Rapist Harvey Weinstein is rushed to hospital 'suffering chest pains' in the ambulance that was transferring him from court to Rikers Island - after shouting out 'I'm innocent' as he was convicted

Daily Mail ^ | 11:46 EST, 24 February 2020 | UPDATED: 20:41 EST, 24 February 2020 | MILY CRANE, DANIEL BATES and LAUREN FRUEN

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Harvey Weinstein was rushed to hospital by ambulance on Monday, shortly after being found guilty of raping and sexual assaulting two women.

The disgraced Hollywood producer, 67, was said to have been redirected to Bellevue Hospital Center after suffering chest pains. A rep later confirmed he was suffering from high blood pressure and having heart palpitations.

Judge James Burke had initially ordered Weinstein to be taken to Rikers Island prison immediately, until his sentencing on March 11.

Weinstein was convicted by a New York jury of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in his apartment in 2006 and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a hotel room in 2013.

He was acquitted of the two most serious counts of predatory sexual assault, which each carried a potential life sentence. He was also found not guilty of first degree rape in relation to Mann.

Weinstein, who arrived at court using a walker for much of the trial, now faces a 29-year prison sentence, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

When the jury of seven men and five women handed down their verdict after five days of deliberations, Weinstein told his lawyer: 'I'm innocent. I'm innocent. How can this happen in America?'

[palmer]

Not worried. Probably just coronavirus.

[chuckee]

Put him in Jeff Epstein’s cell with the same guards.

[freepersup]

And for Best Actor In A Motion Picture Moving Ambulance, the award goes to...

[goldstategop]

Is he taking it?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Michael Corleone:
Hyman Roth has been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years.

[SpaceBar]

He’s ready for his close-up, Mr. DeMille.

[Bratch]

Must have been quite a procession with all the lawyers running behind them.

[goldstategop]

Weinstein trying to get in his compassionate release walking papers early.

[Dr. Sivana]

The good news is that the performance was captured on video, and can now be submitted for “Best Acting Performance” for next year’s Oscars!

[Vendome]

Idiot will be Epsteined...

[coaster123]

Harvey... To add insult to injury I’m innocent too and you’re still going to prison.

Stinking filth Hollywood leftist, I hope you were framed, I hope you are innocent.

[Responsibility2nd]

The guy is old and morbidly obese. Prison actually may be good for him.

Assuming he lives long enough to go.

[bigbob]

all that strenuous walking to the hoosegow without his walker...

[Dogbert41]

Oh the humanity!

[Bullish]

Poor little rapist.

[goldstategop]

Power and sex are rich guys’ aphrodisiacs. Babe magnets.

[VideoDoctor]

Mr. Weinstein will soon be meeting Mr. Epstein... and probably under the same circumstances that Mr. Epstein departed under.

[goldstategop]

Some women did sleep with him because they thought he could help their careers and a powerful movie mogul can do it.

With the rest of them, he crossed the line because he was entitled.

[Pollard]

Quite the over actor.