According to local media reports, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney said that the former Hollywood mogul has been admitted to the hospital following the reversal of his 2020 rape conviction.
Weinstein, 72, was transferred to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a series of tests, according to attorney Arthur Aidala.
“They examined him and sent him to Bellevue,” Mr. Aidala continued. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He’s got a lot of problems.
“He’s getting all kinds of tests. He’s somewhat of a train wreck health wise.”
The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the disgraced movie producer did not receive a fair trial.
The judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. It also erased his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial.
The Associated Press said messages left with the hospital were not immediately returned on Saturday.
Frank Dwyer, a spokesman with the New York City Department of Correction, said only that Weinstein remains in custody at Bellevue.
Prosecutors said they intend to retry him on charges that he forcibly performed oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and raped an aspiring actor in 2013.
Weinstein remained in custody after the appeals ruling because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
For some time, Weinstein has been ailing with a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.
Mr Aidala said he spoke to Weinstein on Friday afternoon after he was in transit to New York City from an upstate jail less than 24 hours after the appeals ruling, which was released Thursday morning.
He said his client’s ailments are physical, adding that mentally he is “sharp as a tack. Feet are firmly planted on the ground”.
