Brendan O'Carroll has been accused of lying about Gary Hollywood's exit from Mrs Brown's Boys in a bid to save the BBC comedy show.
Over the weekend, Brendan told fans Gary was leaving for personal reasons and dismissed rumours of a rift between them. Gary, 41, had played hairdresser Dino Doyle for 20 years but was mysteriously absent from recent episodes.
Brendan, 65, said his co-star wanted to start a new life abroad and there was no bad blood between them. However, an insider at the show has now spoken out to slam Brendan's version of events and has claimed there has been a 'big money dispute' behind the scenes that has left other cast-members scared to speak out. "Brendan is lying through his dentures to save face and save the show.
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