Harvey Weinstein
Getting A Trip From Rikers Island
… Headed to Bellevue Hospital
Revealed
Harvey Weinstein and his workforce simply scored a small authorized victory … ‘trigger he is getting out of Rikers Island — at the least, briefly.
The disgraced film producer is headed for Bellevue Hospital after his lawyer Imran Ansari and his New York State healthcare advisor Craig Rothfeld efficiently petitioned the court docket to maneuver him due to his deteriorating well being.
A decide signed off on the transfer Thursday … placing Weinstein into Bellevue pending his listening to — which is scheduled for April 24 at 2:15 PM ET.
Weinstein’s workforce has alleged he is not getting enough care in Rikers … together with claiming at the least one in every of his maladies was misdiagnosed.
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Lots of Weinstein’s illnesses had been additionally listed within the doc … together with most cancers, diabetes, in depth coronary artery illness, chest ache resulting from lowered ranges of blood flowing to the guts, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid points, weight problems, persistent decrease again and leg ache, anemia, and hypertension.
Weinstein can be requesting tens of millions of {dollars} from Bellevue hospital … ‘trigger, whereas he says he trusts them along with his care, he is additionally arguing he has suffered bodily and psychologically over his “horrific” therapy — which incorporates Bellevue releasing him again to jail earlier than being absolutely recovered.
HW’s retrial is underway … with jurors being chosen to listen to the case in New York Metropolis earlier this week. He is been charged with sexual assault and rape — fees he was beforehand convicted of earlier than a court docket of appeals overturned them.
