By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Breaking Celebrity News

The most interesting war on the hit show Storage Wars is not between the contestants bidding for lockers, it's the one pitting the show against its best-known star.

Execs at A&E have locked out Dave Hester, blocking him from filming several shows for the new season as tensions mounted between the two sides, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting exclusively.

And while Hester will be seen on the Season Four premiere December 4, that episode was taped before the reality show locked him out.

"They did not let Dave film the first several shows," a source with knowledge of the situation told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.                      

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Hester was sent a contract option for the new season and then it was rescinded. That controversy has played out amid charges the show is fake, with valuable and interesting items placed in lockers for the cast to "discover!"

The situation with Hester grew worse after our first exclusive story.

"The network and production company has the power," our source added. "The rest of the cast is working without having their contract issues fully worked out.

"And Hester simply was not allowed to tape. He had no offer."

Hester is arguably the show’s biggest star and its most polarizing. Fans love and hate him, with his signature "Yuuup!" during bidding the most recogniza