Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been taken back to a New York City hospital for “emergency treatment” following an “alarming blood test,” his lawyer said Monday.
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,” his attorney, Imran Ansari, said in a statement obtained by ABC News.
“It is expected that he will remain there until his condition stabilizes.”
The fallen movie mogul is being held at Rikers Island while awaiting a new trial on sex assault charges.
He has been hospitalized a handful of times in recent months following a slew of serious ailments — including emergency heart surgery and a recent cancer diagnosis.
His lawyers have previously railed against his medical care while in custody and has threatened to sue New York City for alleged medical negligence.
“His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights,” Ansari, his attorney, said in the wake of his current hospital stint.
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