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Thomas "TJ" Ashford, Jr. is a fictional character from the long running ABC daytime soap opera, ''General Hospital''. The role was originated in 2012 by Krys Meyer when TJ was introduced as the troubled teenage son of Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore)'s deceased best friend, Tommy, whom Shawn had killed in combat. The rebellious teenager attracts the attention of the good girl Molly Lansing (Haley Pullos). The two start dating in secret and Molly's mother Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) initially disapproves of the romance but she and Shawn eventually let the teens continue to see each other. In 2013, the couple splits because of TJ's jealousy over Molly's friendship with Rafe Kovich (Jimmy Deshler). After Rafe's interference and TJ's one-night-stand with Taylor DuBois (Samantha Logan), the couple reconciles. In 2014, TJ's estranged mother Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) arrives and TJ starts college in the fall. He struggles to rebuild his relationship with Jordan and eventually does but disapproves of her lying to him. ==Storylines== TJ Ashford (Krys Meyer) travels to Port Charles from Baltimore, Maryland on Shawn Butler (Sean Blakemore)'s doorstep when his mother sends him away having decided she can't handle raising him. He is given the choice of living with Shawn or attending military school. At first, Shawn is reluctant to take him in until TJ reminds Shawn of his part in his father Tommy's death. Shawn moves TJ in with him at Kelly's Diner and enrolls him in Port Charles High where he befriends Molly Lansing (Haley Pullos). Molly offers to tutor TJ when she realizes he has trouble reading. Later TJ is arrested for stealing a car and joyriding and Molly's mother attorney Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) manages to get the charges dropped. Shawn thinks Molly will be a good influence on TJ and encourages them to spend time together. In exchange for tutoring him, TJ agrees to help Molly make more friends by creating a fake social media account for her and he also throws a wild party which ends with Molly's house being destroyed and her passing out from alcohol poisoning. TJ admits to throwing the party without her knowledge and Alexis forbids them from seeing each other. However, TJ and Molly start dating in secret after the party in February 2012. In the summer of 2012, Molly and TJ's secret romance is discovered her by sister Kristina (Lindsey Morgan) but Molly convinces her to keep quiet. However, Alexis finds out the truth on the 4th of July and bans them from seeing one another again. In the summer of 2012, Molly and TJ's secret romance is discovered her by sister Kristina (Lindsey Morgan) but Molly convinces her to keep quiet. However, Alexis discovers the truth on the 4th of July when she discovers TJ half naked in Molly's bedroom. Though TJ was changing so he and Molly could spend the day at the lake swimming. After much begging, and Shawn's support, TJ and Molly get their parents' blessing to continue seeing each other. When TJ (Tequan Richmond) and Molly are faced with death when the town's water supply is poisoned, they make a bucket list and contemplate making love for the first time. TJ celebrates with Molly when she writes her own novel but her book is stolen by Connie Falconeri (Kelly Sullivan). TJ tries but fails to get the book back. In 2013, TJ gets jealous when Molly befriends Rafe Kovich (Jimmy Deshler) though she insist they are just friends. TJ disapproves when Molly helps Rafe escape police custody and hides him at her house. TJ makes plans to ask Molly to prom but she confesses that Rafe kissed her. TJ confronts Rafe and punches him warning him to stay away from Molly and Molly breaks up with him because he doesn't trust her. TJ finds comfort with his new prom date Taylor DuBois (Samantha Logan) and they sleep together. TJ immediately regrets the decision and wants to reconcile with Molly but those plans are derailed when Taylor reveals that they slept together. Fortunately, Molly eventually forgives TJ and they reunite in September 2013. When the duo celebrates the sequel to her first book, Molly forgets that she dedicated it to Rafe when she and TJ were broken up. Though TJ understands the situation, Molly rewrites the dedication for him. Rafe and Taylor unsucessfuly scheme to break them up. Meanwhile, Shawn's job in organized crime breaks up his relationship with Alexis and TJ is dragged into when he is taken hostage by Carlos Rivera (Jeffrey Vincent Parise). TJ witnesses Morgan Corinthos (Bryan Craig) accidentally shoot Max Giambetti and is questioned by the police after Shawn rescues him. Shawn's boss and Molly's uncle Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) realizes that TJ might be a target for rival mob family, the Jeromes, they consider having him leave town only for police commissioner Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) to bring him in for questioning. When the Jerome family makes threats against TJ, Shawn contacts his mother because he wants to send TJ back home to keep him safe. While the threats to his safety lessen, TJ's mom Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) comes to Port Charles to be near her son in 2014. It is later revealed that Rafe tipped the police off about TJ witnessing the shooting. In the spring of 2014, TJ is accepted to Port Charles University and the proud mom buys him a new car. When TJ and Molly decide to make love for the first time, Rafe informs Alexis of their plans and she catches them in a hotel room together. TJ is shocked when Jordan is arrested for drug trafficking working for the Jeromes and learns that she only sent him to live with Shawn because she was in prison. Later, when TJ discovers Rafe doing drugs and warns him to quit, Rafe taunts TJ about Jordan's criminal history and punches him. In July 2014, Rafe and Molly are involved in a car wreck and despite his feelings, TJ supports Molly when Rafe passes away. Though TJ disapproves of their profession, he is relieved when Jordan starts working with Shawn. In January 2015, TJ is shocked when Jordan and Shawn suddenly confess that Shawn killing Tommy was actually in self defense. Tommy had discovered Shawn and Jordan's affair tried to kill Shawn. TJ is relieved to know that Tommy is indeed his biological father. Later, Shawn and Jordan's boss Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan) offers to cover TJ's college tuition as payment for Jordan's loyalty. In May 2015, TJ is furious when Shawn is arrested by Jordan herself who admits to being an undercover cop. TJ is devastated when Shawn is sent to prison realizing he's lost the only stable parent he's ever had. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TJ Ashford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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