A-List Actress Breaks Down After 90210 Firing

 says 'was hysterically crying' upon her firing from Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1998.

Spelling, 52, said on the 90210MG podcast Friday that Swank - who played the role of Carly Reynolds on 16 episodes of the eighth season of the series - took things hard when she was let go.

Spelling -  - said she and the , 51, 'had become quite close,' as she often 'hung out' with Swank and her husband at the time, Chad Lowe.

'I was kind of her safe place on set, and she would talk to me about everything,' Spelling said of their friendship. 

Spelling described the circumstances that led to Swank's dismissal from the cast. 

'We were all in our dressing rooms,' Spelling said 'And [Swank] said, "[Late 90210 producer] Paul Waigner wants to talk to me in his office - do you know what it's about?"' 

Spelling said she informed Swank she was not sure what the meeting was focused on, but waited for her after it was done.