Why was Tyler Christopher let go from General Hospital?

Tyler Christopher was let go from General Hospital due the conflicts in his contracts negotiations.

Tyler Christopher Baker made his soap opera and “General Hospital” debut in 1996 as Nikolas Cassadine, the adolescent never-before-seen son of Laura Spencer, the show’s most beloved heroine (Genie Francis).

Through the years, fans grew to know both the character and the actor, as he eventually changed his name to Tyler Christopher and continued to play Nikolas on and off for the next two decades.

When it was announced in 2016 that Christopher would be taking a sabbatical from “GH” and Nick Stabile would temporarily take over the character of Nikolas, he had just won the Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor.

According to Soap Opera Digest, contract discussions did not go well in September 2016, and Christopher was fired from the show. When Nikolas was discovered to be alive in 2020, Marcus Coloma took over the role, but now some social media posts have fans wondering if Christopher might be returning to “GH.”