Aging rapist Harvey Weinstein transferred to hospital with 'myriad of health conditions' including Covid and double pneumonia

Harvey Weinstein has been transferred to infirmary pinch a 'myriad of wellness conditions' including Covid and double pneumonia.

The convicted rapist, 72, was taken to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, New York Corrections Department records show.

His representative, Craig Rothfeld, said that Weinstein has pre existing conditions that he is, 'still afflicted pinch connected a regular basis', including 'diabetes, precocious humor pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid connected his bosom and lungs'.

Additionally, nan disgraced movie mogul was diagnosed pinch Covid-19 and pneumonia connected some lungs, according to Rothfeld.

'We proceed to definitive our gratitude to nan officers, doctors and nurses astatine DOCS, CHS, and NYC H+H who saw to it that Mr. Weinstein was instantly transferred to nan Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward and will proceed moving manus successful manus pinch them to guarantee Mr. Weinstein receives due aesculapian treatment,' Rothfeld said successful a connection to DailyMail.com.

Weinstein was convicted successful New York and Los Angeles for a drawstring of activity offences and had been serving a 23 twelvemonth condemnation connected nan eastbound coast.

In nan New York case, he was recovered blameworthy of intersexual battle against erstwhile accumulation adjunct Miriam Haley and rape of aspiring character Jessica Mann. 

However, nan charges were overturned earlier this twelvemonth aft a authorities appellate judges ruled that he did not person a adjacent hearing.

The New York Court of Appeals wished that women who made allegations astir Weinstein, but did not form portion of nan criminal complaint, should not person been allowed to attest astatine nan trial.

A tentative caller day has been group for a retrial, pinch assemblage action group to statesman connected November 12.

Weinstein remains successful situation arsenic his condemnation successful Los Angeles for rape and intersexual battle still stands.

He was fixed a 16 twelvemonth condemnation for 3 counts of intersexual battle against Russian model Evgeniya Chernyshova, for which he has revenge an appeal.

At nan tallness of his powers, Weinstein was nan astir influential man successful Hollywood.

But his world came crashing down successful nan aftermath of allegations of intersexual misconduct first reported successful nan New York Times, which went connected to shape nan ground of nan #MeToo movement.

In caller tribunal appearances, nan ailing shaper has been wheelchair bound, looking sickly and pale. 

In April, he was sent to Bellevue for a barrage of aesculapian tests. At nan time, his lawyer described him arsenic a 'train wreck health-wise'. 

Arthur Aidala said his client's problems were each physical, adding that mentally he is 'sharp arsenic a tack. Feet are firmly planted connected nan ground.'

The lawyer said Weinstein was 'not treated well' by situation staff.

'They refused to springiness him moreover a sip of water, nary food, nary bath break,' Aidala said. 'He's a 72-year-old sickly man.'

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg vowed to do 'everything successful our power' to retry nan case, adding his office, 'remains patient successful our committedness to survivors of intersexual assault.'

If his 2nd entreaty against his Los Angeles condemnation is successful, nan shamed movie leader could locomotion free.