Peter Doherty, frontman of the Libertines, was reportedly hospitalized after being hurt by a hedgehog. According to the Daily Star, Doherty was due to appear on Nihal Arthanayake’s BBC Radio 5 Live program today (April 30), but had to cancel his appearance due to the alleged incident.

“Pete Doherty is now in hospital having the infected hedgehog spine removed from his finger,” Arthanayake said, according to the Star. “We wish Pete well because whatever has happened is serious enough that he has not been able to make it.”

Yesterday, Peter Doherty tweeted that he was “in a hospital bed with an infected hedgehog spike wound.” He added today:

(In a recent interview with Simon Hattenstone for The Guardian, Peter Doherty revealed that Zeus and Narco are his dogs. Zeus is a husky and Narco is an Alaskan malamute, according to the interview.)

Peter Doherty also shared the following photos:

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