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Weinstein files for Rikers Island transfer to Bellevue Hospital over health, tongue infection

  • Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crime allegations began with jury selection in New York.
  • Weinstein's original 2020 conviction faced overturn due to improper rulings from New York's highest court.
  • Weinstein, age 73, faces charges of rape and a criminal sex act at a Manhattan hotel.
  • Weinstein's attorney, Ansari, stated that Weinstein's failing health has been impacted by conditions at Rikers.
  • Weinstein's lawyers requested he stay at Bellevue Hospital because Rikers worsens his multiple health issues.
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9 jurors picked as Weinstein's lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial

Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo rape retrial.

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Jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him to hospital during retrial

In court papers, Weinstein's lawyers argued that his stay at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex is exacerbating his health issues.

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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