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GH’s Nancy Lee Grahn Speaks Out for Jailed Former On-Screen Daughter, Haley Pullos
General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) spoke out for and defended allegations levied against her former on-screen daughter, Haley Pullos (ex-Molly) in a series of posts on X.
Pullos is currently serving 90 days in jail for a DUI and taking to a California freeway the wrong way, hitting another car and injuring the driver. The jail time is part of the plea deal which also saw Pullos being given five-years probation and 200 hours of community service, plus the loss of her license for a year and having to pay out $8,000 to the injured driver.
Grahn shared that she had a phone call with Haley the other day and expressed her thoughts on Pullos’ current state of imprisonment, and how Haley’s legal woes were reported in the media.
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The two Daytime Emmy-winning star expressed, “For those who wished for Haley to be punished with no exceptional treatment, you’ll be relieved to know she’s in maximum security solitary confinement alongside hardened criminals. She’s isolated except for one hour a day where she has phone privileges… today with me.”
As to how Pullos is weathering being behind bars, Nancy added, “I couldn’t have been more impressed with her strength, her resolve, her accountability. NOT ONE COMPLAINT. Not one “Why me” She’s taking it all and it’s ALL beyond horrible… with stoicism & grace. I am SO incredibly proud of her. And I’d like to add that the guards and deputies at Lynwood prison couldn’t have been nicer. Special shout out to Warren.”
Taking on media reports, and how they have painted Pullos through her ordeal, Nancy shared, “I’d also like to add that much of what you read about her was not true. She’s always been respectful, an A student, never got into a lick of trouble ever & made a terrible terrible mistake 1 night. She voluntarily went straight into only rehab that’d take her with serious injuries for 6 wks, not because it was a ‘country club’ as it was reported. I found it for her. It cost her every penny she had & then into sober living for 2 months. Daily therapy until now.”
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Nancy also stated, “That $400 blouse the rag narrative made it sound like she coveted over injured lives was borrowed from wardrobe and she was completely incoherent so the narrative that she was a spoiled brat mouthing off to police was meant to get clicks. The hit and run??? She hit a car which immediately made her hit another. Horrendous enough without making it seem like she hit a car and then the entitled celeb intentionally, willfully, ran off & then hit another… was intentionally reported falsely to rile you 4 clicks.”
She ended her posts with, “It is hard to discern the truth when the media is for sale. What’s true is Hayley drank excessively and got in a car. She is paying for that while at the same time assisting her victim in getting as much compensation as possible. Thank God all party’s have and will survive.”
What do you think about the sentiments shared by Nancy Lee Grahn on Haley Pullos who is currently serving time behind bars? Comment below.
Obviously I hope Nancy is telling the truth but she is biased towards Haley.
While a bit hypocritical coming from Nancy she isn’t wrong about the media tending to overblow celebrity bad actions.
Also interesting in a reply to someone Nancy is saying that Haley will actually do the full 3 months with no early release.
When they marry , let them stay married for a while. Not everyone divorce about adultery, over minute matters or every disagreement.
What does this have to do with marriage?
Being a recovering alcoholic addict, I can say that despite what happened which is horrible in itself, she did have a high bottom out. She didn’t get anyone killed and she wasn’t ordered to serve years in prison. Yes, the monetary consequences will be around for a good while but she can come back from this. My hope for her is to keep doing what she’s doing as far as the program goes because as bad as this was, it could get much worse if she were to turn back to alcohol.
Ya if Haley was a republican christian Nancy would demand she get life in prison. Gimme a break dui is a horrible criminal offense.
You are right there
You just had to make it political??? Why is that fun for you?
Nancy makes every single thing political
I didn’t see politics in anything she posted♀️
Exactly Nancy didn’t mention anything political. I’m a recovering addict and alcoholic been clean and sober 7 years. I pray for Haley. Be strong Haley, you got this
She points out the hypocrisy of the scumbags in the “Republican” party, which I love.
