Former Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein undergoes suffessful emergency heart surgery

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Jailed former movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein underwent a successful emergency heart surgery on Monday morning at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, according to a legal representative.Weinstein was moved from Rikers Island Sunday night due to severe medical conditions after complaining of not feeling well, and having a cough and weight gain, his publicist Juda Engelmayer and representative Craig Rothfeld said.The 72-year-old was in the ICU at the Manhattan hospital after undergoing heart surgery Monday morning to "alleviate the massive amount of fluid on his lung and heart."We can confirm that Mr Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today, his reps said. Rothfeld told NBC New York that Weinstein was conscious and talking as he recovered Monday evening, and that they aim to keep him in the hospital indefinitely through the trial to deal with his ailments.Weinstein remains in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan. He has been in and out of Bellevue Hospital since returning to Rikers Island from state prison in April.In July, he was hospitalized for treatment for a variety of health problems including COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said.Weinstein, who has denied that he raped or sexually assaulted anyone, was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 while already serving a 23-year sentence in New York. His 2020 conviction in Manhattan was thrown out earlier in the spring by the states top court, which ruled that the judge in the original trial unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that werent part of the case.  The post Former Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein undergoes suffessful emergency heart surgery appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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