Embattled Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned earlier this week.
Weinstein is currently in custody at Bellevue Hospital in New York on Saturday, Patrick Rocchio, a representative for the New York City Department of Corrections, told USA TODAY.
Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, confirmed to TMZ and the Associated Press on Saturday that his client is now receiving treatment at Bellevue Hospital in New York after tests at the city’s jails. Aidala told media that Weinstein’s health was a “train wreck.”
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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned
A New York appeals court on Thursday overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, after the court found the judge in the 2020 trial made improper rulings.
The case, which gave momentum to the #MeToo movement and prompted accountability in the entertainment industry and media, was part of a wave of allegations against the 72-year-old movie mogul .
A weeklong trial in 2020 resulted in Weinstein’s conviction on rape charges, and a judge later sentenced him to 23 years in prison. In Thursday’s 4-3 ruling, the New York court ordered a new trial for Weinstein, who will continue to serve a 16-year prison sentence stemming from a 2022 California rape conviction.
“We will do everything in our power to retry this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault,” Emily Tuttle, a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said in a letter. electronic to Reuters.
A series of reports published in 2017 detailed allegations of rape and sexual assault of dozens of women at the hands of Weinstein. These reports have prompted dozens of others to break their silence by coming forward with allegations against equally powerful men in Hollywood and beyond.
Weinstein has repeatedly maintained his innocence and denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
