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Duncan Murray

'People do feel sorry for you': O'Keefe to enter rehab

Former TV host Andrew O'Keefe is heading for drug rehabilitation after leaving jail. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Troubled TV star Andrew O'Keefe will leave jail and enter drug rehabilitation in a desperate attempt to turn his life around after a near-fatal heroin overdose.

The 53-year-old made an emotional plea for his own recovery for the sake of his three children - who he called the "dearest things" in his life - as he was sentenced for his latest wrongdoing.

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