Harvey Weinstein Diagnosed With Cancer

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The disgraced mogul is receiving treatment for bone marrow cancer, NBC and ABC News reported

Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of sex offenses in Los Angeles and New York, has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, sources told NBC News and ABC News.

According to the outlets, Weinstein is undergoing treatment from behind bars at Rikers Island in New York. Weinstein’s authorized legal healthcare representative in New York, Craig Rothfeld, declined ABC’s request for comment and said, “Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment.”

The American Cancer Society states that chronic myeloid leukemia is a type of cancer that develops in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood, and that 15 percent of leukemias in adults are CML.

Several reports of Weinstein’s mounting health issues. Last month, the disgraced mogul was hospitalized after undergoing heart surgery. He was hospitalized in July after testing positive for Covid-19 and double pneumonia.

Weinstein’s 2020 conviction was overturned in April, after an appeals court ruled that the judge who oversaw the first trial should not have allowed testimony from accusers who were not part of the charges against him. The following month, prosecutors indicated that they might bring additional charges from additional accusers against Weinstein, with Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg telling the court at the time that “some people who were not ready to speak out in 2020 now appear ready to do so.”

Weinstein’s New York conviction was overturned this year as he was serving a 23-year sentence. He is still serving a 16-year sentence for his conviction of rape in Los Angeles in 2022. New York’s Court of Appeals found that the judge in the landmark trial prejudiced Weinstein with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

In September, he was indicted on further sexual assault charges in New York also and pled not guilty. Weinstein has now been indicted twice for three sex crimes and is expected to be arraigned at a later date.

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