Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): Sharon Osbourne was booted out of X-factor during the series' first season after she accused the show's boss Simon Cowell of being gay, her brother has revealed.

Osbourne's brother David Arden claims that Cowell was fed up of her jibes and showed her the door.

However, he had to rehire her since the show was a flop without her.

"She tells everyone he's gay. She claims he's in the closet and doesn't know yet he's homosexual, which is ridiculous. And even though Simon has a beautiful girlfriend (model/TV presenter Terri Seymour), Sharon would openly harangue and taunt him about it,' Contactmusic quoted Arden, as saying.

"Sharon told me that at the end of series one Simon actually got her fired for her jibes and nastiness to him and the contestants."

"The producers persuaded Simon to give her a second chance as they loved the chemistry between the judges." (ANI)