Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital with Covid just days after being helped into court in wheelchair
HARVEY Weinstein is back in the hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19 just days after he was helped to court in a wheelchair.
Weinstein's attorneys are preparing for a pretrial hearing on sexual assault charges against the disgraced producer.
"Craig Rothfeld, Mr. Weinstein’s authorized representative and prison consultant, confirms that Mr. Weinstein has been brought back to the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward," Weinstein's lawyers told Deadline.
He is being treated for a "myriad of health conditions" including diabetes, high blood pressure, and fluid in his heart.
"In addition, Mr. Weinstein tested positive for COVID and contracted double pneumonia in his lungs," the lawyers continue.
"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 the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward and will continue working hand in hand with them to ensure Mr. Weinstein receives proper medical treatment."
Earlier this month, Judge Curtis Farber set the start date for the rape retrial as November 12.
However, he said he was open to an earlier date depending on how quickly the prosecutors move through the grand jury.
Weinstein's lawyers told Judge Farber that they would prefer an earlier start date.
"He [Weinstein] is anxious to go to trial and prove his innocence," one of his attorneys told AP News after the hearing.
Weinstein, 72, looked completely unrecognizable as he was wheeled into the Manhattan courtroom.
He sat expressionless in his wheelchair as the judge set the retrial date.
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