Harvey Weinstein was taken to Bellevue Hospital in New York City on Sunday night for emergency heart surgery. He was being held at Rikers Island and had been experiencing chest pains.
According to Weinstein’s representatives Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer, “Mr. Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue Hospital last night due to several medical conditions. We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today however cannot comment any further than that.”
They added: ‘”As we have extensively stated before, Mr. Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment. We are grateful to the executive team at the New York City Department of Correction and Rikers Island for acting swiftly in taking him to Bellevue Hospital,” they said.
Weinstein is due in court this week in New York. Prosecutors are working to secure a new indictment against Weinstein on sex crime charges. Weinstein has been undergoing medical care at Rikers.
In April, Weinstein’s 23-year sentence in New York was reversed after the court ruled that the judge in his 2020 rape trial had allowed too many women to testify about allegations of sexual assault that were not part of the case. On Tuesday, the grand jury is weighing up to three previously uncharged allegations — two sexual assaults in the mid-2000s and another from 2016.
He had been hospitalized during the summer for other issues including diabetes, and contracted Covid and double pneumonia while in the hospital.
After becoming one of the most-accused figures of the #MeToo movement, Weinstein has continued to deny that he assaulted or raped anyone.
