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Irreducible action of an algebraic group

Is the following claim true?:

Let $G$ be an algebraic group such that $G^\circ$ is reductive. Suppose $G$ acts irreducibly on $V$. Is it true that $G^\circ$ acts isotypically, i.e will $G^\circ$ decompose $V$ into $G^\circ$ components of equal dimension?

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