Supposedly that's what it says for the Ins and Outs, but I wonder if it's more of him taking a vacation then being gone completely.

His contract is up in October 2009 there has been nothing reported that he will use the outs rumored in his current contract

...Maurice chanted the same thing "this is my last year" I think he resigned. Money thrown around can change a situation. But he has a western (when his hair was long)

on the table he' producing (TnT or something cable) its production was reportedly stalled because of the scribers strike and scheduled for a 2010 release.

I've also read that he supposedly wants to "direct" so he may go through the exit door to pursue his other intrests. IMO anything can happen so I just hope for the best as his fan and follow him whatever he does creatively.