Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized in New York Metropolis … along with his lawyer saying he is bought a ton of well being points.
Arthur Aidala — Weinstein’s lawyer — tells TMZ his shopper’s now in Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after medical doctors on Rikers Island examined him. Weinstein was turned over to Rikers from an upstate jail pursuant to the enchantment ruling.
The medical doctors despatched him to Bellevue for extra exams, Aidala says … including Weinstein’s well being is a little bit of a “train wreck.”
Aidala says he is spoken with Havey since his launch from an upstate jail … and, he is in good spirits and comfortable along with his medical care.
Whereas AA did not specify what well being points Harvey’s hospitalized with, his struggles are well-documented. Weinstein’s reportedly coping with cardiac points, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye issues, amongst different illnesses.
After a Los Angeles choose sentenced Weinstein to 16 years in jail, his rep Juda Engelmayer referred to as the sentence merciless due to his age and well being — implying he won’t reside to see freedom.
After all, Weinstein’s convictions in New York had been overturned by an appeals court earlier this week … however, Harvey remained in custody as a result of the overturned conviction did not have an effect on his Los Angeles sentence. The New York Metropolis D.A.’s workplace says it can retry him.
A spokesperson with the New York Metropolis Division of Correction tells the Associated Press that Weinstein stays in custody at Bellevue.
