Harvey Weinstein undergoes emergency heart surgery, representatives say

Film mogul’s hospitalisation comes as he awaits a new trial after overturning of sex crime convictions in New York.

Jailed Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has undergone emergency heart surgery after being rushed to a hospital from prison in New York.

Weinstein, 72, was transferred from Rikers Island prison to New York’s Bellevue Hospital to undergo a procedure to remove fluid from his heart and lungs, his representatives said on Monday.

“We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today,” his prison consultant Craig Rothfeld and publicist Juda Engelmayer said in a statement.

Weinstein’s representatives have previously said that the film mogul suffers from a range of health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid in his heart and lungs.

In July, his representatives said he had been hospitalised for COVID and pneumonia in both lungs.