Harvey Weinstein shipped back to Rikers after reports of cushy treatment at NYC hospital: source
NY Post
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island Monday night after correction officials caught wind of a report that he was being given cushy treatment while receiving medical care at a New York City hospital, a source said.
The fallen movie mogul — whose sex crimes conviction was overturned last month — was released Monday from Bellevue Hospital’s intensive care unit, where he was on a different floor from other detainees, a source close to the disgraced movie exec told The Post.
The move came after it was reported Monday that Weinstein was treated to special amenities like a phone, a private bathroom and a television at the Big Apple hospital, according to The City.
Weinstein was able to watch CNN and other TV shows, as well as stay in close contact with his criminal defense lawyer Arthur Aidala — either by phone or in person, the outlet reported.
The report “set off” city corrections and “within and hour or two of that being printed it started them contemplating how to move him and when to move him quickly,” the Weinstein source told The Post.
The “Pulp Fiction” producer was transferred to the public hospital just hours after he was relocated from a New York prison to Rikers on April 27 following his conviction reversal.
