Harvey Weinstein hospitalized at Bellevue after 'alarming blood test result'

Weinstein, who has been serving time at New York's Rikers Island after he was convicted of sexual assault and rape, has been shuttled between Rikers and Bellevue Hospital in New York City multiple times this year due to ongoing health conditions.

By Misty Severi

Published: December 2, 2024 6:21pm

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized again on Monday, after a blood test came back with an "alarming" result, according to his legal team.

The former movie producer's attorney Imran Ansari confirmed Weinstein was rushed to the Bellevue Hospital for "emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result" and will likely remain in the hospital until his condition improves.

"Harvey Weinstein, who has been suffering from a lack of adequate medical care and enduring deplorable and inhumane conditions on Rikers Island, has been transported to Bellevue Hospital for emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention," Ansari told Fox News. "It is expected that he will remain there until his condition stabilizes. His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights."

The new hospitalization comes after Weinstein's team filed a legal complaint against New York City last month over conditions at Rikers Island prison, which includes allegations the prison has provided the former producer with poor medical care.

Ansari claimed the conditions were like a Russian "gulag" and prisoners were treated like animals. He also claimed the conditions of the prison violate the Eighth Amendment because it constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment."

The jailed mogul has denied ever sexually assaulting, abusing, or raping anyone, but has been convicted of rape and sexual assault in a case in California.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.