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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