TV Guide soaps columnist Michael Logan's Sept. 3 "Suds Alert" called into question the "outcry" over Irina's sexual assault of Jax on General Hospital. That, in turn, elicited a passionate response from many GH fans. Here is Logan's latest take on the controversial matter:"Bang! Zoom! I've been assaulted with e-mails from General Hospital fans furious at my remarks about their guy Jax. They started out PO'd because the character was tortured and forced into sex with a female villain, and that GH then tried to play it as a marital infidelity rather than rape. And now the Jaxanistas hate me for pointing out that they never raise this sorta stink when women are victimized on soaps. People, please! Years ago GH became a show primarily about gang wars and the sordid side of life — a stylistic commitment that sets it apart from all other soaps. Mobsters are heroicized, terrorists are forgiven, and women are disposable possessions. (Saintly hit man Jason recently threatened to kill hi...
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Scoop! Ingo Rademacher will definitely leave General Hospital when his contract expires in May. What's more, TVGuide.com has learned that the role of Jax is being recast. The ABC sudser has sent out a casting call for "Hugo," a handsome bloke in his thirties who speaks with an Australian accent. An extremely reliable source tells me, "Hugo, Schmugo. It's Jax."
The popular Rademacher joined
GH in 1996 as Aussie businessman Jasper "Jax" Jacks and romanced several leading ladies, most memorably
Vanessa Marcil's Brenda. He briefly left in 2000 to star on
Aaron Spelling's blink-and-you-missed-it prime-time soap
Titans, and returned to
GH the following year. The show's rep had no comment on Ingo's latest departure.
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