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'I got kicked to the curb!' Jeff Lewis talks about losing his dream job as creative director for Living Spaces after being 'sabotaged' by coworker

Published: 10:25 EST, 11 August 2015 | Updated: 12:26 EST, 11 August 2015

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As most of his fans know, Jeff Lewis isn't afraid of speaking his mind.

The so-called house flipper didn't hold back when talking about how he lost his job as creative director for furniture company Living Spaces.

Lewis, who is known for his ability to create perfect harmony within the home, revealed on Watch What Happens Live that he ran into some interference with a coworker - and it resulted in a pink slip.

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Flipping Out: Jeff Lewis spoke about his recent firing as creative director for furniture company Living Spaces on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live that also featured RHOOC Vicki Gunvalson

The designing expert indicated his firing stemmed from comments he made during an episode of Flipping Out about a certain Living Spaces employee named Channa.

He said she was trying to 'sabotage' him by failing to bring the accessories he needed for a Living Spaces catalog photoshoot.

'Yep, I got kicked to the curb,' Lewis told host Andy Cohen and fellow guest Vicki Gunvalson.

'Sabotaged': The outspoken designer said that his dismissal came after he made comments about a Living Spaces employee during a recent episode of Flipping Out

What happened: Lewis told Andy Cohen, 'After the show aired, they did not like how they looked. They fired me and also the girl that "sabotaged" - well, allegedly - my shoot, she had gone to HR'

Bottom line: The Flipping Out star went on, 'From what I gather, she might have threatened a lawsuit and they fired me as a result. Here's the bottom line people - I screwed with the wrong b**ch'

Jeff Lewis featured in Living Spaces advert

Lewis added that he had worked for Living Spaces for 'almost two years. I was their creative director.

'After the show aired, they did not like how they looked. They fired me and also the girl that "sabotaged" - well, allegedly - my shoot, she had gone to HR.

'From what I gather, she might have threatened a lawsuit and they fired me as a result. Here's the bottom line people - I screwed with the wrong b**ch.

'That's America for you': Lewis said, 'What I love about America is you don't have to work and you still get to keep your job, and you get to blame the guy that does the work'

Conflict: Lewis had been setting up a catalog photoshoot for furniture retailer Living Spaces and complained that the company's employee hadn't brought the accessories he needed

'What I love about America is you don't have to work and you still get to keep your job, and you get to blame the guy that does the work. So that's America for you.'

Lewis, who raised what looked like a cocktail in a martini glass, continued: 'I don't want pity. I'm here to whoop it up!'

During the photoshoot, Lewis was noticeably annoyed when he was trying to set up a table on a beautiful outdoor patio and a lot of the props were missing such as a glass water pitcher, glasses, plateware and candles among other items.

Missing: The designer was annoyed when he discovered props such as glassware and plates were missing

Not happy: He was incredulous when an assistant informed him that there were no candles, not enough plates or glasses to set the table

Negligent: Channa, left, looked on as Lewis struggled to set up the shot

'We have this whole prop department. Channa's in charge of dishware... things that you kind of need on a catalog shoot,' Jeff said on camera.

His disbelief at Channa's negligence was obvious.

'So everything I f***ing bought for these shoots didn't make it,' he was seen complaining to an assistant.

His assistant agreed, saying: 'I do feel that Channa doesn't bring things on purpose. It's just weird that it's always something from her department that needs to show up and it's not there.

'What else do you need?' Channa didn't seem very concerned about the problem at hand

Temper, temper: Lewis kept his temper in check but one could tell he was getting very irritated

'It's like, alright, if you're not trying to sabotage us, what's going on because you know we need those things at the shoot.'

When Lewis asked Channa if there were any candles, she answered: 'I didn't bring candles either.'

'What else do you need?' she asked with no expression.

Lewis' voice belied his irritation. 'I need every bit of silverware, dishware, flatware, glassware... candles. Everything you use for a shoot, I need for a shoot too. So if you're not going to bring something, you need to let us know.

'Channa doesn't care about my shoot': Lewis later told the camera: 'She is doing this deliberately to sabotage me or she's just completely forgetful and inefficient so either way I don't want her there'

'If you're worried about boxes of stuff, check with us beforehand and we'll let you know if we don't need something.'

Lewis said later: 'Channa doesn't care about my shoot. She is doing this deliberately to sabotage me or she's just completely forgetful and inefficient so either way I don't want her there.'

After he was fired, the Bravo star took to Twitter to lament about the recent developments.

'Dream job': The Bravo star let his followers in on the news via Twitter

So funny: Lewis joked that he would have to split the lunch check with his assistant Jenni Pulos

'I lost my dream job @LivingSpaces because I said on TV that someone didn't do theirs. #channagate #fallguy #terminated #humiliated,' he wrote on August 1.

He followed that up by writing: 'With hard work comes great reward.” I guess not @LivingSpaces #canned #channagate #justiceforjeff @AmericanAir.'

Lewis posted a humourous picture of him and assistant at a restaurant mulling over the check.

'Can we split this?' he wrote.