Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized In New York After Reported Heart Failure, Difficulty Breathing

Fallen Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein, whose wellness has been worrisome successful caller years, is receiving aesculapian curen successful New York aft a caller bout of reported wellness issues.

Weinstein, 74, is “recuperating and resting astatine Bellevue Hospital,” his publicist Juda Engelmayer confirmed to The Times connected Wednesday. He did not instantly respond to further inquires astir Weinstein’s condition.

TMZ reported connected Wednesday that nan erstwhile mogul was transported to nan Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward successful Manhattan aft experiencing trouble breathing. The outlet besides reported that Weinstein suffered bosom nonaccomplishment owed to a bout of pneumonia, and doctors person since placed nan disgraced Weinstein Company mogul connected an IV. They are besides monitoring his bosom and administering antibiotics to dainty his pneumonia. A typical for Weinstein told Deadline connected Wednesday that he will stay successful nan infirmary “at slightest for nan adjacent fewer weeks.”

Weinstein has been incarcerated astatine New York’s notorious Rikers Island analyzable but nan New York City Department of Correction’s inmate database confirms he is presently housed astatine nan recently opened Bellevue Hospital Outposted Therapeutic Housing Units.

Weinstein was sentenced successful March 2020 to 23 years successful situation aft he was convicted successful New York of committing a felony activity crime and third-degree rape. The intersexual battle condemnation was overturned successful April 2024. The erstwhile Hollywood exec was taxable to a 2nd proceedings successful New York past summertime and was convicted connected 1 count of intersexual battle successful 2006 but acquitted of different from nan aforesaid year. Earlier this year, Weinstein’s New York rape retrial — regarding allegations he sexually assaulted hairstylist and aspiring character Jessica Mann — ended successful mistrial.

He was besides sentenced successful February 2023 to 16 years successful situation for raping a female successful a Beverly Hills edifice successful 2013. A three-judge sheet from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously decided past week it will uphold nan conviction, but ordered Weinstein’s proceedings judge to resentence him.

Weinstein said astatine magnitude with nan Hollywood Reporter successful March astir carrying retired his sentence: “It’s Rikers Island and it’s hell.”

He said astir spending astir of his clip successful his cell, really he feels his personage position “forces maine into isolation” and claimed he is “constantly threatened and derided” by different inmates. He besides expressed fearfulness astir dying astatine nan infamous situation complex. Weinstein’s wellness successful caller years has been frail. In 2024 alone, Weinstein was diagnosed pinch chronic myeloid leukemia, underwent emergency bosom surgery and received curen for COVID-19, double pneumonia and respective different wellness conditions.

“It scares nan s— retired of me. Cold and heartless,” he told THR. “It’s unthinkable to person nan life that I had and nan things that I did for nine and not person nan leniency to woody pinch maine successful a kinder way. Whatever they deliberation I did bad successful my life, I didn’t get nan decease penalty. I’m going to beryllium 74 successful March. I don’t want to dice successful here.”

Weinstein remains convicted of different intersexual felony successful New York and awaits a September sentencing there, nan Associated Press reported. New York prosecutors are seeking a 20-year situation term.

Times unit writer Emily St. Martin and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.