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I agree with @TEdgeofNightfrom this angle, either promote your show or don't, but to use an interview to air personal grievances, feels unprofessional. 

There are teams of people who rely on the production for their livelihood, and putting the popularity of your own story above the needs of others, feels like poor form.

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I've always gotten the sense BF was arrogant, but moreso a few years ago.   He seems a bit more chill now, but I never forgot his social media rant about how great it was that both him and Marci Miller were nominated for Lead Actor/Actress and how rare that is for young people on Days.  Considering there are only four soaps left I wasn't that impressed.   IIRC, he really was defending MM and her haters and it was probably a nice gesture.  It just came off very arrogant.

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And where was his outrage when his female co-stars were being asked to take paycuts and being harassed?  If an actor feels that they have to complain to the press, at least make it about a larger issue than a temporary plot contrivance.  Because while he's blaming for the writer for not focusing on the character of Abby, did he ever consider whether his scene partner wanted to settle for less money than him?

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To me, Tony Geary was just as offensive.  He literally became a star off the back of his 19-year-old co-star.  Yet, he never spoke out, over more than thirty years, about her mistreatment by production and the network.  The only times he came forward to speak his mind is when his middle-aged, balding, blowhard character lost his edge. 

Accepting the opinions of these hacks about the writing that has kept them employed long beyond their sell-by date, while their female costars are being under-compensated and harassed, is way off. 

And blaming the creativity of the writer, when the production could not accommodate the professional desires of Ms. Miller to go off contract, probably because she wasn't being paid the same rate as her male peers, feels like a selfish distortion of the truth. 

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It's quite true that Tony Geary offended me. He had the audacity to object to their being stage directions in his scripts. To his way of thinking, he, the almighty actor that he seems to think he is, is the be-all and end-all, the absolute final arbiter of what he would be doing onscreen. Apparently the script should be the words he was to say, that alone, and NO MORE. And, of course, he is quick to point out that he negotiated to be able to change those very words, giving up money in favor of this creative autonomy. I could not help thinking what an amazing career soaps had afforded him and yet, he shows absolutely no appreciation for the genre in any way. He started out many years ago saying he hated soaps & apparently after a lifetime doing them & only them, he still despises them. As one who is an avid fan, I feel insulted. So if you ever find yourself in the position of writing a script for Mr. Geary, remember, do not tell him to move or to pick something up. Just words, please. 

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The fact that there are other stories that obviously help GH's ratings isn't really my point.  Tony Geary/Luke is just a much bigger actor/character than Billy Flynn/Chad #2.  I am not defending either of them.  I just think Tony Geary at least has enough experience and hardware to back up his opinions even if I don't agree with his takes.  Billy Flynn and Tony Geary will never be on the same level popularity or recognition wise.  It's just the way it is in 2024.

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