Harvey Weinstein's lawyer argues he has 'almost medieval' cell conditions

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Harvey Weinstein's lawyer told the judge in his sexual assault trial on Tuesday that his client's living conditions are "unhygienic" and "almost medieval." Attorney Mark Werksman asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B.

Lench for help with the issue at the beginning of the second day of jury selection in the disgraced movie mogul's trial on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault.

Werksman said that Weinstein is being left alone in his wheelchair for several hours in an "unsanitary, fetid" holding cell.

Harvey Weinstein interacts with his attorney Mark Werksman in court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 4 2022. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP) "It’s almost medieval, the conditions," Werksman said. "He’s 70 years old.

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