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Rick Springfield is back on General Hospital. The singer is, once again, portraying Dr. Noah Drake and rock star Eli Love.

As TV Guide reports, the latter turns out to be a major ageist pig. Eli will perform a concert in Port Charles on July 29 and he'll deny to the press that he's dating his ladylove Anna (Finola Hughes, pictured with him here). The reason?

Her daughter, Robin (Kimberly McCullough), is pregnant.

"Eli is afraid it'll do damage to his career to be seen hanging out with a grandma — what will his young fans think?" Springfield said. "It was a hard thing for me to play because it's such a jerky thing to do."

He couldn't get away with this in real life.

"Are you kidding? My fans would never put up with that," the actor/singer said. "A lot of them are grandmas!"

There's a lot going down next week on General Hospital. Here's a look at immediate future happenings...

• Jax does the best he can to distance himself from Carly.

• Jason (Steve Burton, pictured) is furious to learn what Sonny has been doing.

• Ric questions Claudia.

• Lulu is haunted by visions of Logan.

Maurice Benard, whose contract is soon up for renewal on General Hospital, recently brought up concerns about the direction of his character on the series.

Benard told Soap Opra Weekly: "If I re-sign, I need to know what's gonna happen after I re-sign."

Should General Hospital fans be worried about losing Benard?

Florian Klein is about to enter the world of General Hospital.

he German native will make his debut on the August 6 episode of the show. Look for him to appear as a mysterious member of Port Charles’ Russian drug mafia.

"I don’t speak a word of Russian," said Klein (pictured), "But that’s why they call it Acting." He continues, "I have a dialect coach from Russia who helps me with the accent. Plus, Russian or German – we’re both used to playing the villains."

Without giving away too much, here's what fans can look forward to on next week's General Hospital.

• Johnny and Lulu go on the run.

• Claudia turns to Spinelli (Bradford Anderson, pictured) for help.

• Claudia tries to blackmail Sonny (Maurice Benard).

• Maxie takes issue with Dr. Matt Hunter.

Genie Francis will return to General Hospital in August for what is slated to be a short-term guest-starring stint.

Viewers will recall that the actress returned briefly in 2006; that return actually helped Francis win her first Daytime Emmy Award. Francis appears happy to be returning to her on-screen family.

"This is a short visit," Francis said in a statement. "It's a mother-daughter story. Years ago when I started playing the character as a 14-year-old girl, it was a mother-daughter story, only I was the daughter. So it's kinda cool this is full circle. It's nice to come back for visits. General Hospital is my home."

Let's go over a few General Hospital spoilers for next week...

• Jason makes a promise to Lulu.

• Maxie confesses everything to Spinelli (Bradford Anderson ).

• Johnny (Brandon Barash) is arrested for Logan’s murder.

• Sonny questions his relationship with Kate.

According to Soap Opera Network, two new roles have been cast on General Hospital.

Beginning on July 23, look for actors (pictured) and Kristin Herrera to join the series in the recurring roles of Sal and Lourdes. These characters will have a connection to Johnny (Brandon Barash) and Lulu (Julie Berman).

Rolando Molina is coming to General Hospital.

We'll have more on this story line as news breaks.

On General Hospital this week, it's lights out for Logan.

Does actor Josh Duhon, who spoke with Soap Opera Digest about his exit, have any regrets about his time on the show?

"The only thing I'm really disappointed with was that the Logan/Scotty relationship was never [fully] developed," he told the publication.

Josh Duhon's run on General Hospital has come to an end.

On the next few episodes of General Hospital, here's what fans can look forward to...

• Patrick throws himself at Robin.

• Several parties try to cover up the killing of Logan.

• Carly (Laura Wright, pictured) aims for Kate.