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Laurence Fox has been dropped by his acting agent over the phone, he has claimed.

The actor, who has been continually embroiled in controversies throughout the year, said that his former agent's decision "reaffirmed exactly why" he has opted to launch his Reclaim political party.

In September, Fox announced he was launching the party to fight the so-called culture wars. The group was described by one Westminster source as basically a Ukip for culture.

It has apparently been set up to provide a political movement for people who are tired of being told that we represent the very thing we have, in history, stood together against.

I want to thank my acting agent who let me go on the phone just now for reaffirming exactly why I am doing what Im doing," Fox wrote on Twitter.

Still waiting for a single example of anything Ive ever said or done that could ever be deemed racist. We will reclaim freedom, fairness and common sense.

Foxs press representative confirmed to The Independent that the actor has parted ways" with his agent.

The star has been in the spotlight since January this year, when he appeared on the BBCs Question Time and made headlines for refuting claims that the medias treatment of Meghan Markle was racially motivated.

He said the row was boring and claimed: Its not racism. Were the most tolerant lovely country in Europe.

In an April interview with The Sunday Times, Fox revealed that his appearance had caused a row with his brother-in-law, the actor, comedian and writer Richard Ayoade, after Fox begged him to support his stance on social media.

Ayoade, who is half-Nigerian, was reportedly furious at this, and told Fox: You have never encountered racism.

Laurence Fox is launching his own political party to fight culture wars

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Fox responded: Yeah, of course I have. Ive encountered racism from black people towards me, when I was working in Kenya [as a safari driver] for seven months. Its the way youre spoken to racism can be deferential.

Asked by the interviewer what he meant by the idea that racism can be deferential, Fox answered: This is why you dont get actors involved in chats like this. Because Im just not smart enough to do it.

Fox was initially best known as the star of TV drama Lewis, which ran between 2006 to 2015.

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Laurence Fox dropped by acting agent over the phone amid controversies - The Independent