Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalised conscionable days aft his 2020 rape condemnation successful New York was overturned, his lawyer has said.

Arthur Aidala said helium was moved to a Manhattan infirmary connected Friday. He remains successful jailhouse aft being separately convicted of rape successful Los Angeles.

Mr Aidala said his lawsuit was "somewhat of a bid wreck wellness wise".

"It seems similar helium needs a batch of help, physically. He's got a batch of problems," helium told AP.

Later, successful a connection to CBS, the BBC's US partner, Mr Aidala said Mr Weinstein had been taken to infirmary aft the New York City Department of Correction determined that helium needed "immediate aesculapian attention".

"A myriad of tests are being performed connected Harvey and helium is being kept for observation," helium said.

A spokesperson with the corrections section said that Weinstein remained successful custody astatine Bellevue.

He was moved connected Friday to the Rikers Island jailhouse analyzable from the Mohawk Correctional Facility wherever helium had been since 2023.

Weinstein's lawyers person antecedently said the one-time movie shaper has had a bid of wellness problems, including diabetes, slumber apnea and issues affecting his bosom and eyes. In 2020, he spent 5 days successful hospital for ongoing bosom problems and thorax pains.

Mr Aidala said helium is scheduled to conscionable Weinstein connected Monday earlier his tribunal quality connected Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.

Earlier successful the week, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's condemnation connected the ground that helium did not person a just trial, saying that prosecutors successful the pivotal #MeToo lawsuit called witnesses whose accusations were not portion of the charges against him.

The tribunal said that meant helium was unfairly tried for past behaviour, and ordered a caller trial.

At his proceedings successful 2020, Weinstein was convicted of sexually assaulting erstwhile accumulation adjunct Mimi Haleyi successful 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, a erstwhile aspiring actress, successful 2013. He was jailed for 23 years.

Weinstein's defence squad said enactment betwixt the movie enforcement and the accusers had been consensual.

Separately, Weinstein was sentenced successful California past twelvemonth to 16 years for raping an Italian exemplary and histrion successful a Beverly Hills edifice successful 2013.