Harvey Weinstein has been admitted to hospital with Covid and double pneumonia in the latest episode of ill health to hit the disgraced producer. The 72-year-old, who is awaiting a retrial in his New York rape case , was moved from Rikers Island jail to Bellevue Prison Hospital on Friday. He is being treated for “a myriad of health conditions”, including diabetes, high blood pressure, a spinal condition and fluid in his heart and lungs, according to Craig Rothfeld, a prison consultant.
The former film mogul spent 10 days in Bellevue Hospital in April, with Arthur Aidala, his lawyer, describing him at the time as “somewhat of a train wreck, health-wise” whose “life is on the line” but is mentally still “sharp as a tack”. Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, Weinstein fell from grace when dozens of women came forward to accuse him of inappropriate and criminal behaviour ..