Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for COVID-19 and double pneumonia, a legal representative showed Thursday.
Weinstein, who is awaiting a new trial in his criminal case in New York and awaiting sentencing in California, also suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid in his core and lungs, the representative said. Bellevue Hospital Correctional Unit, according to New York City Department of Corrections records.
The former Hollywood mogul has been hospitalized several times in recent years. He arrived at Bellevue Hospital with chest pains in 2020, shortly after being sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and criminal sex acts.
Weinstein underwent surgery at a Bellevue facility to open a blocked artery after his conviction, CBS New York reported.
He was also hospitalized in April, shortly after an appeals court ruling overturned his 2020 rape conviction. At the time, his attorney, Arthur L. Aidala, told CBS News in a statement that the Department of Corrections New York City “has “We have decided that Mr. Weinstein needs immediate medical attention. Countless tests are being performed on Harvey and he is recently being reviewed. Kept under observation. “
“Harvey Weinstein used to drink champagne and eat caviar and now he’s at the police station paying chips and M’s.
Weinstein remained in jail after his conviction was overturned in New York because he had been convicted in a separate case in California.
New York prosecutors are seeking a new trial for Weinstein. This starts some day after Labor Day. Weinstein’s lawyers appealed his conviction in Los Angeles last month. He was convicted in this case and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2023.
Weinstein has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. In recent years, in court, he has given the impression of being a walker and a wheelchair.