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Just days after a New York court overturned the conviction of 72-year-old Harvey Weinstein for sexual abuse, the former film producer has been hospitalized. Weinstein suffers from high blood pressure, heart problems and a “lot” of other health problems.
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In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York, but on appeal it was surprisingly ruled on Thursday that the film mogul did not have a fair trial. Because he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in a second trial in Los Angeles last year, he will remain locked up. That trial also involved sexual abuse.
After the appeal ruling, Weinstein was transferred to the well-known prison on Rikers Island, after previously being incarcerated in a prison outside New York City. That transfer would have led to the problems that now have to be monitored by doctors.
A new hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in Manhattan District Court to decide whether or not the New York lawsuit should be retried.
Weinstein has been struggling with his health for a long time. Since he was charged, he has been struggling with heart problems, diabetes, sleep and eye problems.
