Weinstein hospitalized after rape conviction overturned

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said on Saturday that the former movie mogul was hospitalized for a series of tests upon his return to New York after an appeals court ruling overturned his 2020 rape conviction, UNN reports citing AP.

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Lawyer Arthur Aidala said that Weinstein was transferred to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday at the city jail.

"They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. He seems to need a lot of help, physically. He has a lot of problems. He is undergoing various tests. In terms of his health, it's like a train wreck," Aidala said.

Frank Dwyer, a spokesman for the New York City Department of Corrections, said that Weinstein remains in custody in Bellevue. Thomas Maley, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, said that Weinstein was transferred to the city's Department of Corrections in accordance with the appeal decision. Weinstein was placed in the Mohawk Correctional Facility, about 160 kilometers northwest of Albany.

For some time, Weinstein reportedly suffered from various ailments, including heart problems, diabetes, sleep apnea, and vision problems.

Aidala said he spoke with Weinstein on Friday afternoon after he was en route to New York from an upstate prison, less than 24 hours after the appeal decision was released Thursday morning.

He said his client's ailments were physical, adding that mentally he was "sharp as a tack. His feet are firmly planted on the ground.

Aidala indicated that he was told that Bellevue doctors plan to run many tests before Weinstein can be returned to the Rikers Island prison complex.

The lawyer said he was scheduled to meet with Weinstein on Monday. He added that he plans to inform the judge when Weinstein appears in court on Wednesday in Manhattan that the case should be retried after Labor Day.

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The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned his conviction after concluding that the trial judge allowed the jury to see and hear too much evidence that was not directly related to the charges against him. It also overturned his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial.

Prosecutors said they intend to prosecute him again on charges that he "forcibly performed oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and raped an aspiring actor in 2013," the newspaper writes.

Weinstein remained in custody after the appeal decision, as in 2022 he was convicted of another rape in Los Angeles and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

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