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Actor Jeffrey Tambor is leaving ​his critically acclaimed Amazon show “Transparent” amid allegations that he sexually harassed an actress between scenes, according to a report Sunday.

The Emmy-winning actor said he’s choosing not to return next season due to the “politicized atmosphere” on set, according to Deadline.com.

“Playing Maura Pfefferman on ​’​Transparent​’​ has been one of the greatest privileges and creative experiences of my life,” Tambor, 73, told the entertainment news site.

“What has become clear over the past weeks, however, is that this is no longer the job I signed up for four years ago,” he said. “Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to ‘Transparent.”

On Friday, actress Trace Lysette claimed Tambor pressed his body against hers in a sexually aggressive manner and made and unwanted sexual statements while working on the show.

She claims he said, “My God, Trace. I want to attack you sexually.”

Later, he “put his bare feet on top of mine so I could not move, leaned his body against me, and began quick, discreet thrust back and forth against my body,” she sad.

Tambor apologized the same day, saying, “I am deeply sorry if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being sexually aggressive. But the fact is, for all my flaws, I am not a predator and the idea that someone might see me in that way is more distressing than I can express. ”

On Sunday, he added, “I’ve already made clear my deep regret if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being aggressive, but the idea that I would deliberately harass anyone is simply and utterly untrue.”

Tambor won an Emmy award for the role of Maura Pfefferman in 2016.