Line of Duty star Martin Compston hit out at a "Unionist troll" after being accused of not paying his taxes in the UK.
The actor who plays Steve Arnott in the cop drama has been very vocal in his support of an independent Scotland.
And this was highlighted by the National, which branded him and actor Alan Cumming as the "Indy [non-taxpayers Luvvies].
Hitting back, Compston claimed he had paid more than a quarter of a million pounds in taxes since last summer.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been backed by Compston
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He tweeted: "Hey Eddie since last July alone I've paid over a quarter of a million pounds to HMRC Cumbernauld.
"I don't get credit for that it's what I owe. It should earn me the right not to listen to Unionist troll pish every time I'm announced to appear at an event in my home country."
The Scottish actor has previously backed Nicola Sturgeon and the campaign for a second vote on Scottish independence.
Boris Johnson’s opposition to Scottish independence shows he is “very good for the union”, the Scottish Secretary has claimed when challenged over his support for the under-fire Prime Minister.
The head of the civil service has also been urged to step in and stop the Scottish Government planning for an independent Scotland.
Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Programme for Government last year that civil servants would resume work on a plan for how Scotland would look outside the UK.
It emerged this week that 11 civil servants have been tasked with creating the prospectus.
On Sunday, shadow Scotland secretary Ian Murray wrote to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case – the ultimate head of the civil service in the UK – calling for an investigation that will “ultimately reverse” the decision.
And some businesses have pledged to leave the country should it vote to sever ties with the UK.
Babcock could relocate its shipyard at Rosyth to England within a few years if it is not welcome in an independent Scotland, the chief executive of the defence firm has said.
