Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been rushed from jail to a hospital prison ward after suffering a frightening heart failure scare behind bars.
The disgraced former Hollywood titan, 74, was allegedly struggling to breathe when he was transferred from New York’s Rikers Island jail to Bellevue Hospital’s prison unit in Manhattan for emergency treatment.
According to TMZ, Weinstein developed pneumonia, which sources claim triggered heart failure. He has reportedly been hospitalized for the past two weeks while doctors keep a close eye on his condition.
Insiders said the fallen movie mogul has been placed on an IV, hooked up to a heart monitor and given antibiotics as doctors treat the pneumonia.
While his condition has reportedly improved, sources warned Weinstein is still “not out of the woods.”
The latest medical scare comes as Weinstein remains behind bars while awaiting sentencing in September over his 2025 sexual assault conviction.
It is not the first time the convicted sex offender has been hauled from jail to Bellevue. In 2024, Weinstein was also taken to the same hospital unit after what his lawyer described as an “alarming” blood test result.
At the time, his legal team claimed he had been suffering from poor medical care and “deplorable and inhumane conditions” inside Rikers Island.
Weinstein has also been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer, adding to a long list of health problems he has complained about while in custody.
Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, Weinstein became one of the most notorious figures in America after more than 100 women accused him of rape, sexual assault or misconduct. Some of the allegations date back decades.
The explosive accusations against him helped ignite the #MeToo movement and triggered a worldwide reckoning over sexual abuse and power in Hollywood.
Weinstein has repeatedly denied the allegations, insisting in court earlier this year: “I know I was unfaithful, I know I acted wrongly, but I never assaulted anyone.”
He was originally sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2020, but that conviction was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals in a stunning legal twist.
Earlier this year, Weinstein described his life behind bars as a “slow march toward death,” claiming his body was breaking down inside the notorious jail.
“The isolation is unbearable. My body is failing,” he told the court, according to reports.
Weinstein has also claimed he was attacked by another inmate while waiting to use a phone at Rikers.
“One time while I was waiting to use the phone, I asked the guy in front of me if he was done,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “He got off and punched me hard in the face. I fell on the floor, bleeding everywhere. I was hurt really badly.”
The former producer claimed he is often kept alone in his cell for up to 23 hours a day because officials believe it is too risky for him to mix with the general jail population.
“It’s too dangerous for me to be around anyone else,” Weinstein said. “Every time I’m out there, I feel like I’m under siege.”
Now, with his latest hospitalization and his sentencing still looming, Weinstein’s once-glamorous life as a Hollywood kingmaker has been reduced to court dates, prison cells and hospital monitors.
