{"id":12041,"date":"2026-07-21T00:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12041"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:23:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:23:36","slug":"general-hospitals-kirsten-storms-shares-new-update-amid-legal-battle-with-ex-brandon-barash-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12041","title":{"rendered":"General Hospital&#8217;s Kirsten Storms Shares New Update Amid Legal Battle with Ex Brandon Barash &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-2251042\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-new-update-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kirsten Storms update on legal battle\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-new-update-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-new-update-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kirsten-storms\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Kirsten Storms<\/strong><\/a> is sharing a new update on life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t been aware, the 42-year-old <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/general-hospital\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">General Hospital<\/strong><\/a><\/em> actress has been going through a lot these past few years, including relocating to Tennessee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/23\/kirsten-storms-shares-health-update-on-brain-aneurysm-teases-general-hospital-return\/\">suffering a brain aneurysm<\/a>, and a legal and custody battle with her ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/brandon-barash\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Brandon Barash<\/strong><\/a> over their 12-year-old daughter <strong>Harper<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday (July 19), <strong>Kirsten<\/strong> shared a lengthy update about her current custody situation while also debuting her new brunette hair.<\/p>\n<blockquote xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da_WXQRAR1u\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite everything that\u2019s been going on in my life right now (\u2026and I will be honest, it\u2019s more than upsetting) \u2013 I still feel that the move to Tennessee was the best choice for me,\u201d <strong>Kirsten<\/strong> began. \u201cI might not be at the *best part* of this choice yet, but LA never felt like my real home. I\u2019m grateful and really f*ing proud of the accomplishments I\u2019ve achieved during my acting career, however my career started before I was out of elementary school.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI spent years working nonstop and feeling envious of anyone who lived in \u2018the real world\u2019. **I DO NOT MEAN FOR THAT TO BE OFFENSIVE** My life in California (and work there) was chosen for me at a young age,\u201d she continued. \u201cHave I been lucky to maintain employment in this industry, since my parents relocated us from Florida \u2013 with the sole intention that I become an actor? Hell yes. I\u2019m proud of myself for handling the majority of that on my own\u2026but that life became the ONLY thing I knew how to do. Or thought I was capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen I had Harper, and how I viewed every single thing in life shifted,\u201d <strong>Kirsten<\/strong> wrote. \u201cI swear I\u2019m not going to continue to bring up my medical situation (I\u2019ll make jokes and it will be awkward), but until I began to understand how precious time is and how what we prioritize becomes ALL we have, there was never a thought that my life would ever change. Definitely not in the way I\u2019ve always wanted it to. I will briefly acknowledge that there is an ongoing situation with Brandon that will be getting sorted out (soon hopefully).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-update.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\" title=\"Open gallery of 1 image.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-update-788x1140.jpg\" alt=\"Kirsten Storms update on legal battle\" class=\"wp-image-2251051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-update-788x1140.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-update-428x619.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in April, <strong>Brandon<\/strong>, 46, obtained a restraining order against <strong>Kirsten<\/strong>, alleging that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/28\/kirsten-storms-ex-husband-brandon-barash-gets-restraining-order-against-her-claims-shes-battling-a-mental-health-crisis\/\">she is going through a \u201cmental health crisis\u201d<\/a> and had \u201cinstability with housing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would appreciate (and encourage) for people on here not to worry about me, or think there is something larger going on, other than 2 ex-spouses dealing with a \u2018disagreement\u2019, that WILL be resolved,\u201d <strong>Kirsten<\/strong> wrote. \u201cI\u2019m not the type of person to come on here and discuss the details of something this personal (or offensive to who I am), however before you guys starting commenting on this, please remember that we are people who are divorced and have a child.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI appreciate the supportive comments, but now that my daughter is of the age where she will Google her name while riding the bus to school, I\u2019m asking that the speculation on this issue please stop,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kirsten<\/strong>\u2018s latest message comes after she revealed last month that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/08\/kirsten-storms-speaks-out-after-ex-husband-brandon-barash-claims-shes-going-through-mental-health-crisis-addresses-general-hospital-absence\/\"> she is taking an extended leave of absence<\/a> from <em>General Hospital<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/brandon-barash\/\" rel=\"tag\">Brandon Barash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/general-hospital\/\" rel=\"tag\">General Hospital<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kirsten-storms\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kirsten Storms<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: ABC Kirsten Storms is sharing a new update on life. 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