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Harvey Weinstein was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia—a crab of the bony marrow—while successful situation astatine Rikers Island successful New York, 2 sources told NBC News.
By Lindsay Weinberg Oct 22, 2024 3:51 AMTags
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Harvey Weinstein is battling cancer.
The disgraced Hollywood shaper has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia and is undergoing attraction portion imprisoned astatine Rikers Island successful New York, 2 sources told NBC News.
Weinstein's ineligible wellness attraction rep Craig Rothfeld told NBC News Oct. 21, "Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein's privacy, we volition connection nary further comment."
Chronic myeloid leukemia begins successful cells of a person's bony marrow earlier invading their blood, according to the American Cancer Society. It makes up 15 percent of big cases of leukemia.
Weinstein, 72, has faced aggregate wellness challenges since helium was taken into custody successful 2018 implicit intersexual battle allegations that came to airy during the #MeToo movement, including undergoing heart surgery successful 2020 and being hospitalized successful July with COVID-19 and treble pneumonia. As of September, his lawyer said helium takes 19 medications.
Weinstein—who was sentenced to 23 years successful situation successful his 2020 rape case—had his conviction overturned successful April, with a justice ordering a new trial. At the time, his lawyer called it "not conscionable a triumph for Mr. Weinstein, but for each transgression suspect successful the authorities of New York, and we compliment the Court of Appeals for upholding the astir basal principles that a transgression suspect should person successful a trial."
Despite the ruling, the Shakespeare successful Love shaper remains down bars due to the fact that helium was sentenced to 16 years successful prison successful 2023 implicit a abstracted rape lawsuit successful Los Angeles, which his squad is appealing.
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Additionally, Weinstein was indicted by a New York City expansive jury past period implicit caller charges of intersexual assault. On Sept. 18, helium arrived to tribunal successful a wheelchair to participate his not blameworthy plea connected 1 number of transgression intersexual enactment successful the archetypal degree, according to NBC News.
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For free, confidential help, telephone the National Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-656-4673 oregon sojourn rainn.org.
