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Harvey Weinstein says he is planning to sue the city of New York after being taken back in hospital following his cancer disgnosis.
Weinstein is suing the city for “ongoing medical negligence.”
The disgraced Hollywood producer was diagnosed with cancer last month, and he alleges that NYC refused to provide him ongoing treatment at Bellevue.
In 2020, Weinstein was found guilty of third-degree rape and criminal sexual assault, and sentenced to 23 years in prison but he was granted a new trial which is scheduled to begin in November 2024. In 2022, he was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault, and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
“We won’t discuss Mr. Weinstein’s medical specifics, but we are appalled by the ongoing medical negligence shown by NYC Health and Hospitals and Bellevue,” Weinstein’s rep said in a statement.
“This isn’t the fault of Rikers, CHS [the city jail system’s Correction Health Services], or the Bellevue doctors, whom Mr. Weinstein deeply respects,” the statement said. “However, refusing to keep him at Bellevue during his trial is a severe oversight, jeopardizing his ability to attend to his own retrial. Mr. Weinstein has hired legal counsel to sue NYC Health and Hospitals and Bellevue, as he has the right to proper care while in custody.
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