DISGRACED movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new charges days after he recovers from an emergency heart surgery.
Weinstein, who was rushed from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital on Tuesday after experiencing chest pains, did not attend Thursday’s court hearing when prosecutors announced the new charges.
Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan Criminal Court on July 19Getty – Pool
Harvey Weinstein pictured during his court hearing in MayAP:Associated Press
Arthur Aidala, Weinstein’s attorney, told a judge his client “almost died” following his recent hospitalization.
The ailing convicted sex offender’s health has rapidly declined since his legal troubles began in 2019, his defense team has said.
Details about the impending charges were not disclosed in court.
However, prosecutors said they plan to arraign Weinstein on the new charges at an undetermined date.
“He has sort of a shunt in his chest, which is attached to a bag, which is draining fluids from his body,” Aidala said.
The defense attorney said he has spoken to Weinstein since his medical scare, and he plans to attend future court hearings when he recovers.
Aidala said it was unclear how much longer Weinstein will be hospitalized.
The prosecution granted the defense’s motion to keep Weinstein holed up in Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward.
Weinstein’s next court hearing is scheduled for September 18.
The shamed Hollywood mogul is slated to be retried on felony sex charges in New York on November 12 after a court of appeals overturned his 2020 conviction.
In April, a New York Court of Appeals ruled Weinstein did not receive a fair trial after the presiding judge testimony from multiple victims who accused the defendant of sexual assault but were not the direct subject of the allegations for which he was on trial.
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