{"id":2508839,"date":"2026-07-20T02:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2508839"},"modified":"2026-07-20T02:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:02:52","slug":"kirsten-storms-statement-about-daughter-amid-custody-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kirsten-storms-statement-about-daughter-amid-custody-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirsten Storms\u2019 Statement About Daughter Amid Custody Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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General Hospital<\/em><\/a> alum Kirsten Storms<\/strong> has issued a public statement about her daughter amid an ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Brandon Barash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease remember that we are people who are divorced and have a child,\u201d Storms, 42, wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Sunday, July 19. \u201cI appreciate the supportive comments, but now that my daughter is of the age where she will Google her name while riding the bus to school, I\u2019m asking that the speculation on this issue please stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actress, who split from former costar Barash, 46, in 2016, attracted headlines in April after her ex filed an emergency restraining order<\/a> against her, per legal documents obtained by Us<\/em> at the time. The documents showed that Barash also filed<\/a> for custody of their daughter, Harper Rose, 12, in December 2025. (Prior to the filing, the former couple coparented their child, relocating from California to Tennessee in 2025.)<\/p>\n

Storms\u2019 Instagram post also discussed the profound impact that Harper has had on her life. \u201cI had Harper, and how I viewed every single thing in life shifted. I swear I\u2019m not going to continue to bring up my medical situation (I\u2019ll make jokes and it will be awkward), but until I began to understand how precious time is and how what we prioritize becomes ALL we have, there was never a thought that my life would ever change,\u201d she continued, referencing the 2021 brain cyst, 2025 brain aneurysm<\/a> and subsequent treatments she\u2019s undergone over the years.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tKirsten Storms and Brandon Barash met on the set of General Hospital, eventually sparking a real-life romance. Storms began playing Maxie Jones on and off in 2005, while Barash brought Johnny Zacchara to life from 2007 to 2013. The pair kept their offscreen romance private until August 2013, when news broke that they had secretly [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The actress also took the opportunity to comment on her current relationship with Barash. \u201cI will briefly acknowledge that there is an ongoing situation with Brandon that will be getting sorted out (soon hopefully),\u201d Storms wrote. \u201cI would appreciate (and encourage) for people \u2026 not to worry about me, or think there is something larger going on, other than 2 ex-spouses dealing with a \u201cdisagreement\u201d that WILL be resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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