‘General Hospital’ News: Maurice Benard Slams Ron Carlivati At GH Fan Club Weekend

The fans are divided how they feel about Maurice Benard’s rant about Ron Carlivati’s exit from “General Hospital.” At an exclusive “GH” event (General Hospital Fan Club) over the weekend, Benard took the time to reveal much more than exclusive spoilers. He revealed just how he felt about Carlivati and his writing.

Maurice Benard, the actor who portrays Sonny Corinthos, was clearly not happy with the direction of the show under former head writer Ron Carlivati. He never mentions his name directly in his comments, only to call him ‘the writer’. He started his rant by telling the “General Hospital” fans that they got rid of ‘the writer’. He said that ‘the writer’ was never a fan of his and that was not a smart thing. He went on to say, “The future is looking bright, and for the first time I am excited about going to work again.”

A few fans felt that he was using Anthony Geary’s words. It wasn’t too long ago that Anthony Geary said the same thing about Carlivati including referring to him as ‘the writer’. Both Geary and Benard never mention Carlivati by name, however, everyone knew exactly who they were talking about. Geary implied that the reason he retired was he didn’t want to work with Carlivati. He reacted to Ron Carlivati’s recent firing by saying he was open to returning to the show from time to time.

Benard and Geary are not the only actors that believe that Carlivati was not good for the show. Michael Easton, who played Dr. Silas Clay, blamed Carlivati for his departure from the show. Thousands of fans reacted to Easton’s firing from the show by launching a petition to call for Michael Easton’s return to “General Hospital.” The petition needed 8,000 signatures by Aug. 14. They are 231 signatures away from meeting their goal with four days remaining on the campaign.

Maurice Benard ended his rant by telling his fans that they are the important ones. He said, “if you all don’t like stuff, and it keeps going on forever…eventually sh*t gets fixed.” So “GH” fans, how do you feel about Maurice Benard’s rant about the former head writer, Ron Carlivati? Did he go too far?

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