Weinstein in mortal danger: emergency treatment in the hospital!

Weinstein in mortal danger: emergency treatment in the hospital!

Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan, USA - The former film producer Harvey Weinstein was moved from the Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, as Volksblatt . The 72-year-old receives emergency treatment there and should remain until his state of health stabilizes. According to Weinstein's lawyer, Imran Ansari, a blood test immediately needed urgent medical measures. Ansari accused the staff in Rikers Island's prison not to adequately treat Weinstein, which is considered a violation of his constitutional rights.

leukemia diagnosis and many health problems

The Weinstein team also announced that the ex-Filmmogul suffers from leukemia, a previously only speculated illness. In an explanation it was emphasized that Weinstein was withheld the necessary medical care that every patient should receive in his state, regardless of whether he is in prison or not. The spokesman Juda Engelmayer expressed, Weinstein's health problems, which also include a number of other diseases, required immediate and appropriate treatment. These developments were interpreted by various media in October as an indication of its serious health situation, although his team had previously sharply criticized public speculation about his condition.

Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual attacks in 2020. In April 2024, however, the judgment was canceled and it is planned to reopen the process again, since it was also convicted of similar crimes in Los Angeles. His state of health had already raised questions in the past, since he often appeared in a wheelchair at court appointments or could not appear at all, which has a far -reaching discussion about his physical condition, as well as SPIEGEL