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Harvey Weinstein moved from Rikers Island to hospital for emergency heart surgery

2024-09-10 10:10:02

Harvey Weinstein had heart surgery Monday after he complained of health issues and was moved from a New York City jail to a hospital, a representative for the disgraced movie mogul said.

Weinstein, whose 2020 rape conviction was overturned in April, remained in recovery at the intensive care unit at Bellevue Hospital on Monday night, said the representative, Craig Rothfeld.

Weinstein, 72, was in pain from the procedure, Rothfeld said, and he is continuing to deal with other serious health issues that need to be addressed. Rothfeld added that Weinstein is not in critical condition.

Weinstein was moved from Rikers Island jail to the hospital after complaining that he didn’t feel well and had experienced significant weight gain from medication, Rothfeld said.

He underwent pericardiocentesis surgery Monday morning to alleviate a significant amount of fluid from his lungs and heart, Rothfeld said.

In July, Weinstein was hospitalized for a “myriad of health conditions” and tested positive for Covid-19 and double pneumonia, his representative said.

At that time, Weinstein was taken to the hospital to be treated for the “conditions that he is still afflicted with on a daily basis such as diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid on his heart and lungs, and various other conditions,” his representative said then.

Weinstein was convicted in New York and Los Angeles for sex offenses, and in the Los Angeles case, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in New York, but that conviction was overturned after a state appellate court determined the judge erred in allowing women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

A New York grand jury is considering whether to bring new charges against the former Hollywood exec, a source with knowledge of the proceedings told NBC News last week.

Weinstein has maintained that any sexual encounters were consensual.

Dozens of women — more than 80 —  have accused the Oscar-winning producer of sexual assault or harassment.

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