Harvey Weinstein is battling a host of health issues in the prison hospital…including coronavirus and pneumonia.
Weinstein has been transferred to a prison ward at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, where he is being treated for diabetes, hypertension, spinal stenosis and other ailments… His representatives, Very Engelmaierconfirmed to TMZ.
Weinstein’s team said he also tested positive for COVID-19 and double pneumonia. The health update was first reported Thursday nbc news.
As we reported … Weinstein awaits retrial in New York rape case. Conviction overturned in spring.
Meanwhile, his legal team is also seeking to overturn another rape conviction in California – one he filed last month. File a new appeal.
Throughout the high-profile trial, Weinstein maintained his innocence.
It’s the second time in three months that the disgraced movie mogul has been hospitalized in Bellevue. He went there for a checkup in April, and one of his attorneys told CNN at the time that Weinstein’s health was dire. It’s a bit like a “train wreck.”
