After decades of silence, Genie Francis, the iconic actress behind General Hospital's Laura Spencer, has finally spoken out about the controversial rape scene that has haunted both her character and the soap opera for over 40 years. The moment, which aired in 1979 and was intended to kickstart a love story between Laura and Luke Spencer, has been a topic of intense scrutiny.
The storyline that launched Luke and Laura into supercouple status began with one of the most disturbing plotlines in soap opera history: Luke raping Laura.
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