Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, currently serving a 16-year sentence in California for rape, requested his New York retrial for rape and sexual assault be moved forward due to what he described as 'unbearable' prison conditions. Weinstein, 72, claims his health is deteriorating and he is unsure how much longer he can endure the situation.
— Disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein asked a court Wednesday to bring forward his retrial for sex offenses arguing that his “hellhole” prison conditions were unbearable, US media reported.
Weinstein, 72, looked frail as he appeared in a Manhattan courtroom for a hearing ahead of his retrial for rape and sexual assault that follows last year’s overturn of his 2020 convictions on legal grounds.The former movie mogul, who is in poor health and underwent emergency heart surgery last year, told the court he was unsure “how much longer I can hold on,” People magazine reported. Weinstein is serving a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted on separate rape charges in California. His New York conviction in 2020 was for the rape and sexual assault of an actress and of forcibly performing oral sex on a production assistant.The New York Court of Appeals, however, overturned that conviction. Allegations against Weinstein helped launch the #MeToo movement in 2017, a watershed moment for women fighting sexual misconduct. More than 80 women accused him of harassment, sexual assault or rape, including prominent actors Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd.Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded Miramax Films. Their hits included 1994’s “Pulp Fiction” and 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love,” for which Weinstein shared a best picture Oscar.Durbin Pushes Anonymous Smear Patel 'Broke Protocol' on a Hostage RescueVIDEO: First Responders Honor and Salute U.S. Flag Draped Remains of D.C. Plane Crash VictimTrump Announces ‘No Survivors’ in Black Hawk, American Airlines Collision: ‘Tragedy of Terrible Proportions’Gabbard: Political Opponents Are Upset by ‘My Refusal to Be Anyone’s Puppet’
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