Maurice Benard Slammed For Post About Kelly Monaco’s Firing

Maurice Benard/Credit: YouTube

GH star Maurice Benard came under fire from fans of the show for his social media post about co-star Kelly Monaco’s firing. Keep reading to find out why fans are upset about what he said.

Kelly Monaco Let Go From GH After 21 Years

General Hospital fans are still reeling from the news that Kelly Monaco was let go from the show. She played Sam McCall on the ABC daytime drama since 2003. There’s a big storyline coming up with Lulu Spencer waking up from her coma to find that her ex-husband, Dante, has moved on with Sam.

But viewers won’t see that story play out. The show reportedly plans to kill Sam and donate her liver to save Lulu. The nature of Sam’s exit or Kelly Monaco’s final air date has yet to be revealed.

Kelly Monaco as Sam McCall/Credit: YouTube
Kelly Monaco as Sam McCall/Credit: YouTube

But multiple outlets reported that the actress was blindsided by the show firing her after 21 years. Her co-star Steve Burton said that the whole situation “sucks.”

Maurice Benard Slammed For Post About Kelly Monaco’s Firing

Kelly Monaco fans have been fighting to get the soap to change their mind about firing the actress. Maurice Benard took to Twitter to break his silence over his co-star’s firing. Longtime fans may recall that Sam and Sonny have a long history and were once in a romantic relationship.

He wrote that Kelly Monaco is a talented actress who will likely land on her feet. “Every time someone leaves a show, I always believe something great is going to come,” he wrote. Maurice Benard is one of the most popular actors on GH. It’s rare for fans to disagree with him.

But his tweet received many negative comments on his thoughts on Kelly Monaco’s firing. Laura Wright reweeted his tweet and shared her own thoughts that leaving the show is an “incredible opportunity” for her co-star. Both Maurice and Laura were roasted by fans for their take on the unexpected firing.

Credit: Twitter
Credit: Twitter
  • She was fired there’s a difference between leaving on your own and being blindsided
  • She didn’t deserve it and especially to be blindsided by her character being killed off sorry but we stand with Kelly
  • She isn’t leaving a show, she is being fired. Big difference. You 2 were major story for years. I expected more support from you.
  • It’s easy to say that in your position, Frank loves you (& Laura).
  • Expect more from you! You left and came back at will, and Kelly has stayed loyal to the show for 21 years! She was fired for no reason, and you and LW should show some solidarity for her, shameful.

Do you agree that Laura Wright and Maurice Benard should show more solidarity with their fired co-star?

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5 Comments

  1. Sad that Kelly is leaving! So many other bad story lines. I Just ff past them. Loved Finn, Kelly and now Cody and Sasha. Not a fan of Cameron or Alexis but I skip those stories. Too much hate from the media..If it goes political I’m done. No biggie.. it’s just a soap opera..

  2. This firing of Kelly Monaco is disgraceful! She has been on the front burner for many years, your writers could have done a better job with her current storyline. Get with the program FV before your show gets cancelled.and bring back Emme Rylan!

  3. Laura Wright and Maurice should be ashamed of themselves they should be fighting to keep her on the show It should be a boycott against
    General Hospital
    If they get rid of Sam , I wonder how would General Hospital feel If everybody stop watching General Hospital under protest because we get tired of them getting rid of characters that we like why don’t they get rid of the writers and bring back the writers that they have back in the ’70s and ’80s that they still exist cuz they wrote better storylines than the writers today the writers today they suck keep Sam on the show she was more loyal on the show than the rest of them who kept going and coming back going and coming back she never really left y’all make it look like loyalty don’t pay y’all use up these actors and actresses and then y’all throw them away like trash shame on your if y’all had a brought back the original Nicholas he probably would have still been alive in the original Drew I wouldn’t be surprised If
    General Hospital caused them to go through their troubles

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