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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Michael Lowers the Boom on Nina, But Is He Letting Her Off the Hook Too Easy with His Demand?
On Wednesday’s October 25th episode of General Hospital, Michael (Chad Duell), armed with the information that it was Nina (Cynthia Watros) who pointed the SEC to his mother, Carly (Laura Wright) and to Drew (Cameron Mathison), stops by her office to confront her.
Would Michael put the screws to Nina in a major way, or would this story continue without Sonny (Maurice Benard), Carly or Drew knowing what really happened. From the looks of it, the second option is where we are heading, infuriating many GH fans, while others are happy that Nina still can hold on to her man, Sonny … or can she?
In story, when Michael goes to see Nina, she is a bit stunned by his seeming animosity. Michael tells her that he knows what she did, and her luck has run out. Next, Michael plays the recording of Martin Grey (Michael E. Knight) naming Nina as the person who directed him to point the finger at Carly and Drew for insider trading to the SEC.

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A caught red-handed Nina wonders what Michael wants for his silence. He wants her to stay away from her daughter Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) forever and from this day forward, she has to ask him for permission to see Willow, or her grandson, Wylie, or granddaughter, Amelia.
Michael shares that Nina has gotten off way too easy for what she did. Nina fires back about how Carly kept her from knowing the truth about her daughters, Nelle and Willow. She pushes back on Michael and says he will not keep her away from her daughter or her grandkids.
Next, Nina sort of admits that calling the SEC was impulsive, but she wanted to bring Carly down. Michael can’t believe her, especially since Drew saved Willow’s life. And for that, what did he get? Sent to prison because of Nina. Michael berates Nina and says how angry Sonny will be when he finds out what she did.
However, instead of making a beeline to Sonny, armed with the truth about his new wife, Michael blackmails Nina. He will tell Sonny all if she does not follow his rules. And here are the rules: she can only see Willow and the kids when he says so. In addition, she will sell Carly back her half of the Metro Court, to which Nina balks. Just then, Willow arrives on the scene to see an intense looking Michael and a teary Nina. We fade to black.
So, are you annoyed that Michael let Nina off the hook too easy? Do you think he should have turned her in, at least to Sonny, Carly and Drew, and let them know what she did? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
This “permission to see Willow” threat is stupid. To see Willow, go through me? Hi, can I see Willow. No. I think the MetroCourt blackmail is the better way the story should go. Giving the hotel back to Carly will obviously make her suspicious and that would drive story much better than “as me permission”
I think she should sell her back for a small price like Bobby did!
Michael has to tell Sonny. I don’t care how “happy” Sonny is. He needs to know what his wife is up to behind his back.
Please Carly has done as much and worse. She had it coming
No way. Carly is so much classier than Nina.
You must not be a long time viewer. By comparison, Nina is a saint!!!!
Right, make me wanna stop watching. Carly gets away with whatever she wants. There is no way that she should have not told Nina that Nell & Willow were her Daughters Who is Carly? Carly is playing God with peoples lives. I am sick of her. The way she has hurt Nina , l would have turned her a_s in too!
I agree..Carly gets away with everything. Nina deserves some happiness with her daughter. Nina tried to tell Carly that Sonny was alive but Carly was so rude to her that Nina said: FORGET IT
I dont really think Michael is concerned about Sonny’s happiness, he just loves having this power over Nina, she’ll be like a puppet on a string.i
Amen, Violet. The only things more laughable than Michael’s “tough guy” threats are his hypocrisy and his stupid new hairdo. This righteousness from someone who endangered several lives just recently by trying to punish Sonny for hurting his poor, victimized mommy? What a tool!
Boy, Soaphound, he’s sure turned into a ” little Puke” , to borrow someone else’s description. I wonder how long it will take Nina to figure out what a jerk her husband is?
I meant Willow, not Nina.
I agree %. Sonny needs to know.cause once Sonny, Carly or Drew find out Michael knew sooner or later they will be Pissed off @ him. Is he willing to take that deal with that situation. H
Michael seems to want to take control, and Nina is sick enough to do Michael harm so Sonny doesn’t find out. Everything comes up to the surface sooner or later.
YES He does!! Let Carly tell Sonny!!! Oohh La La
This needs to blow up already. Nina is a horrible person, and a lying sack of s***. Michael’s using blackmail on Nina isn’t cool, or in his character. He’s usually hotheaded, and would go straight to Sonny. I wish Michael would tell Sonny in a way to cause max damage to Nina.
