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Former broadcaster and senator Derryn Hinch has been hospitalised after a fall.

The news was announced on his Facebook page by Hinch’s executive assistant Annette Philpott.

“Hinch in hospital with infected legs after a fall,” she wrote.

“No post for awhile.”

Philpott also posted a picture of the 81-year-old in a hospital bed.

The post recieved thousands of comments from supporters wishing him a speedy recovery.

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died on Tuesday, leaving behind a “legacy of extraordinarily moving music” following a “prolonged and courageous battle with cancer”, his family said.

The influential music star, born Michael D’Ang

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