Disgraced Hollywood mogul and accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein is RUSHED to the hospital after his felony rape conviction was overturned.
“They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He’s got a lot of problems. He’s getting all kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health-wise,” his lawyer Arthur Aidala told Sky News.
The news outlet noted that Weinstein will remain in jail despite the recent ruling “because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for that crime.”
A New York court has ordered a new trial in Weinstein’s landmark “MeToo” case.
Weinstein has had heart problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, and eye problems for a while now.
He was moved from the Mohawk Correctional Facility, where he had been since 2023, to the Rikers Island jail complex.
“He was not treated well. They refused to give him even a sip of water, no food, no bathroom break,” said Aidala.
“He’s a 72-year-old sickly man.”
A representative for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said Weinstein was sent to the city’s Department of Correction because that’s what the appeals court said should happen.
Weinstein is in a New York jail serving a 23-year sentence after being charged with sexually assaulting Mimi Haleyi, a former production assistant, in 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress, in 2013.
Alvin Bragg, the district attorney for Manhattan, is already in a trial for hush money against former President Donald Trump. He will now decide if Weinstein will get a new trial.
New York’s prison system is where convicted pedoph*le Jeffrey Epstein met his demise.
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