DISGRACED Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein looked weak and pale as he was wheeled into court to face a new sex charge after getting emergency surgery. Handcuffed and bandaged, Weinstein, 72, attended a hearing in New York City on Wednesday, two weeks after he was rushed to the hospital from prison. 3 Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in New York on September 18, 2024 Credit: AP:Associated Press 3 Weinstein had a bandage on his hand and appeared frail after emergency heart surgery two weeks ago Credit: AP 3 Weinstein, seen with a walker in January 2020, has declined in health in recent years Credit: Reuters The producer was stone-faced and kept his gaze down while New York police officers escorted him into a Manhattan courtroom, according to pictures taken by the New York Post .
Weinstein used his handcuffed hands to clutch The Woman by Kristen Hannah, which is a 2024 book about a woman who becomes an Army nurse to follow her brother into the Vietnam War. He pleaded not guilty as he was arraigned on a criminal sex act charge under a new indictment , which has been sealed from public view. The details of the indictment are unclear, but prosecutors have mentioned that he was never charged for three alleged assaults that were mentioned in his now-overturned 2020 trial .
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