Duell's exit comes after PEOPLE reported in August that Kelly Monaco would be leaving General Hospital. In an October episode, her character Sam McCall was killed off, and Monaco alleged in a since-deleted comment on Soap Hub' s Instagram in October that her exit from the show was "retaliation."

Chad Duell, who has played Michael Corinthos on “General Hospital” since 2010, is exiting the ABC soap opera. Duell announced the news in an Instagram post on Saturday, writing, “After many incredible years with ‘General Hospital,

Chad Duell has announced he is departing from ABC sudser General Hospital. The actor, who has portrayed Michael Corinthos on the soap since 2010, made a post on Instagram today sharing that he felt it was the “right time” in his life to exit.