2 hours Ago By Variety
Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with cancer. Per , the disgraced movie producer has chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer. “Craig Rothfeld, Mr.
Weinstein’s authorized legal healthcare representative in New York State, expresses profound dismay at the speculation surrounding Mr. Weinstein’s medical condition,” said Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer in a statement provided to . “It is both troubling and unacceptable that such private and confidential health matters have become a subject of public discourse.
Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment.” The former movie producer most recently appeared in a Manhattan court in September, his first time after undergoing heart surgery.
He was wheeled in by courthouse security guards in a wheelchair, and pleaded not guilty to the additional criminal sex act charge he was indicted on a week prior in New York. His lawyer Arthur Aidala claimed that the disgraced movie producer “almost died” following emergency heart surgery. Weinstein had previously been hospitalized during the summer for other issues including diabetes, and contracted Covid and double pneumonia while in the hospital.
After becoming one of the most-accused figures of the #MeToo movement, Weinstein has continued to deny that he assaulted or raped anyone. NBC was first to report the news of Weinstein’s diagnosis. Sign up for .
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