alexa Havins). However, the character of Maxie has not been seen on-screen since mid-March, and Storms is already back in Tennessee.

Recently on her Instagram, Storms has been updating her followers on how her home computer network and other devices where she was residing have been hacked and how she has been continually alerting the local police and the apartment complex in which she has been staying. This has been of great concern for her.

One of the items in the court documents shared that Barash alleges that from September 2024 until June of 2025, Kirsten never maintained a permanent residence, and either stayed with friends or at hotels … but frequently changed hotels because she was convinced people were “following her and the child to her room.”

According to TMZ, Storms is allowed supervised visitation with her daughter, and the judge in the case will be reviewing the “status of the restraining order” later this week.

Obviously, this is only one side of the story as reported by the outlet, and as fans know, Kirsten also had brain surgery in 2021 to remove a large cyst on the lower part of her brain, and was reportedly scheduled for surgery in 2025 due to a brain aneurysm diagnosis, but eventually decided to hold off of that procedure for now.

First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with Kirsten, and all involved. What are your thoughts on Brandon Barash being granted a restraining order against Kirsten Storms and what is being alleged in the court documents? Do you hope everything works out and Kirsten will return to General Hospital on-screen sometime in the near future?  Let us know via the comment section.

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NO I DON’T THINK KRISTEN STORMS WILL B COMING BACK, I THINK BARASH IS DOING THE RIGHT THING TO TAKE THEIR DAUGHTER

Really. This is such bullshit and really nobody’s business

Yours either!

There’s two sides to every story and it all started with that brain tumor my prayers are with her

I hate to hear this. I pray for her and I wish them all well. In recent years she’s dealt with so much with the brain surgeries, brain cysts, an aneurysm. I hope they factor all of this in and re-check the medical side of this. I mean, what if this isn’t necessarily mental illness? If brain tumors can alter behavior, couldn’t brain cysts alter behavior too? I don’t know. This makes me sad. I have always liked Kirsten and her adorable portrayal of Maxie.

I agree with you, with the health issues regarding her brain i firmly believe it has something to do with her problems now. She moved to Tennessee so that her daughter could stay close to her father, I believe this proves she does keep her daughter’s well being paramount.
The person who posted in all caps should maybe do a little more homework on Kristen’s medical/personal history BEFORE yelling!!!!

I agree with you

Carrie, what a kind insightful post.

Agree with you. She needs a full neurological evaluation and test by her medical doctors as well.

Makes me quite sad. I have always like both she and Maxie.
The paranoia sounds like more than just bi polar. Perhaps she is looking at psyschphrenia with all that paranoia.
Either way I wish her only the very best and I pray she gets the helps she needs.

Let’s all hope (and pray if so inclined) that Kirsten gets the help she needs. Now’s not the time to speculate on the character’s future.

It’s just a sad situation for all those involved.

We don’t know the full story. We know what was stated in this blurb or article. I would like to NOT see society paint her as a crazy person. If she does 8nfact suffer from some mental health issues, its nothing to poke fun at. Treat her with kindness and respect. Make sure.she infect is fit to be Harper’s mother. Not everything should be in the news or tabloids. Mental illness is already hard enough, but being in the public eye at the very least she deserves some compassion while she navigates what’s going on around her.

This is very sad to hear. I’m not really surprised as I suspected something was going on as she had lost a lot of weight and did not look herself when she came back to the show. I pray that she gets the help that she needs and I know this was difficult for Brandon , but he has to protect their daughter. I hope that the physicians will evaluate to determine if the aneurysm or whatever she has going on with the brain issue may be causing this.

It has sounded like she has a lot of problems. I read a little about the computer hacking. That seemed odd to me. I hope she can get better. She needs to take care of herself. Brandon is dong the right thing by putting his daughter first.

Something is just way off with this and I do believe it’s everything Kirsten had to undergo with her brain. Very sad story.

Agree. Im a RN and it could be a medical condition with her aneurysm depending on where the aneurysm is putting pressure on in her brain. She needs a full medical neurological workup ASAP. I hope someone is reading this who will tell them to do this. You would think that would be the first thing they do , but in this day and time in medicine , not necessarily.

This might be erratic behavior due to a physical nature. I hope they’re able to help her.

Thankful that the young daughter has a strong and concerned father who is doing everything right – to keep her safe.

So soapish! Hope she gets better!

These concerns about her mental health have been talked for years. She needs to get help work her way back to a job outside of the entertainment industry. Brandon made a hard choice but a good one. The daughter’s well being is the priority.

