Thursday, July 2, 2026 - Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been hospitalised after suffering heart failure linked to pneumonia while being held at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.
According to TMZ, Weinstein experienced the medical
emergency about two weeks ago while in custody awaiting sentencing in September
following his 2025 s3xual assault conviction. Sources familiar with the matter
told the outlet that Weinstein developed breathing difficulties before prison
authorities transferred him to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward in Manhattan
for emergency treatment.
He is said to have remained at Bellevue Hospital, where
doctors have placed him on intravenous treatment, connected him to a heart
monitor and administered antibiotics to treat the pneumonia. The report said
Weinstein's condition has improved, although he is still receiving medical care
and has not fully recovered.
The 73-year-old has experienced several health issues while
in custody in recent years. Weinstein became the central figure in the #MeToo
movement after multiple women accused him of s3xual misconduct, leading to a
series of criminal prosecutions.
In 2020, he was convicted in New York of r@pe and a criminal
s3xual act and sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, that conviction was
overturned in 2024, leading to a retrial in 2025, where he was again convicted
on a s3xual assault charge. He is awaiting sentencing in that case.
0 Comments