Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer: report
Harvey Weinstein
Julia Nikhinson-Pool/Getty ImagesHarvey Weinstein fights cancer behind bars.
Weinstein, 72, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, a rare form of bone marrow cancer. This is reported by NBC News on Monday, October 21.
The disgraced movie mogul is undergoing treatment at the Rikers Island jail in New York, according to the outlet. Weinstein representative Craig Rothfeld told NBC: “Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, we will have no further comment.”
The diagnosis is the latest in a series of health problems for Weinstein, who recently had emergency heart surgery. We weekly previously confirmed that Weinstein was rushed from Rikers Island to New York’s Bellevue Hospital on September 8 and underwent surgery the next day.
Harvey Weinstein appeared on Wednesday, May 1, for the first time since his rape conviction was overturned, and his case will be heard again. “We believe in this case,” prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said about bringing Weinstein’s case back to court. “It was a strong case in 2020… and it remains a strong case […]
“We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein today underwent a procedure and surgery on his heart to remove fluid from his heart and lungs,” Rothfeld said. Us at the time. “He is out of surgery and recovering. As we have previously stated in detail, Mr. Weinstein suffers from a plethora of serious health conditions that require ongoing treatment. We are grateful to the executive team at the New York City Department of Correction and Rikers Island for acting quickly in bringing him to Bellevue Hospital.”
Earlier this summer, so was Weinstein admitted to Bellevue after contracting COVID-19 and double pneumonia in July. Rothfeld told news media at the time that Weinstein had also been hospitalized for “conditions that continue to affect him on a daily basis, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid in his heart and lungs and various other conditions.”
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted of rape in 2020. conviction was quashed by the New York State Court of Appeals in April on the grounds that the original judge had biased Weinstein with inappropriate rulings, including allowing women to testify about the allegations that were not part of the case.
“We conclude that the trial court improperly admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the court’s decision said. Associated press. “The remedy for these glaring errors is a new trial.”
Mariska Hargitay denounced Harvey Weinstein’s overturned 2020 rape conviction in New York State. The Law & Order: SVU star, 60, investigates sex crimes on her TV series, and she recently revealed she is also a rape victim. “The reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction comes as a painful and infuriating insult to the survivors and […]
While Weinstein awaits a new trial in Manhattan Criminal Court in November, he remains jailed on other rape charges in Los Angeles. He was convicted of these crimes in 2022 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. (He was acquitted of a charge in Los Angeles involving one of the women who testified in New York.)
On September 12, Weinstein was indicted on new charges by a New York grand jury convened to listen to women who made accusations against him. The indictment was sealed and the charges had yet to be specified.
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