Harvey Weinstein 'likely' to remain in hospital until sentencing

Earlier today, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years behind bars, but the fallen movie mogul only spent a short amount of time in prison, before being taken to the hospital, Variety has learned.

By Dominic Patten, Jill Goldsmith

The Time's Up Foundation hopes Harvey Weinstein's prison sentence brings survivors of his sexual misconduct "some measure of peace." On Wednesday, a New York criminal court sentenced the 67-year-old former film producer to 23 years behind bars, a few weeks after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday in the landmark Manhattan rape trial that convicted him of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act.

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday in the landmark Manhattan rape trial that convicted him of third-degree rape and a criminal sex act. Seconds after the verdict was read aloud in a New York City courtroom, celebrities around the world chimed in on social media with overwhelmingly positive reactions to the news the "monster" will be placed behind bars and tipped their hats to the dozens of women who came forward demanding justice.

By Dominic Patten

NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims.

NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims. Weinstein was convicted on two counts last month: criminal sex act for the 2006 assault of a production assistant and rape in the third degree for the 2013 attack on another woman.

Harvey Weinstein found himself landing in a soup when about 80 women hurled allegations of sexual molestation against him. It gave rise to the #MeToo Movement in Hollywood with cases against many influential and powerful men coming up. In 2017, Harvey was made to step down from his company. In February 2020, he was found guilty of two out of the five felonies. The movie mogul is now a convicted rapist, sentenced 25 years of imprisonment. 

Harvey Weinstein is “likely” to remain at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital until his sentencing on 11 March, according to his attorney.

His attorney said he was suffering heart palpitations and high blood pressure.

It appears Harvey Weinstein won’t be spending his first night in jail after being found guilty of sexual assault and third-degree rape on Feb. 24. He was led away from the courtroom in handcuffs and ordered held at NY’s notorious Rikers Island jail until his March 11 sentencing, but he never made it there. Instead, he was diverted to Bellevue Hospital after complaining of chest pains, his representative told our sister site Variety.

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two of the five charges relating to sexual assaults after a five-day jury deliberation in Manhattan, New York City.