I wish Haley well. The media is horrible and it is best to never trust them. I hope Haley can eventually return to GH. She is serving her time for her mistakes. I wish her well and hope she has learned from this experience.
I so agree
We should all wish for Haley to come out of this a stronger person. As for GH, Kristen Vaganos has really embraced the role of Molly and brought it to a new level.
Please no. I couldn’t even watch the scenes with Pullos as Molly. That entitled whine was unbearable. I hope she never returns to the show; I’d take nuMolly over her any day.
That’s disgusting. Why not wish her well. She is serving her time.
I don’t like her. I didn’t like her in the role, I didn’t like her full-of-herself social media posts, I didn’t like her outing a restaurant during COVID, while people were lying on vents dying and her biggest problem was they put something in her salad she didn’t want so just had to name the place, I don’t like her whiny voice or her vampy pics. I especially detest that she drove drunk and high and almost killed someone, then complained that the first responder was pulling at her $300 dollar shirt while he was pulling her to safety.
I will keep praying for her, we can not judge, we all make mistakes. And I believe Nancy, she doesn’t seem like the type to lie for anyone.
I don’t think Haley took responsibility for her actions. It’s nice she has people to support her. I hope she gets help, but she also needed to be punished for what she did.
Agree
Read the article you would understand the truth
No, you would only understand what Nancy said. Nothing more or less. Momo expressed an opinion and made some valid points. Nothing wrong with that.
She’s in prison,she obviously is taking responsibility
You don’t think she took responsibility for her actions? What the hell do you think she’s doing, sitting in a Country club, being catered to? We all make mistakes and thankfully she has friends like Nancy and her family for support and also fans like myself who will offer their support and understanding. So sad, all the judgemental and jealousy for this young woman. It certainly has made me see some of them in a new light.
Violet; none of us know Haley. Just because someone’s an actor doesn’t make him or her special, nor do they deserve undying loyalty. They’re just a person with a job like the rest of us. My opinion is she comes off like an entitled, full-of-herself, conceited, brat. I’ve read her tweets, I’ve seen her pics on social media. Nothing but pics of herself one after another, posing, as if she’s the next hot thing. She doesn’t seem to be the type that takes an interest in the world around her; just wants the world to center ON her. Now of course as I said I don’t know her personally either, but that’s the impression I get. Couple that with the not one but two accidents in one night, her decision to get behind the wheel knowing how out of it she was, her belligerence when she was arrested, her yelling at the first responder to get his hands off her $300 shirt as he was pulling her from her mangled car, and her seeming indifference to the fact the person she hit was in ICU…maybe it’s time for undying fans to she HER in a “new light.” And did you see that rehab she went to? A “country club” would look shabby compared to where she was.
Nancy sounded just as sound and logical as her TV character. It was good to know that Haley had her to turn to.
She could’ve killed someone and taking accountability is what needs to be done and by her serving her sentence is a start. She’s young and she can get back on track
I Love Haley and always felt the media bias against her was intense! Tyler Christopher was given so many chances and they fired her before a trial! Thank you Nancy for sharing the truth! I for one would love to see her succeed w the programs ! So impressed she is helping the person she hit! So looking forward to both of them healing and moving forward!
Haley was not on contract – thus she was not fired. Recurring performers appear “at will”. The network can drop for any reason or the performer can just say they are unavailable.
Leave Hayley alone! She made a life altering mistake! She’s paying for it! She deserves another chance, in life also!
I totally agree
Hoping Haley gets back on track. I think she will. Taking responsibility is a first step
I would rather watch paint dry than listen to Nancy Lee Grahn. She’s intolent of those who do not share her views. If this had been one of the current or former Republican actors on GH I guarantee she probably would have had a different attitude per my opinion. I could care less what she says and I wish Haley the best.
