Out of nowhere, long-running General Hospital vet, Kin Shriner, shared on his Twitter account Tuesday morning that the soap opera which he has called home, on and off for 45 years, has written him off the show.

That would mean, coming up in story, Shriner’s Port Charles alter-ego, Scott Baldwin is somehow exiting the canvas.

In his tweet, Shriner expressed: “I just found out Scotty was written out, I thank U General Hospital fans for decades of supporting me!”

Many are finding this hard to believe, in part, because back in December of 2021 Shriner tweeted, “Scotty’s run is done, so heading to Florida to ride Vespa around the tropics!”  Eventually, Kin was back at GH.

The last long period of time that Kin was away from GH was a five-year absence until Scott was back in Port Charles in February of 2013.

No word yet from the show itself, confirming the news put out by Shriner.  If this is all said and done, we firmly believe Scott will have to come to Port Charles at some point.

Shriner remains one of the all-time favorites of the iconic soap opera currently celebrating its 60th year on the air.

So, what do you think about Kin stating that he is being written off of GH? Comment below.

I just found out Scotty @GeneralHospital was written out I thank u @GeneralHospital fans for decades of supporting me !!

— Kin Shriner (@kinshriner) May 17, 2023

General Hospital favorite, Haley Pullos (Molly Lansing-Davis) told Soap Opera Digest last week, via a statement, that she was taking a break from taping new episodes at the ABC daytime drama, because she was recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident.

However, news this morning from TMZ, indicates there was much more to the story. Now, it turns out, Pullos was arrested for a felony DUI after allegedly causing a major freeway crash.

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced on Tuesday, that the 50th annual Daytime Emmy Awards scheduled for Friday night, June 16th, and the Creative Arts & Lifestyle Awards scheduled for Saturday night, June 17th have been postponed.

Due to the WGA Writers strike, the ceremonies have been put on hold until a resolution to the strike between the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers can be reached.  The 50th annual Daytime Emmys were to air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Courtesy/NATAS

In a statement, NATAS President and CEO, Adam Sharp revealed: “The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards planned for Friday June 16 on CBS is postponed due to the WGA strike.  In addition, the Creative Arts & Lifestyle ceremony, planned for Saturday, June 17, has been postponed pending a strike resolution. We look forward to our community gathering together as one to celebrate our Golden Anniversary and all of the talented nominees and honorees at a later date.”

This is not the first award show to be affected by the writers strike, as the Tony Awards went from being postponed to now moving forward with an unscripted televised broadcast on CBS as announced on Tuesday.

Originally, the Tony Awards Management Committee asked the WGA for a waiver last week, but received a denial.  In an appeal on Monday, the union said they would not grant the scheduled June 11th ceremony a waiver or exception, but would not picket the ceremonies.

On Tuesday morning, on learning the Tony telecast is moving forward, the writers guild said in a statement: “Responsibility for having to make changes to the format of the 2023 Tony Awards rests squarely on the shoulders of Paramount/CBS and their allies. They continue to refuse to negotiate a fair contract for the writers represented by the WGA.”

The Daytime Emmys were ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary and recognize some of television’s big anniversaries including General Hospital’s 60th, Y&R’s 50th and more.  GH leads all nominations with 19.

So, what do you think about the postponement of the 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards? Glad to know that NATAS is standing with the the writers on this one? Comment below.