Harvey Weinstein ends up back in jail after being suspected of having “VIP treatment” at a hospital

After a 10-day hospitalization, former king of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, 72, returned to a New York prison on Monday, his publicist Judah Engelmeyer said Tuesday, including the AP news agency. The producer is jailed after receiving a 16-year sentence in Los Angeles in 2023 for rape and sexual assault.

Harvey Weinstein is reported to be suffering from various health problems, including chest and abdominal pain. The ex-producer has already been hospitalized several times due to heart problems and hypertension. In 2020, he appeared in court with a walker. His publicist said he was transferred Monday night from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan to the infirmary at Rikers Island prison in New York.

Telephones and TV room

The announcement comes following revelations by The City media that the former film giant received very comfortable treatment in a furnished private room during his 10-day hospitalization. Judah Engelmeyer, however, confirmed that his client “did not receive preferential treatment or VIP treatment” and that he was housed on the detention floor, where he said each person had access to a room equipped with a telephone and television. room.

The appeals court also announced the recent overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 23-year prison sentence in New York in 2020. The cancellation was seen as an insult and a step back for the #MeToo movement against gender-based violence against women, as revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault in 2017 caused global shockwaves and liberated the voices of many victims.