Sorry; not buying it. I’ve seen Haley’s IG and Twitter posts over they years. Entitled, conceited, spoiled. Even her acting reflected that in her whiny portrayal of Molly. Bottom line is she was high and drunk she had a hit and run and then a second accident immediately the same night and had to be pulled from the car, was belligerent, rude, and was reportedly worried about her $300 shirt. Of course she’s being treated well; she’s an actor and she’s a sexy female (blown-up lips and all; contrast her looks today to that earlier “real” picture of her before she had work done). So yeah, she’s treated “nice.” Good for her. She deserves to be there. I hope she doesn’t come out more entitled. And that rehab place she went to was the epitome of luxury, complete with swimming pool. The victim of her partying and then driving was in ICU.
Me thinks you didn’t even take the time to read the article. Typical. Believe everything salacious because it’s salacious. Don’t believe regular stuff because it’s not exciting….
I read the article, and it changes nothing. I don’t really do SM, but if Rebecca1 has been seeing posts for years that gave this impression, then obviously there’s something to it.
Wow!! SMH
The latest ratings are out for the week of October 26-30, 2026 and the big takeaways include: that CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates was separated by only 23,000 viewers behind third place (of the soaps) General Hospital! For the last several weeks, Beyond the Gates has been closing the gap on this year’s winner for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, and continuing to best GH in the key demos.
According to the latest Nielsen ratings breakdown from Soap Opera Network, the final week of October brought Beyond the Gates 1.790 million on average tuning-in and the show set a season high in total viewers. Meanwhile, General Hospital hit a new season low! The long-running ABC soap had 1.813 million for the week, and once again the series did not go over the 2 million mark.
Meanwhile, in the key Women 18-49 demo, Beyond the Gates was firmly ahead of GH with a rating share of 0.21, while General Hospital had 0.17 rating share.Then, in the key Women 25-54 demo, Beyond the Gates was once again ahead of the ABC soap with a ratings share for that demo at 0.30 while GH came in with 0.26.
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MORE BY THE NUMBERS
In addition and comparatively, Beyond the Gates +22,000 viewers week-to-week, and had the largest gains in viewership year-to-year in daytime TV with +267,000 from this in 2025.. However, General Hospital seems to be going in reverse. The show was down -56,000 viewers week-over-week and down -22,000 year-over-year .
BEYOND THE GATES
Let’s take a look at some of the storylines that had people tuning-in to Beyond the Gates during the ratings week:
Hayley (Marquita Goings) attempted a massive shocker regarding her pregnancy and tried to use it to extract money from Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett). Although, Bill saw right through her game, he demanded a paternity test, and made it clear he has no intention of raising the child—planning instead to pay her off to take the baby and leave. Meanwhile, Hayley confided her plan to her cousin Randy (Maurice P. Kerry).
Jacob Hawthorne (Jibre Hordges) and Naomi Hamilton (Arielle Prepetit) clashed over Jacob’s ongoing investigation into The Impaler, causing significant strain in their marriage. At the same time, Smitty (Mike Manning) considered taking matters into his own hands—including potentially heading to Mexico for evidence—while Martin Richardson (Brandon Claybon) worried about what comes next.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL
Over at General Hospital for the ratings period, the story served up included:
Carly (Laura Wright) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) teamed up to investigate what really happened to Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna). Later, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) leads them to Jack’s dead body.
Jude (Wil Traval) dropped a bombshell claim to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn); that he is Phoebe’s father, while Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed their divorce papers.
Then, Danny caught Rocco (Finn Carr) and Scout (Kayden Brenna Tokarski) sharing a kiss, plus the shocking return of Heather Webber (Alley Mills) capped the week.
Now the questions become; without having much promotional synergy in the ABC day-part to draw more eyeballs it is not helping but hurting General Hospital. It seems Beyond the Gates is also a benefactor of a one-two-three punch of CBS soaps (Y&R, B&B and BTG) and promotion.
