Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery
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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein is due in court this week.
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WASHINGTON – Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was rushed to hospital from a New York City prison on Sept 8 and underwent heart surgery on Sept 9, his representatives said.
Weinstein, 72, is due this week in court, where prosecutors had been presenting evidence to a New York grand jury as they work to secure a new indictment against him on sex crimes charges, ABC reported.
Spokespeople for the Oscar winner said in a statement that he had been taken to Bellevue Hospital because of several medical issues.
“We can confirm that Mr Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today,” Weinstein’s representatives Craig Rothfeld and Juda Engelmayer said. They did not provide any information on his condition.
ABC News first reported that Weinstein had undergone heart surgery.
Weinstein, who has denied having any non-consensual sexual encounters with anyone, was found guilty on rape charges in February 2020.
The New York Court of Appeals threw out the conviction in April, finding Weinstein did not get a fair trial because a judge improperly allowed testimony by accusers he was not formally charged with assaulting.
Weinstein suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid in his heart and lungs, and he had recently contracted Covid-19 and double pneumonia, according to a statement by his representatives to ABC.
A spokesman for Weinstein did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. REUTERS
