Harvey Weinsteinthe once-powerful Hollywood producer serving time for rape, was diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancerUS media reported this Monday, a month after he was accused of a new sexual crime.
Weinstein, 72, suffers from chronic myeloid leukemia and is receiving treatment in a New York prisonNBC News and ABC News reported, citing sources close to the case.
Juda Engelmayer, a spokesperson for the former producer, said it was “concerning” that his health issues “have become a topic of public discussion.”
“Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, We will not comment further,” he told AFP.
The diagnosis comes after a series of health problems for the disgraced entertainment mogul, who appeared pale and visibly frail during a brief court appearance in September.
At that time, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg added a new accusation for “sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel” in 2006. Weinstein pleaded “not guilty.”
The former producer had undergone heart surgery days before, after which his representative said he was “out of danger for the moment.”
Weinstein He is serving a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of rape in California.
He was also convicted in New York in 2020 for rape and sexual assault of an actress and for forcibly performing oral sex on a production assistant.
In that case he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
The allegations against Weinstein helped launch the #MeToo movement in 2017considered a defining moment for women’s fight against sexual misconduct.
More than 80 women accused him of harassment, sexual assault or rapeincluding actresses Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd.
Weinstein has claimed that the sexual relations in question were consensual.
In 1979, Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded the major Hollywood film studio Miramax Films.
His successes include Pulp Fiction1994, and Passionate Shakespeare, from 1998for which Weinstein shared the Oscar for best picture.
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