{"id":16687,"date":"2026-07-25T10:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16687"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:49:29","slug":"kirsten-stoms-general-hospital-character-maxie-jones-is-written-off-the-show-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16687","title":{"rendered":"Kirsten Stoms&#8217; &#8216;General Hospital&#8217; Character Maxie Jones Is Written Off the Show | 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-2254311\">\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-written-off-general-hospital-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"A still featuring Kirsten Storms as Maxie in General Hospital.\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-written-off-general-hospital-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-written-off-general-hospital-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Disney\/Cory Osborne<\/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>\u2018 character Maxie Jones is officially leaving Port Charles, at least for now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Thursday (July 23) episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/general-hospital\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">General Hospital<\/strong><\/a><\/em> revealed that Maxie, Damian Spinelli (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/bradford-anderson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Bradford Anderson<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>), and their children are relocating to Australia after Spinelli received a major job opportunity.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-how-did-general-hospital-write-off-maxie\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did <em>General Hospital<\/em> write off Maxie?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither Maxie nor Spinelli appeared during the episode. Instead, Cody Bell (<strong>Josh Kelly<\/strong>) shared the news while explaining that the family was prepared to leave the following night. The soap also established that Maxie sold her shares in Deception Cosmetics to Michael Corinthos, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/rory-gibson\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Rory Gibson<\/strong><\/a>, before the move, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperadigest.com\/content\/general-hospital-officially-writes-out-maxie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Soap Opera Digest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxie\u2019s updated storyline explains <strong>Kirsten<\/strong>\u2018s continued absence, although ABC has not publicly announced that she has permanently left the series.<\/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-storms-written-off-general-hospital-01.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=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-written-off-general-hospital-01-788x525.jpg\" alt=\"A still featuring Kirsten Storms as Maxie in General Hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-2254313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-written-off-general-hospital-01-788x525.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kirsten-storms-written-off-general-hospital-01-428x285.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<h3 id=\"h-what-has-kirsten-storms-said-about-returning\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What has Kirsten Storms said about returning?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kirsten<\/strong> initially stepped away from <em>General Hospital<\/em> in 2025 while relocating to Tennessee with her daughter. She briefly returned in February 2026, when Maxie awoke from a coma, but had not appeared in the contract section of the show\u2019s closing credits since March, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soapoperanetwork.com\/2026\/06\/kirsten-storms-update-general-hospital-status\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Soap Opera Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing her future on the soap in early June via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZT95dDHKvh\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=4\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Instagram<\/a>, <strong>Kirsten<\/strong> wrote, \u201cAs for what is in my future, where GH is concerned\u2026 Given what\u2019s been going on, I can\u2019t say I will feel comfortable heading back to Los Angeles and returning to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZT95dDHKvh\/?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);\"\/><p>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actress has also been navigating an ongoing custody dispute with ex-husband <strong>Brandon Barash<\/strong>. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/20\/general-hospitals-kirsten-storms-shares-new-update-amid-legal-battle-with-ex-brandon-barash\/\">July Instagram update<\/a>, she characterized the matter as a \u201c\u2018disagreement,\u2019 that WILL be resolved\u201d and asked fans to stop speculating out of consideration for their daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kirsten<\/strong> has played Maxie since 2005. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case you didn\u2019t see, <strong>Rory Gibson<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/13\/general-hospitals-rory-gibson-marries-longtime-love-alicia-ruelas-in-hawaii\/\">married his longtime live <strong>Alicia Ruelas<\/strong><\/a> earlier this year!<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/abc\/\" rel=\"tag\">ABC<\/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> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/television\/\" rel=\"tag\">Television<\/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: Disney\/Cory Osborne Kirsten Storms\u2018 character Maxie Jones is officially leaving Port Charles, at least for now. The Thursday (July 23) episode of General Hospital revealed that Maxie, Damian Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), and their children are relocating to Australia after Spinelli received a major job opportunity. How did General Hospital write off Maxie? 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