I’ve been wondering why we haven’t seen more of Maxie on GH. Maybe this is why. With all the brain issues she has been going through over the past several years, it wouldn’t be a stretch to be concerned. I hope and pray everything works out well.

I think he is being hard on her due to her medical condition. And the judge kind of jumped the gun.Not fair to Harper either!

He’s not. Being harsh he’s being the responsible parent he’s put. Up with too much for years .he has got harper his wife and two other children. To protect krristen needs to get it together

He’s. Not. Being hard on. Her he’s been dealing with. Her issues for. Years. He had to take action to. Protect harper his wife and two other children..kristenn. Needs to. Get it together

Preposterous period placement!

I really hope Kirsten gets the help that she needs.

I think it was a good decision for her husband to at least take the daughter for now until Kirsten either gets better or whatever happens but as far as her being on the Adderall for a long time, that’s the fucking deal right there the fucking Adderall that shit is nasty fucking shit. Everybody fucking knows it but that aid group yeah they feel like they have to have it or they can’t live, it’s a sick world we live in.

There’s nothing like an expletive filled rant from a frustrated psychiatrist.

He’s. Her ex. Husband

What just happened?

She has been having problems for a long time but she is human just like we all are back off none of us know what’s going on and TMZ is the last source you want to listen to friends and family be there for her I noticed the weight gain then the weight loss etc if Brandon her ex thinks he needs to step in then he is wise . I do not want to read about this young woman in the papers tomorrow in the obits.

This situation is heartbreaking. Pray for all the parties involved in this case. Also let’s hope the Court decides to put this case under seal. These are real hurting individuals and let them heal in peace and in private.

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‘General Hospital’s’ Finn Carr Weighs-In on Potential Rocco and Scout Teen Romance

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Finn Carr, who delivered powerful performances on General Hospital, when Rocco shot WSB director Ross Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and its aftermath, may be headed for his first on-screen love story on the ABC soap opera.

Ever since it was announced that the long-running daytime drama decided to age-up Scout Cain, and in a few recent scenes between Rocco and Scout, it’s clear these two share similar interests and like each other.

Scout is now played by Kayden Brenna Tokarski, who made her GH debut back on July 20 as the daughter of Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison) and the late Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco).

Rocco and Scout

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In a newly-released virtual segment with ABC11 North Carolina’s GH virtual insider, Dearon Smith, both Finn Carr and Asher Antonyzyn talked about working on a soap opera, while finishing high school, and teasing what’s ahead for Danny and Rocco. While Finn and Asher couldn’t give too much away, Smith asked Finn Carr if there is something brewing between Scout and Rocco?

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ROCCO AND DANNY?

Carr responded, “That’s an interesting question. Kaden is great to work with, and I love working with her. There definitely is some great stuff coming up that people are going to want to watch. It’s good stuff and really fun.”

Apparently, Danny and Rocco will also find themselves once again in some trouble, but as Finn tells it looks like this time, Danny will take the brunt of it. “We get into a lot of trouble … well, Danny gets into a lot of trouble … but I do a lot though.” Very cryptic indeed!

You can check out the full conversation with Finn and Asher with ABC11 below.

Now, let us know, would you like to see Rocco have a girlfriend, and that it would be Scout? Do you think Finn and Kayden work well together on-screen? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Laura Wright Signs New Contract with ‘General Hospital’

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While there have been plenty of on-screen newcomers in recent weeks on General Hospital, no need to worry about one of its mainstays, with the news from Daytime Emmy winner, Laura Wright, herself. Wright who plays Carly Spencer on the ABC soap opera has revealed on X, that she just re-signed a new deal with the soap opera to remain in Port Charles.

Wright is the fourth actress to play Carly, following in the footsteps of the OG Carly, Sarah Brown, Tamara Brown, and Jennifer Bransford. In fact, Laura left her major role on Guiding Light as Cassie Layne Winslow to take over the role of Bobbie Spencer’s (the late Jackie Zeman) complex daughter in November of 2005. Now almost 21 years later, Laura has made Carly her own and has delivered memorable performance after memorable performance throughout her run.

When a fans commented on X, “Can I just say if you ever leave General Hospital as Carly I will stop watching the show. I honestly have loved you and think that you are the best person to play Carly,” Laura Wright jumped in to the thread and assured her and other GH fans, that she has no plans to go anywhere else.

