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| Neil Fox arrest: DJ 'Dr Fox' held over 'sex assaults' | 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 sex offences. | |
| The arrest came after separate allegations were made by two women, the Metropolitan Police said. | The arrest came after separate allegations were made by two women, the Metropolitan Police said. |
| The 53-year-old was held in Soho, central London, at the studios of Magic FM, where he presents the breakfast show. He was later released on bail. | |
| Magic's owners Bauer Media confirmed Mr Fox had been arrested and would not be presenting his show on Wednesday. | Magic's owners Bauer Media confirmed Mr Fox had been arrested and would not be presenting his show on Wednesday. |
| 'Contract unchanged' | '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. | 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." | "All other aspects of his contract will remain unchanged while matters are resolved. We can make no further comment at this stage." |
| The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 53-year-old man had been arrested and taken to a central London police station. He has been released on bail pending further inquiries until early December. | |
| The Met said four allegations of sexual assault had been made. | |
| Three of the allegations have been described as historical but no time frame has been given. | |
| One allegation is said to have taken place earlier this year. | |
| Police said they had also searched properties in west London and the Littlehampton area of West Sussex. | |
| Pop Idol judge | 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| Mr Fox 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. | 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. | 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. |