Harvey Weinstein is back in the hospital after contracting Covid-19 and double pneumonia – two months after the Rikers Island inmate was released from the same facility after the reports that he received special treatment.
The 72-year-old convicted rapist was transferred from prison to Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital late Wednesday night (local time) to receive treatment for “multiple health conditions,” according to a spokesperson for the Hollywood mogul, New York Post. reported.
Weinstein tested positive for the coronavirus and had two bouts of pneumonia, spokeswoman Juda Engelmeyer said.
He will also be treated for ailments including “diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid in his heart and lungs, and many other conditions” he suffers from on a daily basis. , said Mr. Engelmeyer.
Craig Rothfield, his prison counselor, confirmed the transfer to Mr. Engelmeyer.
“We continue to express our gratitude to the officers, doctors and nurses at DOCS, CHS, and NYC H+H who saw to it that Mr. Weinstein was immediately transferred to Bellevue Hospital and will continue to work with They are working to ensure that Mr. Weinstein receives appropriate treatment,” Mr. Engelmeyer said in a statement.
Weinstein's visit to Bellevue is the latest in a long dance of island hopping for the former producer between Rikers and Manhattan, New York City, to stay in Bellevue.
In May, he was returned to Rikers after being treated with an intensive program and special amenities such as a phone, television and private bathroom at Bellevue, where he stayed on a different floor from other inmates, the The City.
He was transferred to the hospital in April after his sex conviction was overturned after complaining of chest pains.
He was diagnosed with pneumonia and spent nine days in Bellevue before corrections officials pulled him shortly after the report was released.
Last week, a Manhattan judge set a Nov. 12 start date for Weinstein's retrial on rape and sexual assault charges.
After the hearing, his attorney told reporters that they hoped to transfer him back to Bellevue because his diet was spoiled by the amount of sugar in the food served at Rikers.
The fallen Hollywood honcho's conviction and 23-year sentence were overturned in April after New York's Supreme Court found that a Manhattan trial judge “erroneously” allowed three of Weinstein's alleged victims to stand trial to testify during their trial when they are not part of the charges. the case.
Weinstein remains behind bars despite the appeals court's decision after he was sentenced to 16 years in prison by a California court for raping an Italian model in 2013.
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