Harvey Weinstein has been rushed to hospital with “a multitude of health issues,” including Covid and double pneumonia, just days after appearing in court in a wheelchair.
The convicted rapist, 72, was taken to the Bellevue Hospital detention center, New York Corrections Department records show.
His representative said his ailing client is suffering from Covid-19 and pneumonia in both lungs.
The diagnoses paint a dangerous picture for the disgraced movie mogul who continues to be “plagued” daily by a range of ailments including “diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid on his heart and lungs,” spokesman Craig Rothfeld told DailyMail.com.
Weinstein has been increasingly seen in photos in recent days looking increasingly gaunt, including during a July 19 court hearing in New York, where he had to be wheeled in and out in a wheelchair.
Harvey Weinstein has been rushed to hospital with a ‘multiple health issues’ including Covid and double pneumonia, just days after he appeared in court in a wheelchair on July 19
“We continue to express our gratitude to the officers, doctors and nurses at DOCS, CHS and NYC H+H who ensured Mr. Weinstein was immediately transferred to the detention unit at Bellevue Hospital and we will continue to work closely with them to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives appropriate medical treatment,” Rothfeld said in a statement to DailyMail.com.
Weinstein was convicted of a series of sex crimes in New York and Los Angeles and served a 23-year prison sentence on the East Coast.
In the New York case, he was found guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
However, the charges were dropped earlier this year after a state appeals court ruled he did not receive a fair trial.
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that women who had made allegations against Weinstein but were not included in the criminal complaint should not have been allowed to testify at trial.
A tentative new date has been set for a new trial, with jury selection set to begin on November 12.
Weinstein remains in prison as his conviction in Los Angeles for rape and sexual assault remains in effect.
The convicted rapist, 72, was transferred to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, New York Corrections Department records show, just days after his July 19 appearance in Manhattan court.
The ailing producer was previously spotted in April leaving the hospital in a wheelchair
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for three counts of sexual abuse of Russian model Evgeniya Chernyshova, but has appealed.
At the height of his career, Weinstein was the most influential man in Hollywood.
But his world came crashing down after allegations of sexual misconduct first reported in the New York Times, which sparked the #MeToo movement.
The ailing producer recently appeared in court sitting in a wheelchair, looking ill and pale.
In April, he was sent to Bellevue for a barrage of medical tests, with his lawyer describing him at the time as a “train wreck health-wise.”
Arthur Aidala said his client’s problems were all physicaladding that mentally he is ‘sharp as a knife’. His feet are firmly on the ground.
The lawyer said Weinstein was “not treated well” by prison staff.
In addition to his new diagnoses, Weinstein has a host of pre-existing conditions, including “diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid on his heart and lungs”
Weinstein was convicted of a string of sex crimes in New York and Los Angeles and served a 23-year prison sentence on the East Coast. Pictured: Weinstein with (L-R)Taylor Swift, Este Haim, actress Jaime King and Lorde in 2015
The New York case saw him convicted of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley (left) and raping Jessica Mann (right), but has since been overturned by an appeals court. Weinstein remains in prison in connection with his conviction in LA
“They refused to give him even a sip of water, no food, no toilet visits,” Aidala said. “He’s a 72-year-old sickly man.”
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg vowed to do “everything in our power” to retry the case and said his office “remains steadfast in our commitment to victims of sexual abuse.”
If his second appeal against his conviction in Los Angeles is successful, the disgraced movie boss could walk free.