NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Harvey Weinstein has been taken back to Bellevue Hospital due to “emergent treatment” related to an “alarming blood test result,” his spokesperson and attorney announced Monday.
"Harvey Weinstein, who has been suffering from a lack of adequate medical care and enduring deplorable and inhumane conditions on Rikers Island, has been transported to Bellevue Hospital for emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention," Weinstein attorney Imran Ansari said.
"It is expected that he will remain there until his condition stabilizes. His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights," he added.
This is the third time the 72-year-old ex-movie mogul has been taken to NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue. Weinstein underwent emergency surgery to remove fluid from his heart late in the night on Sept. 9, and has faced numerous health complications before and after the procedure.
Weinstein was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in October.
Weinstein is suing the City of New York and its Department of Correction over claims of "medical negligence" during his stay at Rikers Island, where he is awaiting retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan, according to his attorney.
"Mr. Weinstein, who is suffering from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, has been deprived the medical attention that someone in his medical state deserves, prisoner or not. In many ways, this mistreatment constitutes cruel and unusual punishment," Juda Engelmayer said.