2024-04-27 20:06:32
He underwent “all kinds of tests”. Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized after returning to New York after one of his rape convictions was overturned on Thursday by a city appeals court, his lawyer announced on Saturday. Associated Press.
The 72-year-old fallen producer was transferred Friday from a prison in Mohawk, New York, to a facility in New York City, according to the appeals court’s ruling. He was transferred to hospital as soon as he arrived in the city. “It seems that he needs a lot of help physically,” said his lawyer, adding that his client had “a lot of problems” and was taking “all kinds of tests”.
Convicted in another case
A New York appeals court on Thursday overturned the conviction for rape and sexual assault of the former Hollywood star producer in 2020. The court found that “serious errors” of procedure had been made and that the The fairness of the trial had therefore been compromised.
VIDEO. New York appeals court overturns producer Harvey Weinstein’s conviction
Harvey Weinstein is not free yet. He still must serve a 16-year prison sentence, to which he was sentenced by a Los Angeles court in 2022 for another rape. He must appeal this judgment on May 20, according to his lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, who said he hoped that the annulment of his conviction in New York would work in favor of her client.
The ex-producer has already been hospitalized several times for heart problems and hypertension. He showed up for his trial in 2020 with a walker.
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