Harvey Weinstein Suffers Heart Failure at Rikers Island, Sources Say
TMZ • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Harvey Weinstein suffered heart failure due to pneumonia while incarcerated at Riker's Island in New York City about two weeks ago.
- He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward, where he has been treated with antibiotics, IV fluids, and heart monitoring, and is reportedly feeling better but remains in a serious condition.
- Weinstein is currently held in the Queens jail complex awaiting sentencing in September for a 2025 sexual assault conviction.
- The disgraced film producer has experienced multiple health issues in jail over the past few years.
- Weinstein was convicted in 2020 and 2022 for sexual assault crimes, with his 2024 New York conviction overturned but subsequently reconvicted in 2025.
