NEW YORK, United States — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, 72, was rushed from a New York prison to hospital for emergency heart surgery on Monday, US media reported.
ABC News quoted Weinstein 's representatives as saying he was taken to New York's Bellevue Hospital 'due to several medical conditions.''We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today however cannot comment any further than that,' the statement from Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer said. Weinstein is being held at the Rikers Island prison, where he is serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted on rape charges by a California court.
Prosecutors say they may bring new sexual assault charges against him ahead of the retrial, and Weinstein was due to attend a procedural hearing in that case on Thursday.His lawyers have argued for a retrial in the California case, too. Arthur Aidala, Weinstein's lawyer, said in July that his client's health had been deteriorating in prison.The once-powerful film mogul has made court appearances in a wheelchair, looking frail and pale.
Movie Producer Weinstein Undergoes Heart Surgery
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