General Hospital star Steve Burton files for DIVORCE from wife after claims she’s expecting a baby with another man
GENERAL Hospital star Steve Burton has filed for DIVORCE from his wife.
This comes amid her wild cheating scandal involving claims she’s expecting a baby with another man.
Steve, 51, has been married to Sheree Gustin since January of 1999.
The couple shares three children: Makena, 18, Jack, 16 and Brooklyn, 7.
As TMZ reported on July 11th, 2022 Steve filed documents to legally split from his now-pregnant wife – but he previously accused that it wasn’t his baby.
According to the documents obtained by TMZ, Steve listed March 1st as the date of separation and cited “irreconcilable differences.”
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Things got dramatic for the soap opera star in May.
Indeed, he accused his wife of being pregnant with another man’s child.
Steve, who played Jason Morgan on-and-off since 1991, revealed the news in an emotional text note on Instagram.
He is seeking joint legal and physical custody of his kids.
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Steve wrote: “I wanted to clear something up.”
“Sheree and I are separated.”
“She recently announced that she’s expecting her fourth child.
“The child is not mine.”
“We are still co-parenting our three beautiful kids.”
“We would appreciate privacy at this time. Much luv, Steve.”
‘HEARTBREAKING’
Sheree has not spoken out on the accusations – her last Instagram post saw her posing in a one-piece bathing suit on the beach.
One person commented before replies were turned off: “That’s sad you cheated…..we respected you but you can’t even respect your own husband. Sick.”
Another added: “Heartbreaking. You and Steve have such a beautiful family.”
A third fan claimed: “Babies are ALWAYS reason to celebrate. However, I’m disappointed in the infidelity. I can’t continue to follow.”
And one fan wrote, “Change your last name. You don’t deserve Steve’s!”
Today Sheree did however share a cryptic Instagram Story asking followers to “tag someone who is working hard.”
Per her Instagram, she is a fitness coach.
STEVE’S TIME ON TV
In 1998, Steve won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Aside from his time on the soap opera, he has appeared in various films, television shows, and video games.
He’s also had roles in sci-fi miniseries Taken, as well as 2001’s The Last Castle.
Steve is a voice actor for the Kingdom Hearts video game franchise, as well as the Final Fantasy franchise.
In 2012, Burton left his position at General Hospital and began a run on fellow soap, The Young and the Restless. He portrayed Dylan McAvoy on the show until 2016, earning another Daytime Emmy Award.
He returned to his position on General Hospital the following year, in June of 2017.
In 2021, the actor confirmed he has been fired from the show for his anti-vax stance.
Alongside a video of him explaining why he’d been fired, Burton wrote “Hey! I wanted you to hear it from me. I love and appreciate all of you!”
“I wanted you to hear it from me personally,” he said in a video to Instagram.
“Unfortunately, General Hospital has let me go because of the vaccine mandate. I did apply for my medical and religious exemptions, and both of those were denied. Which, you know, hurts. But this is also about personal freedom to me.”
According to Celebrity Net Worth, he has an estimated net worth of around $3million.
‘CHAOS IN HIS LIFE’
A source told People on the TV star’s tumult having also been fired, “Their lives were changed when he went through some upheaval and anger over what he considered his freedoms being in jeopardy.”
“He had to leave a show that he loved, which caused chaos in his life.”
The insider said Sheree had become “unhappy” leading up to the split and was looking for “something more.”
“Their lives have been in the coasting stage for a while,” the source added. “After a long marriage, it’s not that unusual.”
On his wild earlier Instagram message, the source added, “It was very strange for someone like Steve to announce this publicly, but the marriage has been just coexisting for a while.”