Harvey Weinstein Returns to Hospital For “Emergent Treatment” As Rep Confirms Leukemia Diagnosis

Harvey Weinstein has been taken back to Bellevue Hospital for “emergent treatment” related to an “alarming blood test result,” his spokesperson and attorney said 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. 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,” said attorney Imran H. Ansari.

His spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, also confirmed that Weinstein had been diagnosed with leukemia, after prior news reports.

“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,” Engelmayer said.

More to come.