Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives in New York Criminal Court for his sexual assault trial in Manhattan, New York on January 9, 2020.
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Producer Harvey Weinstein was admitted to the hospital after being transferred to a prison in New York, his lawyer Arthur Aidala announced on Saturday night. This hospital comes a few days after thehis rape conviction was overturned by a New York court.
Harvey Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a battery of tests. “They interrogated him and sent him to Bellevue. He seems to need a lot of help, physically. He has a lot of problems. He gets all kinds of tests. It’s a bit of a wreck health-wise.“, said Aidala. Weinstein is said to be suffering from various ailments, heart problems, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems…
The fallen representative was sentenced to 23 years in prison, then to an additional 16 years in custody, as part of two test specific. But on Thursday, a New York appeals court suspended his 23-year prison sentence, citing errors in method and procedure. A new trial was ordered.
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