Why is ingo leaving gh

But lately, the actor has become something of a lightning rod for controversy. When the production company behind "General Hospital" issued a vaccine mandate for its stars, the actor publicly protested the requirement per The Wrap.

Via Deadline , he referred to those who subsequently called for his firing "morons" and "dictators. Over the weekend, the actor reposted a tweet from podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey as part of an Instagram story that compared the politics of trans politician Rachel Levine, the U. He has been a regular on the daytime medical drama for 25 of its 59 seasons and has appeared in a total of 1, episodes.

The actor's sudden departure also comes amid backlash to transphobic comments and anti-vax beliefs Rademacher shared online over the weekend. On Sunday, Rademacher shared a photo of himself on Instagram with the caption: "I will stand with you to fight for medical freedom," adding the hashtags medicalfreedom and coersionnotconsent.

Over the weekend Rademacher also shared a transphobic meme mocking and misgendering Dr. Rachel Levine , who was recently sworn in as the nation's first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the eight uniformed services, calling Levine a "dude. Rademacher addressed the now-deleted transphobic social media post in his Instagram video on Monday saying "I don't think either that it's okay to call a transgender an empowered woman because where does that leave women?

He also directly apologized to "General Hospital" co-star Cassandra James, who identifies as a trans woman, and called her an "absolute talent. After news circulated that the actor had parted ways with the soap, GH confirmed that the Monday, Nov. But in reality, the timing of his Story in relation to his GH exit was coincidental, as the German-born, Australian-raised actor had already taped his final scenes.

Over the past few months, the actor has been quite vocal on social media about his anti-vaccination stance. According to TVLine , SAG actors — the union that daytime performers belong to — are working under a Return To Work agreement that was created when productions resumed across the entertainment industry in June during the pandemic.

Rademacher said in an Instagram video that he would address his GH status when he could.