now entertainment news and jailed ex movie mul Harvey Weinstein underw emergency head heart surgery at a New York City hospital and Weinstein was taken to a hospital in Manhattan from the Rikers Island jail complex due to severe medical conditions his publicist said and I quote we can confirm that Mr Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today uh Weinstein has been in and out of hospitals since returning to Rikers Island from State Prison in April after an appeals court overturned his 2020 rape and sexual assault convictions and ordered a new trial in July he was hospitalized for treatment of a variety of health problems including covid-19 and pneumonia in both lungs the state's court of appeals found that the judge uh in the 2020 trial unfairly allowed testimonies from women whose claims against Weinstein w't part of the case now last week prosecutors disclosed that they've gun taking steps to potentially charge him with up to three additional sex assaults they had U they've said started presenting evidence to the grand jury of up to three previously uncharged allegations against him a vote on the potential new indictment is expected soon at the same time British prosecutors said last week that they were dropping two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein because there was no longer a realistic Prospect of conviction meanwhile Weinstein has denied that the he raped or sexually assaulted anyone he remains in custody in New York while awaiting a retrial in Manhattan that's tentatively scheduled to begin in November for all the latest news download the Von app And subscribe to our YouTube channel