Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York

Harvey Weinstein. Pic/AFP

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer on Saturday said that the one-time movie powerful person has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City.

Following his arrival in jails on Friday, attorney Arthur Aidala said that Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. "They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He's got a lot of problems. He's getting all kinds of tests. He's somewhat of a train wreck health wise," Aidala said.

A message left with the hospital was not immediately returned Saturday. Messages seeking comment were also left with city and state corrections offices.

On Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals evacuated his conviction after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced.

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It also erased his prison sentence of 23 years and ordered a retrial. Following the case, prosecutors wanted to retry him on charges that he forcibly performed oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006. Also, he raped an aspiring actor in 2013.

Later, Harvey Weinstein remained in custody as he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 following another rape case for which he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. For some time, Weinstein has been ailing with a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.

Aidala said he spoke to Weinstein on Friday afternoon after he was in transit to New York City from an upstate jail less than 24 hours after the appeals ruling, which was released Thursday morning. He said his client's ailments are physical, adding that mentally he is "sharp as a tack.

Feet are firmly planted on the ground." The lawyer said it usually takes state corrections and prison officials a week or two to arrange to transport a prisoner. "He was not treated well.

They refused to give him even a sip of water, no food, no bathroom break," Aidala said. "He's a 72-year-old sickly man." Aidala said he was told that Bellevue doctors planned to run a lot of tests on Weinstein before he can be returned to the Rikers Island jail complex. The lawyer said he's scheduled to meet with Weinstein on Monday. He added that he plans to tell a judge when Weinstein goes to court on Wednesday in Manhattan that a retrial should occur after Labor Day.

(With AP/PTI Inputs)