"Call it what you will… retaliation at it [sic] finest," Monaco wrote on Instagram in a since-deleted comment Kelly Monaco is speaking out about her departure from General Hospital. In August, PEOPLE confirmed that Monaco,

It’s been a little more than a month since word leaked that General Hospital had let go Kelly Monaco and was killing off Sam McCall this fall, and at last, the actress has broken her silence on the matter.

The response was made on a post about Monaco’s former costar Greg Vaughan, who played Lucky Spencer on the soap, as he showed support for Monaco following her sudden departure after years. “‘No primary role’… do your homework,” Monaco began.

General Hospital said goodbye to Kelly Monaco after nearly 21 years as Sam McCall. Actually, the ABC soap fired the veteran soap actress. Kelly hasn’t said much since the news broke, but her huge fan base has always had her back.

Many viewers miss seeing Finn wandering the halls of General Hospital but before Michael Easton landed the role on the ABC soap, he stole hearts as John on One Life to Live. The actor was recently reminded of his Llanview role when “someone was kind enough” to send him a clip of John’s arrival in

This moment is a difficult one, but knowing that she has had such an incredible, devoted fan base has given her strength,” Kelly Monaco’s mom said.

Just a few days shy of her 21st anniversary as General Hospital's Sam McCall, Kelly Monaco has wrapped her run as the beloved Port Charles heroine.

We’re not sure whether we’re relieved that the news leaked that General Hospital was killing off Sam — so we could brace ourselves — or sorry that it did — because now we’re watching Kelly Monaco’s last episodes with a sense of dread.