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Neil Fox arrest: DJ 'Dr Fox' held over 'sex assaults' | |
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DJ Neil Fox - known as "Dr Fox" - has been arrested by police investigating claims of historical sex offences. | |
The arrest came after separate allegations were made by two women, the Metropolitan Police said. | |
According to reports, the 53-year-old was arrested in Soho, central London, at the studios of Magic FM, where he presents the breakfast show. | |
Magic's owners Bauer Media confirmed Mr Fox had been arrested and would not be presenting his show on Wednesday. | |
'Contract unchanged' | |
A spokesman said: "In the circumstances, Neil will be off air from tomorrow to enable him to devote his full attention to dealing with these matters. | |
"All other aspects of his contract will remain unchanged while matters are resolved. We can make no further comment at this stage." | |
Police confirmed a 53-year-old man had been arrested and said he was still in custody in a central London police station. | |
They said they had also searched properties in west London and the Littlehampton area of West Sussex. | |
Pop Idol judge | |
Mr Fox, who uses the nicknames Dr Fox and Foxy, began his career in local radio before moving to Radio Luxembourg and then London's Capital Radio in the late 1980s. | |
He presented in various slots there and in 1993, landed the job of presenting the Sunday afternoon Network Chart Show, later known as the Pepsi chart. | |
His big TV break, which brought him to a wider audience, was as a judge on ITV talent show Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman, and Nicki Chapman. | |
He later appeared in the BBC Three sketch show The Wrong Door. | |
He left Capital in 2005 and joined Magic 105.4, where he presents the breakfast show, Foxy in the Morning. | |
His arrest is not part of high-profile sex crime investigation Operation Yewtree, which was set up in the wake of revelations about BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. |