Harvey Weinstein was in custody awaiting retrial in November on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan
from Rikers Island Sunday night “due to severe medical conditions” after complaining of not feeling well, and having a cough and weight gain, his publicist Juda Engelmayer and representative Craig RothfeldThe 72-year-old was in the ICU at the Manhattan hospital after undergoing heart surgery Monday morning to"alleviate the massive amount of fluid on his lung and heart."
“We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today,” his reps said, declining further comment on his condition.In July, he was hospitalized for treatment for a variety of health problems including COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said. Weinstein, who has denied that he raped or sexually assaulted anyone, was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 while already serving a 23-year sentence in New York. His 2020 conviction in Manhattan was was thrown out earlier in the spring by the state’s top court, which ruled that the judge in the original trial unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that weren’t part of the case.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.
Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said last week in a statement: “We will be prepared for whatever comes our way, they are going to do whatever they can to make sure Harvey doesn’t see the light of day.”At the same time, British prosecutors said last week they were dropping two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein in 2022 because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.
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