Exactly!
Oh the hypocrisy
Me too!!
If Nina has any brains, she’ll go straight to Sonny and tell him the truth about her involvement with Carly and Drew and then tell him what Michael is doing to her with his blackmail. Let the chips fall where they may because this move of Michael’s will make everyone miserable in the long run.
I absolutely agree with you. Being a pupet for Michael is not the best decision. People have forgotten or dismissed the horrible pain Carly caused throughout the years. While I prefer Sonny and Carly as a couple. Its time for Carly to feel a little more pain.
Carly paid for her mistakes. Time to let go. Nina has done so much worse . No more breaks for princess woe is me . Think back _ wayyy back to when she faked her paralysis, or when she kidnapped Ava and forced her into labor , then kidnapped her baby . Nina is no innocent . As far as Sonny is concerned – she can have him . Carly is too good for him . She belongs with Drew . But give her back her half of the metrocourt. Playtime is over , the staff doesn’t respect Nina . Shame on Nina for taking what clearly doesn’t belong to her. CARLY SPENCER RULES !!!!!
I almost feel like not watching the show anymore. This is so out of character for Michael Nina needs to pay I cringe.
I hate Carly and she doesn’t deserve to get her hotel back. Nina has been through a lot because of Carly. Payback is a bitch. It’s not like Carly isn’t guilty. Leave Nina alone and let her and Sonny be happy. Everyone acts like the world revolves around Carly
Nina tried to give it back to Carly and she refused. People seem to overlook Carly’s shenanigans and get all upset about Nina’s reactions that are impulsive but she’s tired of being bullied
Carly had pride . Let’s lot forget when Olivia offered to buy it for Carly , Nina said NO .
Nina doesn’t deserve ANY happiness! Look how many she has robbed of THEIR happiness!
Michael should be loyal to his father and tell him or make sure he finds out. Keeping it a secret for his own benefit is not a good idea. And Michael is better than that.
No Michael should do just what hes doing accept keeping Nina from her only real family. Give Carly back the hotel she had a magazine to run anyway. When she does that let that storyline die until Nina needs some drama in the show.
I completely agree !!
For God’s sake for once I would love to see someone get caught out right away now this will drag on and on to the point I don’t want to watch it if he loves his mother that much tell her !!!!!!!
He should nail her to the wall
I don’t like Michael blackmailing Nina. That makes him no better than some of the “villains” on a show. And his choice of words was off base. He’s not “protecting” his family, he’s playing God just like he accused Nina of doing when she kept Sonny from his loved one all those years ago. Hypocrisy much? I think so. I get him wanting to have Nina sell her half of the Metro Court back to Carly but the rest was bunk.
I don’t know what else he should have/could have done in this situation. It IS a tough one with plenty of “right” on both sides. Frankly, I’d LOVE to see some grown up conversations take place. Wouldn’t it have been surprising to have Nina confess to Sonny because she couldn’t live with this secret between them, only to have him say that he already knew and forgave her. Carly may have been a different story, but gee! something different than this typical soap fare would have been refreshing.
Michael seems like Nina with his threats, he should have told Sonny n had him deal with it
Also admit that he hired Dex to get information on Sonny to send him to prison and his mother knows about it all!! Oh the hypocrisy!!!!
Enough is enough we are human that watching the soap if you don’t have a good story do reruns from the 80s, your story lingers too long Nina should have never married sunny we have to think what message are you sending to the teenagers who are home after school Nina is not even a good actress, I use to get together with 10 women play scrabble and watched GH now we are down to 3
Michael, has lied to Sonny then he lied to Willow, then he lied to both Joss and Carly he is no worse then Nina and he is digging himself a deep hole.
nina anamosity towards carly about her dead daughter has gone on too long let it go michael should tell carly
and let her deal with nina and sonny
I think Michael should leave Nina alone. For years Carly has gotten away with murder and everyone turns a blind eye. Let Nina have a little peace. Carly got away with lying about Willow. I am tired of Carly getting away with everything and coming up smelling like a rose. Nina is sorry for what she did.
Jealous much???
I want Sonny and Carly to find out and get back together
Yes nina was left off way to easy.sonny and carly and drew should know what she did
What??? Turning Carly in for something that SHE DID DO??? Oh my gosh the audacity of not letting Carly get away with a crime!!!!!!
