The Bold and the Beautiful spoilers: Carter sues, Hope wins control of Forrester Creations?

Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) in The Bold and the Beautiful
(Image credit: CBS)

Hostile workplace lawsuits are costly things, and when there’s a documented history of harassment it can lead to a heavy payout. Carter keeps vowing to protect Hope on The Bold and the Beautiful, so what if the protective lawyer files a massive lawsuit that ultimately gives Hope control of Forrester Creations?

Given how much workplace harassment training employees have to go through, I have to say that I’m always stunned when Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) threatens Hope (Annika Noelle) on The Bold and the Beautiful. She’s done it for so long, and she doesn’t care who knows about it.

Things might be changing now that Hope and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) are an item. Carter, Forrester Creations’ COO, is a lawyer and financial guru, so there’s no question that in planning his revenge against the company, he knows how much Steffy’s threats could potentially cost. What’s more is that he knows Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) is also aware of them, and as Forrester’s co-CEO he has a duty to step in to protect his employees.

Yes, Hope crossed a line with Steffy’s husband, but Steffy’s relentless attacks on Hope around the office are technically illegal given that she has created a hostile work environment. If it goes to court, a judge could find Hope’s firing to be illegal, too, and in awarding damages to Hope it’s possible that Hope could walk away with a majority stake in the company.

It sounds like a stretch, but it’s entirely possible. Carter knows what he’s doing, and he knows that there are enough people who were aware of what Steffy was doing but turned a blind eye to it. Taylor (Rebecca Budig) even encouraged it, and she’s not even an employee of the company in the first place.

We’re not saying that Steffy was wrong in her belief that Hope needs to stay away from her husband, but lately, it really looks like Steffy’s decisions have been guided by grudges and rivalries and that’s not good for business. And in this case, we think it could prove costly if Steffy finds herself booted from the co-CEO position because of those decisions.

The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays on CBS and the following day on Paramount Plus. Check your local listings to see when it comes on where you are.

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Sarabeth Pollock
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Sarabeth joined the What to Watch team in May 2022. An avid TV and movie fan, her perennial favorites are The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, true crime documentaries on Netflix and anything from Passionflix. You’ve Got Mail, Ocean's Eleven and Signs are movies that she can watch all day long. She's also a huge baseball fan, and hockey is a new favorite.  

When she's not working, Sarabeth hosts the My Nights Are Booked Podcast and a blog dedicated to books and interviews with authors and actors. She also published her first novel, Once Upon an Interview, in 2022.