Australian actor Firass Dirani has denied claims he was dumped from new Amazon Prime TV series, The Office Australia.
The 39-year-old Underbelly star responded to reports he was dropped from the cast, which emerged after he posted a pro-Hamas video to his Instagram.
Posting to his stories on Thursday, Firass insisted he left the show months ago over ‘creative differences’.
Firass was announced as part of the cast of The Office reboot five months ago, but last week ‘insiders’ at Amazon Prime said he was no longer part of the production.
In his message to fans and followers, which has since expired, Firass heaped praise on the production as ‘dynamic and professional’.
Australian actor Firass Dirani has denied claims he was dumped from new Amazon Prime TV series, The Office Australia
‘I was never dumped by The Office,’ he said in his lengthy message.
‘We walked our separate ways months ad months ago for creative reasons. They were admirable and a dynamic professional production. Can’t wait to watch.
‘It’s the same ugly media who are perpetuating lies, and who have been attempting to assassinate my character since 2020.
‘This time around they have stitched and fabricated a story that never happened,’ he added.
‘Tomorrow I will wake up as a no-f***s-giving handsome prince.
Insiders at Amazon Prime Video, the production company behind the anticipated series, explained the situation to the Saturday Telegraph.
Posting to his stories on Thursday, Firass said he left the show months ago over ‘creative differences’
Last week the actor shared a video on social media expressing his support for Hamas after the Palestinian militant group unleashed a horrific attack on the Jewish homeland
‘Firass was announced as being cast in The Office Australia but he didn’t make it to production,’ they said.
‘There were “differences” before production started. Production has wrapped up and he isn’t in the show.’
The Saturday Telegraph states it is unclear what those ‘differences’ were.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Firass for comment.
Earlier this year, Prime Video revealed Firass would star in the remake alongside Felicity Ward, who will play a ‘modern-day David Brent’.
Other stars cast in the series, that is a spin off from the iconic BBC sitcom and award-winning US version, are Edith Poor (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Steen Raskopoulos (The Duchess), Shari Sebbens.
Last week, the actor shared a video on social media expressing his support for Hamas after the Palestinian militant group unleashed a horrific attack on the Jewish homeland.
Dirani failed to win many fans while appearing on SAS Australia in 2020, after aggravating the other recruits and continually breaking the rules (pictured at right with Ant Middleton)
Firass complained that Hamas – which is considered a terrorist group by the Australian government – is being ‘propagated against as if they’re a terrorist militant group’.
He also compared the plight of Ukraine – which was invaded by Russia in February 2022 – with the Hamas’ cause, suggesting the recent attacks which have killed hundreds of civilians was ‘Palestinians resisting the oppressors’.
Israelis were wrapping up the week-long religious holiday of Sukkot earlier this month when the Palestinian militant group rained around 2,200 bombs down from Gaza.
Firass failed to win many fans while appearing on SAS Australia in 2020, after aggravating the other recruits and continually breaking the rules.
