Posted on 02/24/2020 7:30:03 PM PST by 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?'
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awww maybe all the Harvey defenders here can send him a bouquet at the hospital.
Maybe. But Lady Jessica’s father is the Baron.
If he gets into the general population at Rikers he’s going to find out what rape is all about.
Tick, tick, tick ...
Just in case, Harvey is bringing a bunch of NDAs for the others to sign...especially Big Bob, former Gitmo guard.
After a couple days in the joint, Ned Beatty...
*** “Who will play Harvey in the movie?
After a couple days in the joint, Ned Beatty... “***
That was a belly laugh!
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