Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer says the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a artillery of tests aft his instrumentality to New York City pursuing an appeals tribunal ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a artillery of tests aft his instrumentality to New York City pursuing an appeals tribunal ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.

Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital successful Manhattan aft his accomplishment connected Friday to metropolis jails.

“They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems similar helium needs a batch of help, physically. He’s got a batch of problems. He’s getting each kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a bid wreck wellness wise,” Aidala said.

A connection near with the infirmary was not instantly returned Saturday.

Frank Dwyer, a spokesperson with the New York City Department of Correction, said successful an email that Weinstein remains successful custody astatine Bellevue. A connection seeking remark with authorities corrections officials was not instantly returned.

On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals vacated his condemnation aft concluding that a proceedings justice permitted jurors to spot and perceive excessively overmuch grounds not straight related to the charges helium faced. It besides erased his 23-year situation condemnation and ordered a retrial.

Prosecutors said they mean to retry him connected charges that helium forcibly performed oral enactment connected a TV and movie accumulation adjunct successful 2006 and raped an aspiring histrion successful 2013.

Weinstein remained successful custody aft the appeals ruling due to the fact that helium was convicted successful Los Angeles successful 2022 of different rape and was sentenced to 16 years successful prison.

For immoderate time, Weinstein has been ailing with a assortment of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, slumber apnea and oculus problems.

Aidala said helium spoke to Weinstein connected Friday day aft helium was successful transit to New York City from an upstate jailhouse little than 24 hours aft the appeals ruling, which was released Thursday morning.

He said his client's ailments are physical, adding that mentally helium is “sharp arsenic a tack. Feet are firmly planted connected the ground.”

The lawyer said it usually takes authorities corrections and prisons officials a week oregon 2 to put to transport a prisoner.

“He was not treated well. They refused to springiness him adjacent a sip of water, nary food, nary bath break,” Aidala said. “He’s a 72-year-old sickly man.”

Aidala said helium was told that Bellevue doctors planned to tally a batch of tests connected Weinstein earlier helium tin beryllium returned to the Rikers Island jailhouse complex.

The lawyer said he's scheduled to conscionable with Weinstein connected Monday. He added that helium plans to archer a justice erstwhile Weinstein goes to tribunal connected Wednesday successful Manhattan that a retrial should hap aft Labor Day.