Harvey Weinstein was rushed back to Bellevue Hospital after undergoing an “alarming blood test” as his representative confirmed the former film producer had been diagnosed with leukemia.
“Harvey Weinstein, who suffers from a lack of adequate medical care and suffers appalling and inhumane conditions at Rikers Island, has been transported to Bellevue Hospital for emergency treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention,” his attorney said. , Imran H. Ansari, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“He is expected to remain there until his condition stabilizes. His deprivation of care is not only a medical malpractice but also a violation of his constitutional rights.”
HARVEY WEINSTEIN RUSHES FROM PRISON TO HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY HEART SURGERY
Harvey Weinstein, who was photographed in court in May, was rushed to hospital after undergoing an ‘alarming’ blood test. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Weinstein’s representative, Juda Engelmayer, confirmed that the disgraced movie mogul has been diagnosed with leukemia.
“Mr. Weinstein, who suffers from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, has been denied the medical care that anyone in his medical condition deserves, prisoner or not. In many ways, this abuse constitutes cruel and unusual punishment,” he said. Fox News Digital said in a statement.
Fox News Digital has contacted Rikers Island for comment.
Weinstein’s team has been adamant about his declining health in recent months, claiming that he is “basically not receiving treatment” for his various medical issues.
“All I can tell you is that he is not getting the treatment he deserves,” Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala said after a hearing in July. “He needs some relief. We have great confidence in the outcome of this trial… he will be acquitted. There is a lot of light at the end of the tunnel for Mr. Weinstein.”
Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with leukemia and other diseases as he awaits his rape retrial. (Getty Images)
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An appeals court in New York Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned ordered a new trial last April in a stunning reversal of a landmark #MeToo case.
In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the Weinstein judge allowed prosecutors to call women who said Weinstein assaulted them to testify, even though their accusations did not specifically relate to the entertainment mogul’s allegations.
After his arrest, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison convicted in February 2020 of forcing oral sex on TV and film production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006 and third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013.
He was acquitted of first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault over actor Annabella Sciorra’s rape allegations in the 1990s. Weinstein has denied ever having non-consensual sex.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York for rape and sexual assault. (Seth Wenig)
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Weinstein’s lawyer first filed an appeal in his case in New York in January 2023. The appeal, filed by Aidala, claimed the entertainment mogul was not given a “fair trial.”
“Harvey is innocent and should never have been convicted or even tried for these allegations,” Weinstein’s rep told Fox News Digital at the time. “The trial failed on objectivity from the moment former Judge Burke berated Harvey and asked him if he wanted to spend the rest of his life in prison over cell phone use that occurred before the judge ever entered the courtroom or began the proceedings of that day began.
“Burke was dismissed as a result, and that’s what the case should have been. From the lies one juror told to private attorneys representing non-case related complainants who acted as surrogates for the prosecution, as we were often silenced, the jury was steered in a direction they would never have taken if it were fair been.”
Harvey Weinstein listens in court during a pre-trial hearing for the disgraced movie mogul, who was extradited from New York to Los Angeles on July 29, 2021, to face sex-related charges in Los Angeles. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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