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The fallen producer is currently incarcerated at Rikers Island.
Published on December 3, 2024
Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized following an “alarming blood result”.
The fallen producer, 72, is currently serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles in 2022 and is awaiting a retrial after his convictions were overturned in April in 2020.
His attorney Imran H. Ansari of Aidala Bertuna and Kamins PC told People: “Harvey Weinstein, who suffers from a lack of adequate medical care and endures deplorable and inhumane conditions at Rikers Island, was transported to the Bellevue Hospital for emergency treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention. 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.”
For his part, Weinstein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said in a separate statement that the producer was facing “cruel and unusual punishment” in connection with his bout of illness.
Engelmayer said: “Mr. Weinstein, who suffers from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, has been deprived of the medical attention that someone in his condition deserves, whether a prisoner or not. In many ways, this mistreatment constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.”
