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Harvey Weinstein is rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery days before appearing in court
Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, 72, was rushed from a New York City jail to a hospital for heart surgery, according to a report.
Unnamed sources told ABC News that the convicted rapist had been taken from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after suffering from chest pain.
It comes days before Weinstein was set to appear in court in New York City, where he will be retried over allegations of rape and sexual assault.
His previous conviction in New York was overturned in April by the state’s Court of Appeals due to “egregious errors” by the original trial judge, but three separate convictions in California remain in force.
This story is developing and will be updated.
