Crimson Magazine

Crimson Magazine office

***Crimson* magazine** is a top-of-the-line fashion magazine run by Maxie Jones.

They are continually one of the sponsors of the annual Nurses Ball charity event.

## Background

***Crimson*** is a fashion magazine which was originally run by Connie Falconeri, who was formerly known as Kate Howard. In 2007, Jasper Jacks helped Kate get the magazine off the ground by housing *Crimson* at the Metro Court Hotel and becoming a major investor. Kate hired Maxie Jones as her first assistant, and Lulu Spencer as her second assistant. When Kate was shot, Maxie temporarily took over for her as the top dog at the magazine.

In December 2008, Kate held a party at the skyline restaurant to commemorate the re-launch of *Crimson* under Kate's name. During the party, after giving Carly the same dress that Kate had on, Lulu and Maxie were almost fired. But due to Jax having controlling interest, he prevented the event from taking place. In May 2009, it was revealed that new designs from *Crimson* were being leaked to *Couture*, Kate's former magazine now being run by Giselle May. After Damian Spinelli investigated closely, Clarice Bennett was fired from *Crimson* for her betrayal; but on further inspection, the culprit was revealed to be Kate herself.

In 2011, Lulu left *Crimson*, only later to return. In 2012, Maxie left *Crimson* when she was sentenced to 20 years in jail. Maxie was later released from jail. Kate then left *Crimson* in 2012 due to a mental illness and being confined to Shadybrook, but was later released.

## Manning Enterprises

In June of 2012, Todd Manning bought out Lux Corp., to whom Kate had sold the magazine in 2009. Todd bought the company and renamed it Manning Enterprises. Todd also bought out Pres Floyd's newspaper *The Port Charles Press* and renamed it *The Sun*. Manning Enterprises also owned a sports publication and two publishing houses. ME also owned a cable television franchise, but in August of 2012, Todd sold it to Jerry Jacks, who approached him using the alias "James Craig." Jerry then took to the airwaves to inform the city that he had poisoned the water supply. Sam Morgan obtained a job as Todd's assistant so that she could secretly investigate his involvement with Heather Webber, but Todd fired her after realizing her scheme. Manning Enterprises was the sister company of Llanview, Pennsylvania -based Lord Enterprises, which Todd co-owns with his sister Victoria Lord. Kate's alternate personality, Connie Zacchara, later forced Todd to give her her job back at *Crimson* and in March 2013, Todd moved back to Llanview leaving Connie as owner once more.

In December of 2012, T.J. Ashford and Molly Lansing obtained internships at *Crimson* in order to investigate Connie for stealing the manuscript of Molly's book, *Love in Maine*.

## Connie's End and New Ownership

In August 2013, Julian Jerome comes to town under the alias of *Derek Wells* and buys the parent company. "Derek" then orders Connie to find a major front-page story to publish in *The Port Charles Press* (which he also controls) or she and numerous other of employees will be fired. Connie finds out about Ava Jerome's scheme of falsely identifying her daughter Kiki Jerome as a Quartermaine and uses the scandal as the front page story. Connie is then shot and killed in her *Crimson* office on the night of August 23rd. The killer was revealed to be Ava, although A.J. Quartermaine was the main suspect.

In 2015, Julian leaves the mob and starts a new company called *Derek Wells Media*. Dillon Quartermaine was hired as a photographer.

In 2017, it was revealed that *Derek Wells Media* still owns Crimson and signs off on its budget but Maxie controls the magazine. Julian later sells *Derek Wells Media* to his daughter Sam McCall and Drew Cain who rename it *Aurora Media*. Following Sam and Drew's divorce Sam decided to step down and Drew later sold 50 percent of *Aurora Media* to Jasper Jacks making him co-owner.

On June 29, 2021, the company launches a collaboration with **Deception**, for the "Year of the Mother/Face of Conception" campaign. Valentin convinced Lucy to hire Brook Lynn on, this time as social media manager.

## Metro Court

*Crimson* is located inside the Metro Court, a hotel currently co-owned by Carly Corinthos and Olivia Falconeri. It is located at 1420 Quartz Lane, Port Charles, New York. It was built by Jasper Jacks on the former site of the Port Charles Hotel, which was destroyed in a fire in 2004, and named after his then-fiancée, the late Courtney Matthews. It is one of many companies onsite in the hotel.

## Employees

**Bold** denotes current employees

* Administrators
* Personnel
* Lulu Spencer
* Maxie Jones

* **Jasper Jacks** (Co-owner of Aurora Media)
* **Drew Cain** (Co-owner and CEO of Aurora Media)
* **Sam McCall** (Co-owner and CEO of Aurora Media)
* **Connie Falconeri** (Editor-in-Chief)
* Hayden Barnes (former Chief Financial Officer)
* **Maxie Jones** (former Creative Director and Owner)
* Todd Manning (former owner)
* Julian Jerome (former owner and publisher - as "Derek Wells")

- Nelle Benson (former assistant)

- Clarice Bennett (former assistant)

- T.J. Ashford (former intern)

- Molly Lansing (former intern)

- Sam McCall (former assistant)

- Lulu Spencer (former assistant)

- **Dillon Quartermaine** photographer

- Claudette Beaulieu (former graphic designer)

- Curtis Ashford (former security)

Lulu Spencer started as the second assistant to Connie / Kate. As a favor to her cousin Carly, Lulu begins to work as an assistant to Kate Howard, who is launching a magazine with Jax. Lulu also discovers that Maxie is an assistant for Kate. However, after quitting Crimson, abandoning the Haunted Star and vowing to no longer devote herself to healing the Spencers, Lulu suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. Lulu never ends going back to Crimson, but rather becomes Chief Investigative Reporter at The Invader.

Maxie Jones started as a Junior Editor / first assistant to Connie / Kate. She was later an Executive fashion editor.

After the crisis at General Hospital, Maxie returns to work at *Crimson*. Kate hires Johnny to go on publicized dates with Maxie in order to stimulate press for *Crimson* that neither Spinelli nor Lulu liked. It is revealed that they had both been kissing and Johnny had cheated on Lulu.

The new integrated Connie Falconeri hires Maxie back to Crimson.  However on her first day of work, she is more concerned with keeping her personal secrets hidden than going to work.  She throws a fit when she finds lab technician Ellie Trout looking through confidential medical files and she spends a considerable amount of time at The Floating Rib discussing the situation involving Lulu Spencer running away from the hospital. She finally goes back to Crimson and is able to regain her job. She also feels her daughter move for the first time while talking to the newly-fired replacement of Maxie.

During this time Maxie starts running her own fashion magazine, M.

Maxie was rehired in late 2017 and she is now executive fashion editor. She is also the new owner of Crimson.