However, that still doesn’t take away the fact that Beyond the Gates is close to besting GH in all ratings category as they go head-to-head in some markets across the country.
So, are you excited to see Beyond the Gates climb in the ratings? Are you concerned for General Hospital? Do you think they can stave off Beyond the Gates in total viewers or will the upstart soap overtake them in the next ratings report? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
Antonio Sabáto Jr., the former Jagger Cates of General Hospital and GH: Night Shift, and the former Dante Damiano of The Bold and the Beautiful has issued his first public statement since the incident involving his son, Jack’s arrest in Alaska for a fatal hit-and-run.
Jack is the son of Sabáto Jr. and Oscar-nominated actress Virginia Madsen, and according to court documents obtained by KTUU Jack, was allegedly driving a white Chevy Tahoe when he hit and killed Carl Simmonds, 42, near an intersection in Anchorage around 5:35 a.m. on Monday, November 9.
The reports indicated that Jack fled the scene — but later decided to called the cops to say he hit “something” that “suddenly appeared in the road” while he was “doing late-night DoorDashing.”
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Now, Antonio has taken to his Instagram breaking his silence on the situation, sharing, “At this time, my family and I are navigating an extremely sensitive and deeply personal matter.”
He added, “As a father, my love for my children remains unconditional, and my priority is the well-being of my family. We ask that the public and members of the media honor our privacy during this difficult time and keep us all in your thoughts and prayers.”
The soap alum concluded, “I also wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the gentleman who tragically lost his life. My thoughts and prayers are with them as well. We sincerely appreciate your compassion, understanding, and respect for the privacy of everyone affected.”
Jack Sabáto was arraigned in court on Tuesday, November 10 with bail set at $5,000, and a no-driving order and the potential of $5,000 penalty fees if he fails to attend future court appearances.
Antonio is the father to Jack, 34, daughter, Mina Sabato, 24 and son, Antonio Sabáto III, 15.
This is a developing story. You can check out Antonio’s official statement below.
So, let us know your thoughts on this tragic hit-and-run, which claimed the life of another man, and Antonio’s statement, via the comment section below.
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Sonny (Maurice Benard) and Ava’s (Maura West) daughter Avery looks quite different, starting on today’s November 9 episode of General Hospital. That’s because GH has made Avery into a full-blown teenager and the role is now being played by actress Alya Bullington.
In her debut, the Tennessee native was thrown into the deep soap waters with Daytime Emmy winners, Maurice Benard and Eden McCoy (Josslyn). Bullington weighed-in to TV Insider about her first scene which featured Avery overhearing a fight between Sonny and Josslyn.
She explained “It was something I have never done before, I did not have a lot of experience with the screaming and the crying stuff, but I got my first script, and I was like, ‘OK, this is a huge opportunity to learn so much about how that stuff works and to become this character that I have never even tried playing before.’”
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THE TEENAGED VERSION OF AVERY WILL HAVE A LOT TO CONTEND WITH
Speaking of working with McCoy, Bullington shared, “She’s incredible. I remember her just laughing and making jokes on set, and then the minute that they started taping, she just locked in and she cried immediately, and my first thought was, ‘I want to be able to do that.’
The soap opera newcomer added, “I think she just inspired me so much because she is so great and she can just lock into whatever character she wants to in the moment.”
The character of Avery was born back in 2014, but as recently as the October 8 episode of General Hospital, the character was suddenly referred to as a teenager. This is the second young female character in recent months to be aged up following the casting of Kayden Brenna Tokarski as Scout Cain.
As for her take on Avery and what’s ahead, Alya said,“She’s emotional, and she’s curious, and she’s a really fun person to play because so much stuff is happening in her life. I think she’s kind of confused about what’s happening and what to believe.”
So, what do you think about General Hospital making Avery a teenager? Are you excited to see the conflict between Sonny, Ava and Avery now that they have aged up the character? Share your thoughts and welcome Alya to GH via the comment section below.
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