Chad Duell is scrubbing out from General Hospital. Duell, who has played Michael Corinthos on the ABC soap since 2010, announced he would be leaving the series in an Instagram post on Saturday. (A source has confirmed his exit to TVLine.) “After many incredible years with General Hospital, I’ve decided to step away from the …

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."