Harvey Weinstein's 'alarming blood test result' leads to urgent measures

Harvey Weinstein's recent blood reports called for an emergency transfer to the hospital.

The disgraced film producer was rushed to the emergency room in Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital when his new blood test reports created urgency.

Weinstein, 77, is expected to remain there until his condition stabilises, his legal team told People Magazine in a statement on Monday.

His attorney Imran H. Ansari of Aidala Bertuna & Kamins PC has already alleged medical mistreatment of the ex-Hollywood producer at the hands of New York City jail staff at Rikers Island.

“Harvey Weinstein, who has been suffering from a lack of adequate medical care and enduring deplorable and inhumane conditions on Rikers Island, has been transported to Bellevue Hospital for emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention," said Ansari.

"It is expected that he will remain there until his condition stabilizes. His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights.”

Weinstein's spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, said in a separate statement that Weinstein was facing "cruel and unusual punishment" in Rikers, New York's troubled jail complex.

“Mr. Weinstein, who is suffering from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, has been deprived the medical attention that someone in his medical state deserves, prisoner or not," said Engelmayer. "In many ways, this mistreatment constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.”

Weinstein is awaiting retrial on sex crimes charges after his New York conviction was overturned. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia in October.

Weinstein is already facing jail time after being convicted in a separate trial of one count each of forcible rape, forced oral copulation, and sexual penetration by a foreign object in Los Angeles.