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LAURA WRIGHT STAYING PUT AT GENERAL HOSPITAL AND FANS ARE HAPPY SHE’S STICKING AROUND

Laura expressed, “I’m not going anywhere, just signed a new contract!!!” Since she made her public statement, many GH fans were thrilled with the news with comments such as: I would’ve been devastated if you weren’t sticking around. You’ve truly made Carly your own after so many years, ” and Happy to hear this, I always enjoy #GH more when Carly is on,” plus “So glad you’re sticking around as Carly. Love Carly and can’t wait for more #Caradine and #Jarly”

One fans hopes Laura will be on for years to come a la Jane Elliot’s tenure as Tracy Quartermaine saying, “Awesome. It’s so fun getting to see the full life of a character. Hope you stick around for many more years. I think Carly will be a hoot in her Tracy Quartermaine era.”

Laura Wright’s road to General Hospital started back on ABC’s Loving when she first played  Allison “Ally” Rescott on Loving (1991 to 1995) and then its spinoff The City (1995 to 1997). She later joined Guiding Light as Cassie, who was revealed to be the sister of Reva Shayne played by Kim Zimmer. She played the part from 1997-2005. From then on its been all GH scoring a Lead Actress Daytime Emmy win in 2011, along with eight total nominations throughout her daytime career.

Currently, Carly is involved in a romance with Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), but it’s on shaky ground with Anna Devane back in the picture not so happy to see the two canoodling, and Carly having been warned by Sonny that Valentin is not trustworthy.

However, after seeing Laura’s post that she has signed on to stay at GH, James Patrick Stuart commented on X  reacted by stating, “Phew!”

So, happy to hear Laura has re-signed with General Hospital and will continue her role as Carly Spencer? Let us know via the comment section below.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Willow Feels The Effects of Jacinda’s Drugs; Josslyn Find Out She’s CEO of Jasper Jacks Enterprises

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On the Friday, August 7, episode of General Hospital, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) unknowingly has put her children Amelia and Wiley in danger, Drew (Cameron Mathison) and Ava (Maura West) appear to be in collusion against Sonny, and Josslyn (Eden McCoy) and Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) get off to a rocky start (which as you know in soaps could be a love match down the line!).

Here’s what went down as most of the action took place at the Metro Court pool area: First, Josslyn meets with Hudson, who reveals himself to be none other than the VP of Operations for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises). Hudson tells Josslyn he was sent to Port Charles from Australia, while her dad was sailing around the world as he had named her the new CEO of his company.

Josslyn immediately puts her foot down and tells Hudson she is not accepting the position. He asks, why? She informs him that she works as a WSB agent. Hudson seems stunned and his interest is piqued.

Hudson

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HUDSON DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF JOSSLYN

In turn, they get into a tiff, where Hudson is annoyed that he flew all the way around the world and wasted his time. Meanwhile, Josslyn is annoyed that her father didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted to run the company. In the end, Josslyn tells Hudson to get her a list of qualified candidates, one of which she can sign the company over to.  She then storms off.

However, Hudson spots Ava Jerome, whom he knows was speaking with Ethan in Norway, and who knows about Ethan’s involvement with baby Phoebe. Ava is busy talking with Drew on how they mutual disdain of Sonny, and it should be the driving force for them to work together to take him down. Ava wants no more threats over her head of having Avery taken away from her by her father. Drew is all ears!

Michael (Rory Gibson) meets up at the pool with Jacinda. She shows him the restraining order that Willow got from the courts against her to stay away from the children. Michael promises to get his lawyers to fight it.

However, Michael knows something is up when Jacinda said, “Willow is about to make a public mistake,” hoping that pills she put in Willow’s iced coffee have begun to spin the congresswoman out of control. Michael demanded to know what Jacinda had done to Willow.

Josslyn

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WILLOW’S ABOUT TO GO FOR A DANGEROUS DRIVE

Elsewhere at Nina’s, Willow got a surprise when Amelia and Wiley showed up. Now, she will have them for the afternoon and decides they are going to have fun day. After a slight scare when Wiley picked up her iced coffee, Willow told her son to put down the drink because it has caffeine in it. However, then Willow began to drink it herself unaware that Jacinda spiked it with drugs.

In the final moments of the episode, Willow’s behavior changes as she is now over-excited about taking the kids to the arcade. A drugged Willow grabs her car keys, and she and Amelia and Wiley head out to the car. We fade to black.

So, did you feel on-screen chemistry between Hudson and Josslyn? Do you like Drew and Ava teaming up? Do you think Willow gets into a car accident with Amelia and Wiley in the car, which in turn, will kick Jacinda to the curb with Michael? Share your thoughts on what happens next and more in the comment section below. But first for some clues, take a look at the General Hospital preview that aired for Monday’s August 10th episode during the closing of today’s GH.

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