Bad news to all Michael Scott fans: Steve Carell has confirmed he’s leaving the show.

Carell, who plays the role of a paper company manager Michael Scott who believes he is the “world’s best boss,”  confirmed the news to E! News at the red carpet premiere of “Despicable Me” on Sunday.

“I just think it’s time. I want to fulfill my contract. When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go,” he said.

Carell also said that he didn’t think his absence on the hit NBC comedy series would affect the show in a negative way.

“I didn’t see it as a huge thing and I certainly didn’t anticipate any sort of hubbub over it. I’m just not going to extend my contract, but I didn’t see it as a huge deal. And the show is great, and the ensemble is so strong, and the writers are great, so it’s just one part of that ensemble drifting off. They’ve incorporated so many new characters and so many new, great story lines that I have no doubt it’ll continue as strong, if not stronger, than ever.”

Will the show’s ratings suffer after Carell leaves the show? Is there going to be a new “Michael Scott”?

Let’s wait and see.

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