Underbelly star Firass Dirani denies he was ‘dumped’ from The Office Australia following pro-Hamas rant on social media and calls himself a ‘handsome prince’
Australian actor Firass Dirani has denied claims he was dumped from new Amazon Prime TV series, The Office Australia.
On Thursday, the 39-year-old Underbelly star responded to reports that he had been dropped from the cast, which emerged after he posted a pro-Hamas video to his Instagram.
Posting to his Instagram stories, Firass insisted he left the show months ago due to “creative differences.”
Firass was announced as part of the cast of The Office reboot five months ago, but last week Amazon Prime insiders said he was no longer part of the production.
In his now expired message to fans and followers, Firass praised 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 went our separate ways months and months ago for creative reasons. They were admirable and a dynamic professional production. I can’t wait to watch.
“It’s the same ugly media that perpetuates lies and has been trying to assassinate my character since 2020.
“This time they invented and made up a story that never happened,” he added.
‘Tomorrow I wake up as a handsome prince who doesn’t give a fuck.
Insiders from Amazon Prime Video, the production company behind the anticipated series, explained the situation to the Saturday Telegraph.
Firass said in his stories on Thursday that he left the show months ago due to ‘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.
“It was announced that Firass would be cast in The Office Australia, but he did not make it to production,” they said.
‘There were ‘differences’ before production started. Production has wrapped and he is not on the show.”
According to the Saturday Telegraph, it is unclear what those ‘differences’ were.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Firass for comment.
Earlier this year, Prime Video revealed that Firass would star in the remake alongside Felicity Ward, who will play a “modern-day David Brent.”
Other stars in the series, which is a spin-off of the iconic BBC sitcom and its award-winning US version, include Edith Poor (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Steen Raskopoulos (The Duchess) and 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 when he appeared on SAS Australia in 2020 after irritating the other recruits and continually breaking the rules (pictured right with Ant Middleton)
Firass complained that Hamas – which is considered a terrorist group by the Australian government – is “being promoted against them as if they were a terrorist militant group.”
He also compared the fate of Ukraine – which was invaded by Russia in February 2022 – to the case of Hamas, suggesting that the recent attacks that killed hundreds of civilians were “Palestinians resisting the oppressors.”
Israelis were wrapping up the religious holiday of Sukkot earlier this month when the Palestinian militant group rained down about 2,200 bombs from Gaza.
Firass failed to win many fans when he appeared on SAS Australia in 2020 after aggravating the other recruits and continually breaking the rules.