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Josslyn's absent father, Jasper Jacks, exited General Hospital's storyline in 2021. Jasper's story arc was cut short when actor Ingo Rademacher left the soap for his anti-vaccine stance during the COVID pandemic. At the time, Jasper was said to be leaving town to pursue a business opportunity in Australia.
Rademacher's Jasper was first seen on General Hospital in 1996. Played by Rademacher intermittently, mostly as a regular cast member, Jasper was briefly portrayed by Gideon Emery in 2008. Rademacher played the character between 1996 and 2013, followed by 2016-2017, and again from 2019 to 2021.
His story arc involved Carly Spencer, Sonny Corinthos, Brenda Barrett, Alexis Davis, Chloe Morgan, Skye Quartermaine and a few more Port Charles residents. A large part of his arc also included his brother Jerry Jacks. However, after 2021, his character was rarely heard of.
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Meanwhile, General Hospital presents the trials and tribulations in Port Charles as other soap characters continue with their relationship dynamics in town.
Revisiting the story of Jasper Jacks on General Hospital
Lois Cerullo asked Jasper Jacks to help her retrieve her company from the Quartermaines' takeover in 1996. However, Jasper, also called Jax, got involved in multiple love triangles. He fell in love with Lois, who was married to Ned. After he met Lois's friend Brenda, the latter cosied up to him to make her boyfriend, Sonny Corinthos, jealous.
However, Jax and Brenda fell in love and married. Soon, Sonny brought Jax's former wife, Miranda, to break them up. Believing Brenda dead after falling off a cliff, Jax fell for Chloe Morgan, a fashion designer. He later teamed up with AJ and Skye Quartermaine, leading to his and Skye's romance.
However, Brenda returned on the night of his marriage to Skye. Torn between Skye's lies and Brenda's betrayal, Jax was forced to leave town right after Brenda left Port Charles. He returned in 2003 to retrieve the five cards that Sam McCall was in pursuit of.
After a brief involvement with Sam, Jax married Sonny's sister, Courtney. However, after Courtney died at childbirth, he and Carly cared for the newborn before learning that Nikolas Cassadine was the father of the baby, Spencer.
Although he and Carly were romantically involved, Carly was forced to marry Sonny to avoid testifying while Jax was away. After returning, he married Carly, and their marriage survived various ups and downs, including infidelities and betrayals. He also faced issues due to his brother Jerry Jacks and Carly's son, Michael Corinthos.
Although Carly lost her first baby with Jax, their second baby, Josslyn, survived the dire conditions. Later, Carly and Jax separated, but Josslyn's kidney cancer brought her parents together. While she survived with a kidney donated by the brain-dead Jake Spencer, her subsequent health issues kept Jax around his former family.
Although Carly Spencer served him divorce papers, Jax's on-and-off involvement with Brenda left him uncertain. Work took Jax out of town, and he returned intermittently. He created a fund for his daughter with inherited money when his mother died.
In 2021, he told Josslyn and her mother that he was following a business transaction to Sydney. He warned that Port Charles residents may never hear from him after he lands in Australia. With this, Jasper Jacks's story arc came to an abrupt end on General Hospital.
Is Jasper Jax likely to return to General Hospital?
As mentioned before, Ingo Rademacher left GH after he failed to comply with the show and the channel's COVID guidelines. At the time, both Rademacher and Steve Burton, who plays Jason Morgan, were let go from the show. This prompted Rademacher to sue the channel, citing disability, religious, and political discrimination.
Post-pandemic, Burton was reinstated in his role, while Rademacher lost the legal fight. After Burton's rehiring, Rademacher reopened his lawsuit and is currently fighting ABC. As such, he is not likely to return to the soap. Moreover, there is no news of a recast for Jax.
Meanwhile, General Hospital is available for its fans on ABC every weekday.
