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He has hope now that his, uh, constant claims of innocence will be realized and that *** new trial will exonerate him here in New York. And now he’s counting on the results of the California repeal.
Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, a source close to the incarcerated producer tells CNN.Weinstein’s specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that he is undergoing treatment at Rikers Island in New York.Video above: ‘He has hope now’: Harvey Weinstein’s attorney speaks after visiting him in MayWeinstein’s longtime spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, declined to comment on Weinstein’s diagnosis. His attorney, Arthur Aidala, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.Weinstein’s prison consultant and authorized legal health care representative in New York state, Craig Rothfeld, shot down speculation regarding Weinstein’s diagnosis.”It is both troubling and unacceptable that such private and confidential health matters have become a subject of public discourse. Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment,” Rothfeld told CNN in a statement.The diagnosis was first reported by NBC News.Last month, Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery. His spokesperson told CNN at the time that he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in New York for the procedure and was released shortly after.”As we have extensively stated before, Mr. Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment,” Weinstein’s representatives said in September.One week after he was released following heart surgery, Weinstein attended a court hearing where he pleaded not guilty to one count of a criminal sex act in the first degree after he was indicted on a new charge by a grand jury earlier in the month.Earlier this year, an appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction, which was a pivotal turning point in the #MeToo movement. He is tentatively set to be retried in New York on November 12, though prosecutors have moved to combine Weinstein cases into one trial — a move to which his defense has strongly objected.On Monday, Weinstein’s spokesperson, Engelmayer, declined to comment on whether his upcoming trial might be impacted by his cancer diagnosis.
Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, a source close to the incarcerated producer tells CNN.
Weinstein’s specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that he is undergoing treatment at Rikers Island in New York.
Video above: ‘He has hope now’: Harvey Weinstein’s attorney speaks after visiting him in May
Weinstein’s longtime spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, declined to comment on Weinstein’s diagnosis. His attorney, Arthur Aidala, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Weinstein’s prison consultant and authorized legal health care representative in New York state, Craig Rothfeld, shot down speculation regarding Weinstein’s diagnosis.
“It is both troubling and unacceptable that such private and confidential health matters have become a subject of public discourse. Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment,” Rothfeld told CNN in a statement.
The diagnosis was first reported by NBC News.
Last month, Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery. His spokesperson told CNN at the time that he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in New York for the procedure and was released shortly after.
“As we have extensively stated before, Mr. Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment,” Weinstein’s representatives said in September.
One week after he was released following heart surgery, Weinstein attended a court hearing where he pleaded not guilty to one count of a criminal sex act in the first degree after he was indicted on a new charge by a grand jury earlier in the month.
Earlier this year, an appeals court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction, which was a pivotal turning point in the #MeToo movement. He is tentatively set to be retried in New York on November 12, though prosecutors have moved to combine Weinstein cases into one trial — a move to which his defense has strongly objected.
On Monday, Weinstein’s spokesperson, Engelmayer, declined to comment on whether his upcoming trial might be impacted by his cancer diagnosis.
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