Actor Jason Connery yesterday said he was truly sick' that his father, Sir Sean Connery, had been portrayed as "some sort of monster or tyrant".
The 45-year-old, who starred in the TV series Robin of Sherwood, hit back after an article about him and his father was published last week.
Connery Jnr said: "I feel compelled to respond to the article because it was so full of outrageous and hurtful lies and fabrications."
It was reported that according to Diane Cilento - Sir Sean's former wife and Connery Jnr's mother - the veteran actor had told their son he would "never receive a penny" from him.
But in a statement Jason Connery said: "I am truly sick of reading about my father and our relationship and of his being portrayed, as some sort of monster or tyrant who rules my life by cutting me off from his wealth'.
"This all could not be further from the truth," he continued.
He said that his father had "earned this money, through nothing but his own tireless hard work, and what he does with it and who he gives it to is completely up to him".
However he insisted: "He and I have never had a conversation where he said you will never receive a penny' or anything to that effect. That is simply a lie."
Connery Jnr insisted he had always made his own money, from acting, directing or producing.
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