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More than two years after his New York conviction for sex crimes that included third-degree rape, ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has won the right to appeal, NBC News has reported.

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has a rare bone marrow cancer and is being treated in prison for the condition.

Katcy Stephan Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with cancer. Per NBC News, the disgraced movie producer has chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer. “Craig Rothfeld, Mr.

Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to the additional criminal sex act charge he was indicted on last week in New York. The former movie producer appeared in a Manhattan court for the first time after undergoing heart surgery last week. He was wheeled in by courthouse security guards in a wheelchair.

Harvey Weinstein is facing new charges.

Harvey Weinstein has been indicted by a new grand jury on additional charges, prosecutors said in a New York courtroom Thursday.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional charges in New York, a prosecutor announced at a hearing on Thursday. The former producer was not present for the hearing, as he continues to recover from emergency heart surgery at Bellevue Hospital. Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, told the court on Thursday that his client “almost died,” according to reports from the courthouse.

UPDATED, 2:15 PM: A Manhattan judge today set a tentative start date of the rape retrial of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein. With the disgraced former movie mogul in the courtroom briefly, Judge Curtis Farber penciled in November 12 but said he was open to earlier trial date depending on how quickly prosecutors move through the grand jury.

seeking additional charges.“It’s an ongoing process,” the prosecutor added.But Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, complained that his client has been behind bars for nearly five years as he accused prosecutors of using “delay tactics.”Aidala listed a slew of health problems that Weinstein has and that he says are only getting worse while he’s locked up.According to doctors, Weinstein has fluid in his heart, spinal stenosis and macular degeneration in his eyes.“His diabetes is going through the roof because the diet they give at Rikers Island is 90% sugar,” Aidala said. “He’s basically getting no treatment for that.”Weinstein is unfairly being held in solitary confinement, Aidala added.“There is a lot of light at the end of the tunnel for Mr.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assaultHarvey Weinstein is facing a new investigation over alleged “additional violent sexual assaults”, prosecutors in New York have said.At a hearing in New York State criminal court earlier this week (July 8), prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said they’re looking for a new indictment, explaining that the alleged additional assaults were still within the statute of limitations to be charged as crimes.The former movie producer was found guilty on February 24 2020 after being convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape, and was sentenced to 23 years in a New York state prison.However, in April, The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual encounters with anyone.Speaking on Tuesday (July 9), Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala said it was unfair for prosecutors to seek to add additional victims to the case after the conviction had already been overturned.He added: “Once again we have a hotline: ‘1-800 Get Harvey”.Weinstein has remained in jail because he was also convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape.

Harvey Weinstein may face a new indictment on criminal sexual misconduct charges, Manhattan prosecutors told a judge today.

Jordan Moreau More accusers may come forward to testify in Harvey Weinstein‘s New York retrial this fall, prosecutors said in court. On Wednesday, the former movie producer appeared in a Manhattan courtroom a month after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction.

“We believe in this case, and we will be retrying this case,” prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape case told a judge today in the first hearing since the much-accused producer’s 2020 conviction was overturned last week. “It was a strong case in 2020 …and it remains a strong case in 2024,” added Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg.

Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, less than a week after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. It’s the first time the former movie producer has been seen in public since he was convicted of rape in a Los Angeles court and sentenced to 16 years in prison in February 2023. Weinstein was seated in a wheelchair and wheeled by a security guard into a courtroom packed with journalists, lawyers and other officials.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite a myriad of health issues landing the incarcerated Harvey Weinstein in hospital last week, the much-accused producer is still expected to show up in court tomorrow — at least right now.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.Harvey Weinstein is in poor health, according to his lawyer.The former movie producer was found guilty on February 24, 2020 after being convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape, and was sentences to 23 years in a New York state prison.Last week, The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings.However, Weinstein remains imprisoned, serving a 16 year sentence following a 2022 California rape conviction.Now, Weinstein’s lead attorney, Arthur Aidala, has shared that the 72-year-old is in poor health, telling reporters (as per Associated Press) that his client was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.Aidala began: “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically.”“He’s got a lot of problems,” Aidala shared.

Former producer Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for a battery of tests regarding an undisclosed ailment, his lawyer said Saturday.

Michaela Zee Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized in New York City, days after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Saturday that Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a battery of tests, according to the Associated Press. “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue.

Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyers celebrated his overturned rape conviction at a press conference in New York Thursday. “From the bottom of our hearts, we knew Harvey Weinstein didn’t get a fair trial,” his attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters. “There are some people who are unpopular but we still have to apply the law fairly to.

“It may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not, today’s legal ruling is a great day for America because it instills in us the faith that there is a justice system,” proclaimed Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala today after New York’s Appeals Court threw out his client’s 2020 conviction and ordered a new trial.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.The New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein‘s 2020 conviction for rape, ordering a new trial.The state’s highest court overruled the decision in a 4-3 verdict, deeming that judge at the trial prejudiced the disgraced movie mogul with improper rulings. This included the decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to serve 23 years in a New York state prison, having been convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyer urged the highest court in New York to overturn his conviction on Wednesday, saying that too many accusers were allowed to testify at his trial. Arthur Aidala challenged the trial judge’s ruling allowing three women to testify as “Molineux” witnesses. The women spoke about sexual assaults that were not among the charges, but did help establish a pattern of misconduct.