The movie mogul's hospitalization comes as he awaits a new trial following the overturning of his sex crime convictions in New York.
Jailed Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has undergone emergency heart surgery after being rushed to hospital from a prison in New York.
Weinstein, 72, was transferred from Rikers Island prison to Bellevue Hospital in New York for a procedure to remove fluid from his heart and lungs, his representatives said Monday.
“We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein underwent heart surgery and a procedure today,” his corrections consultant Craig Rothfeld and publicist Juda Engelmayer said in a statement.
Weinstein's representatives have previously said the movie mogul suffers from a number of health problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis and fluid in his heart and lungs.
In July, his representatives said he had been hospitalized for COVID and pneumonia in both lungs.
Weinstein's hospitalization comes after a New York appeals court in April threw out his 2020 rape and sexual assault convictions on the grounds that he did not receive a fair trial.
Jury selection for a new trial for the disgraced film producer has been tentatively scheduled for November.
Weinstein was also sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2022 in a separate sex crimes case in Los Angeles.
His lawyers are seeking a new trial in the California case after his convictions were overturned in New York.
In 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker detailed allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Weinstein dating back decades, sparking the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse.
Weinstein, who has been accused of wrongdoing by more than 80 women, has denied engaging in any non-consensual sexual activity.