You mean the “crime” that only Nina made money from?
Going to stop watching it they break Sonny and Nina apart tried of Carly and her kids Josslin and Micheal her daughter is just like her mom I use to like Micheal don’t care for him anymore he was trying to hurt Sonny and get him locked up Carly wouldn’t be in this mess if she had not did wrong she loss everything because of what she did Nina had nothing to do with it it’s time she pay for her wrong she has gotten away with a lot over the years she couldn’t stand to see Jason with anyone and she doesn’t love Drew she just don’t have Sonny and Drew is in Gail because of Carly not Nina because if Carly had not did what she did he wouldn’t be in Gail he went so she wouldn’t have to go but some of you want to blame Nina and Nina don’t need to give Carly back the hotel she didn’t steal it from Carly she loss it on her own and she need to stay out of Nina business what her daughters willow need to stand with her mother and see the wrong that Carly has been doing it’s not Nina fault what happened to her that she in a coma and her kids was stolen by her mother and given way that way she had the problem her had but no one want to understand that you just want to feel sorry for Carly and Nina tried to tell Carly about Sonny was alive but she didn’t listen because she was to business be nasty to her I would have kept quiet to.
Actually, you’ll stop watching if they DON’T break up Sonny & Nina, because GH has been in a toilet spiral for the last 2 years, and the two main reasons why are the absence of Jason, and the never ending nightmare of the Tricky Dick Nixon Falls storyline.
And you can’t watch a show that’s cancelled. Which GH will be soon if they don’t undo this toilet spiral soon. Hopefully both of these factors will be remedied soon…. I’m still hoping Jason is home in time for Thanksgiving pizza at the Q mansion, and that he helps Sonny remove his head from his ass soon thereafter…. concerning both the Nina situation, and the fact that he’s being scammed by Lorenzo Alcazar, who is obviously the guy running “Pikeman”.
I think Carly, Michael and Joss should be voted off the island! They are just as bad as Nina if not worse!! They lie, cheat and steal just as much if not more. How they can be put on a pedestal is beyond me.
I think Michael was to soft on Nina, he should go right to Sonny with the truth.
I can’t stand Nina. It isn’t that Carly hasn’t “gotten away with” a lot of things, she has, and I’ve been watching since she came on the show. It’s that Nina let everyone, including his kids, think Sonny was dead when he wasn’t. Go all the way back to when Nina came on the show and don’t forget Sonny hated her because she murdered his early love, Connie. Nina is just a much a bitch as Carly only she doesn’t have any class. Tell me one honorable thing she has ever done! I hope Carly and Drew get back together because Nina has made a fool of Sonny.
I agree with a lot you have to say, except for one thing. Nina wasn’t the one that murdered Connie, it was Ava, remember Connie left the big letter A in blood, leading everyone to think it was A.J?
I just posted that Connie left the letter A in blood, it was A. J leading them to think it was A.J.Q
Yeah, I had to give Connie a hard time about that when she arrived in Hell. I mean, yeah, when you’re dying and writing stuff in your own blood you want to use short hand, that’s understandable. But “Ava” is just three letters, for Hell’s sake!
Ava killed Connie, not Nina. But both Ava AND Sonny should forever hate Nina because she cut baby Avery out of Ava’s womb and kidnapped her. That’s the type of thing that should never be forgiven.
But they already had Frodd paired up with Elizabeth… and we were supposed to believe he was Franco (yeah, right) who had previously kidnapped Elizabeth’s son Aiden when he was a baby.
At least they haven’t tried to excuse Nina’s crimes with a brain tumor…… yet.
Yes Get Rid of Nina!!! Sick of this tired old storyline, Ugh
I’m sorry, Nina is guilty. But now what is happening to Charlotte. Please, she can’t be dead.
There’s not a snowball’s chance in my back yard that they will kill off Charlotte. She’s Luke & Laura’s grandchild, for one thing. And they also wouldn’t make Anna Devane a child killer.
Nina does have some guilt in this one too though… she never should have wiped that security footage from the Metro Court. Though you can bet your soul there’s a backup copy on a server somewhere in that hotel. Somebody get Spinelli on the case, already.
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GENERAL HOSPITAL Preview: Carly and Lulu Make Plans to Rescue Their Children; Anna Looks Determined to Secure Her Freedom

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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FINOLA HUGHES RETURNS
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

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’

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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