
General Hospital Stars' Restraining Order Drama
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Former General Hospital actor Brandon Barash secures restraining order against ex-wife Kirsten Storms, citing mental health struggles and housing instability. Storms, known as Maxie Jones on the show, has a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, leading to paranoia and delusions. The couple shares a daughter and are currently in a co-parenting battle, with Barash seeking a full mental health evaluation for Storms.
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It's April 28th. This is entertainment and celebrity news today, pop culture powered by AI. Brandon Barache, the former General Hospital actor, just secured a restraining order against his ex-Cyrsten Storms, another soap star from the show. They share a 12-year-old daughter named Harper, and Barache says Storms is in the middle of a serious mental health crisis with ongoing delusions and hallucinations causing major housing instability. He detailed a history of substance abuse and mental health struggles, pointing to incidents starting in May 2025 when she admitted to. Paranoia and questioned her parenting. His current wife helped get her to a hospital then, and there was another psychotic episode in June that she promised to address, but didn't follow. Through on after moving to Tennessee, this has hit their co-parenting hard with Storms bouncing between friends and hotels from September 2024 to June 2025 out. A fear someone was stalking her and the kid.
Fans know Storms as Maxi Jones since 2005, while Barache played Johnny Zackera from 2007 to 2016, they, overlapped for three years on set. Things escalated in October and November 2025, with more paranoia like her thinking someone was breaking in and accusing Barache. She's also in a separate legal fight with her apartment complex that started last November, with a hearing as recent as April 6th. A temporary order from January 6th stays in effect until an April 28th hearing, where Barache wants a full mental health evaluation for. Storms, hoping this leads to stability for their family, moving forward.
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