In January 2013, news broke that Alderson and other "One Life to Live" co-stars who had been airing on "General Hospital" were to depart or "at least temporarily exit". "One Life to Live" was in the process of being brought back by Prospect Park's The Online Network, and according to Zap2it, "Prospect Park realizes these three characters could initially help draw fans to the new "One Life" [...] There are ongoing talks between ABC and Prospect Park about the characters returning to General Hospital at some point, which could be fine with Park as they eventually want to go much younger with their soaps." However, it was confirmed that Starr would not appear on either soap opera until a contractual agreement is signed. At the time, Prospect Park owned the rights to all "One Life to Live" characters; "TV Guide" reported that because ABC does not want to risk any further legal disputes with Prospect Park concerning the characters, the only way to avoid such disputes may be to have the former "One Life to Live" actors portray "characters that in no way resemble the current ones" in order to stay on "General Hospital". As a result, Alderson made her final appearance as Starr on "General Hospital" on March 20, 2013. She later returned to the series in May as Kiki Jerome.