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‘General Hospital’ Reignites Scott’s Feud with Sonny Over His Past Misdeeds of His Late Daughter, Karen Wexler
In what now seems like many moons ago, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) was a small-time mobster who owned a strip club in Port Charles. He enticed a young Karen Wexler (Cari Shayne) to work as a stripper at the Paradise Lounge.
But things got worse from there! Sonny convinced Karen that stripping was her idea, and he eventually got her hooked on drugs and into his bed!
Karen’s father, Scott Baldwin (Kin Shriner) has never forgotten what Sonny did Karen and for years wanted to take him down when he was the D.A. Fast-forward and on Wednesday’s February 28th episode of GH, Scott visited Karen’s gravesite on her birthday.

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However, Scott had a visitor at the gravesite when John “Jagger” Cates also showed up to pay respects to his ex-wife. This was the first time Scott laid eyes on the new incarnation of “Jagger’ on-screen as played by Adam J. Harrington.
Scott realizes he might have an ally to put the screws to Sonny after John reveals the pain and sorrow he still has over what Sonny did to Karen. Speaking to his former son-in-law about the break-up of his daughter’s marriage to him, Scott pipes up that Sonny, “walks around like he’s the mayor.” Then, Scott shouts to John, “Make him pay! Take him out!”‘

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In Karen’s backstory: after getting help, Karen was reunited with “Jagger” and left Sonny. The two married and left Port Charles. Karen returned as medical student and had divorced “Jagger” in 1997, and the character landed on the General Hospital spinoff soap opera, Port Charles. Eventually, Karen was struck by a car and died. Three actresses played the role during Karen’s history: Cari Shayne, Jennifer Hammon and Marie Wilson.
Watch Scott and John talk about their vendetta against Sonny Corinthos in key scenes from GH below. Now let us know, do you think Sonny should pay for his manipulation of Karen Wexler many years ago? Comment below.
I’m not familiar with the character of Karen but I find it odd that Jennifer Harmon played her. The same Jennifer Harmon who played Cathy Craig on OLTL? I think she is 10 years older than Kin Shiner who played her father.
Jennifer Hammon was the second actress to play Karen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_General_Hospital_characters_(1990s)#Karen_Wexler
Jennifer Hammon, not Harmon
This ridiculous history revisionism needs to stop already. Scotty has been spewing this dragonshit for years, now they have NuJagger doing it.
Here’s the reality… Yes, when Sonny was first introduced, he was a disposable 13 week character so they had him do some sleazy things like passing out pills to the girls (Karen included) who worked at his strip club. When they realized how good Maurice was, they changed the character, and he actually helped Karen get on a better path and from there she was able to get herself together, move on with her life and eventually become a doctor. So if anything, Sonny was a positive influence on Karen, arguably even saved her life. And of course, when Karen died years later, it was because some idiot ran over her with a car. It had absolutely zero to do with Sonny or any mob related storyline.
What screwed up Karen in the first place was that her trailer trash mother’s pedophile boyfriend was molesting her repeatedly. Her mother also didn’t bother telling Scotty that he was Karen’s father until long after all of this happened. From what my Fuzzy Devil Memory recalls from way back in the 1990s, the original Jagger was aware of what happened to Karen – as were Brenda and the original, pre-brain scrambled Jason Quartermaine, and they all threatened to kill her mom’s pedo boyfriend.
So give the vendetta a rest already. If Scotty as a former district attorney and NuJagger as a federal agent want to take issue with how Sonny earns a living, that’s completely fair, but blaming him for anything that happened to Karen as an adult is even more ridiculous than Nina’s obsession with Carly.
Since nobody’s allowed to discuss how Sonny killed AJ or that Ava killed Connie, having Sonny take some blame for something not entirely his fault might not be bad.
If every once in a while Tracy mentioned AJ to Sonny or if Ava ever squirmed a bit on her numberous visits to Nina’s office (where she killed Connie) it would seem somewhat more authentic. At least Dante still seems like he can’t be bothered with Ava.
Seems to me that they pretty much dropped the whole story with both AJ and Connie’s deaths, once ReRon’s personal “beef” with Sean Kanan was ended… by AJ’s most recent trip to Hell.
Of course Sonny didn’t really kill AJ either. He picked up Ava’s gun, which she had already fired, but it jammed up. Who would have thought a “mob princess” would buy guns at WalMart, right?? Who knows if Sonny even had to pull the trigger, but even if he did, the bullet didn’t kill AJ. He was recovering from the gunshot wound in the hospital for several days, and then suddenly had a cardiac arrest in the hospital, which killed him. Shortly before his death, Ava was in his hospital room, clearly concerned that AJ would remember her confession to ConKate’s murder, and was basically arguing with herself about “finishing the job”. Which I believe she did. On soaps, people always have easy access to drugs that can cause cardiac arrests, but are completely untraceable in the toxicology report & autopsy.
Sonny probably would have what Ava did and turned her in for both AJ and ConKate’s murders, but instead… he decided to have sex with her in the Quartermaine crypt at AJ’s funeral, which eventually resulted in Avery’s birth and… well you can’t throw your baby mama in prison, right?
You’re kind of grasping at straws to say Sonny didn’t kill AJ or blame it on the gun.
Ava was directly responsible for Connie and played a significant role in both AJ and Morgan’s demises. (Don’t even bother with the Morgan’s not down there diatribe – that’s worth saving for another thread).
All of that said, recent scenes between Ava & Sonny have been a pleasure to watch.
Given recent developments in Port Charles, I would say Morgan might be returning sooner than you think. The inmate who was interviewed by Cyrus the Virus said the guy who was doing business with him was a “ghost” who went by the name “Stone”. And Selina Wu’s turncoat employee Lee also indicated that the guy they are looking for is supposedly dead.
Obviously it’s not Stone Cates. The Frank Valentini regime has changed GH history for the dumbest of reasons a few times since 2012, but they aren’t possibly dumb enough to mess with THAT story. Death from AIDS isn’t reversible, even in Port Charles. But Morgan’s full name is Morgan STONE Corinthos.
Would Morgan target his own father? Probably not, if he were in his right mind. But if he had amnesia after the Jerome Family Project car bombing, and was programmed by Alcazar to target his own family, definitely.
How this ties into Jason’s return – or if it’s just a bizarre coincidence that it’s happening at the same time – remains to be seen, of course.
You still went there with this Morgan thing.
STONE Cold Jason Morgan is the “dead” man in question.
All (or most) will be revealed next week. Will be paying close attention to dialogue as the new HWs work kicks in.
I totally agree!
I like that the rich history of GH’s past is being used and coming into play.
Re: Jason. I used to feel that GH could not survive without Jason and was completely supportive of the character. But the circumstances of his departure made me never really want to see him again and I still don’t. Cameron Mathison was a great hire and could have easily taken his place. He is a terrific actor with a strong stage presence. But I don’t understand what they are doing with his character right now. I hope they aren’t making him a villain or making him disappear.
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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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