Constantine the quitter.

You can now officially stop Praying for the Soul of Betty and start Praying for the Souls of the Remaining Band Members. People Magazine has announced that former American Idol contestant and Paula Abdul crush Constantine Maroulis has left the band he fronted before rocketing to fame in the televised talent competition.

"We've been through so much together, from Rent to American Idol," says Maroulis. "With all of my solo projects speeding up, we just felt it was time to move on."

Of course. With all the new opportunities, why waste time with your old bandmates, the people who helped get you where you are today (don’t tell me they didn’t vote last season)?

Constantine also tells People that not winning the grand prize was the "best thing that's ever happened to me. I'm not cursed with that stigma of being the American Idol."

And what an unfortunate title that would have been. I mean, just look at how things turned out for Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood – certainly wouldn’t want to follow in their career paths when you can instead hang out in the American Idol studio audience with Ryan Cabrera, fresh off his big gig at Wal-Mart’s 2,000th store opening. But it’ll have to do until one of Constantine’s many said solo projects take off, or at least until shooting begins on his first film.

"I can't tell you too much about it yet, but it will be a super-sexy indie feature and [the filmmakers] have been really avid about making me a part of it," he reveals in an interview with www.mtv.com. From Justin to Kelly, Part Two?