Fact Check: Is Carly Spencer leaving General Hospital?

Carly Spencer is played by Laura Wright in the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The show has been running since April 1963, and Carly joined the show in 1996. Her first episode aired on the show on April 5, 1996. The character since then has been played by various actresses, including Laura Wright, who joined the show in 2005 and continues to play Carly.

In the recent episodes of General Hospital, the viewers see Carly in trouble as she gets arrested wrongly and goes through legal trouble. Her arrest has created tension among the characters in Port Charles. This arrest and further legal repercussions that Carly might have to face have led to the speculations of her leaving GH.

Well, these speculations are not at all true. Carly Spencer is not going anywhere from Port Charles and continues her journey on General Hospital. Similar speculations gained the attention of the fans in June 2024, and to clear the air, a fan posted on X on June 6, asking Laura Wright if she was leaving the show. Laura replied to the post and wrote, “NOT TRUE.”

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General Hospital: How did Carly end up in jail?

John Cates (played by Adam J. Harrington) is a hardcore rival of Sonny Corinthos. With his numerous attempts to get back at Sonny in the General Hospital, he has not been able to harm Sonny to a greater extent. As Cates realizes that attacking Sonny directly would not result in anything, he decides to target his close ones.

The first one to get on Cates’ target list turns out to be Carly. In a secret meeting of the leaders of five criminal families, Cates used Carly’s words against her. Carly, who has nothing to do with any criminal activities, was saying something in general, and Cates records a video that he manipulates to show that Carly is admitting her involvement in illegal activities.

Cates goes to the FBI with the manipulative video against Carly, and the federal agents eager to make a high-profile arrest don’t verify the grounds of the clip and arrest Carly. Jason Morgan (played by Steve Burton) is the right-hand man of Sonny, and a close friend of Carly quickly understands that John Cates is behind all that is happening with Carly Spencer.

Jason and Anna Devane, along with Carly Spencer, confront John Cates for his involvement in Carly’s arrest, but nothing turns out from the conversation as Carly is soon taken under legal custody.

Carly Spencer’s legal team of lawyers and well-known legal practitioner Diane Miller argue in court that the video against Carly is manipulated and has been taken out of context. They also mention in front of the judiciary that Carly is innocent and has nothing to do with Sonny’s mob business.

However, the pressures of the legal charges pressed by the federals on Carly and Cates’ power and influence made it tough for the defense to save Carly from further legal repercussions. Carly has been imprisoned for now and will have to go through further investigations and trials.

Carly’s time in the prison is marked by tension and chaos all over Port Charles. Sonny, Jason, Anna, and the other family members are trying hard to expose Cates and prove Carly’s innocence.

In the upcoming episodes of General Hospital in the week of July 29, 2024, the viewers will get to see Anna and Jason making a plan to save Carly and Sonny losing his mind because of Carly being jailed.