a special thank you to each of our subscribers who make this channel possible here's today's story Harvey Weinstein the 72-year-old former Hollywood producer underwent emergency heart surgery on Monday after complaining of chest pains the incident occurred after he was taken from Riker's Island to a Manhattan Hospital late on Sunday Weinstein who is currently in jail awaiting his second trial on sex crimes charges was transferred to Belleview hospital after he informed his lawyers of feeling unwell over the weekend according to his lawyers Craig rothfeld and Judah Engel Mayer Weinstein was rushed to bellw hospital due to multiple medical conditions they confirmed that he had a heart procedure in surgery on the same day but declined to provide further details the surgery follows Weinstein's July hospitalization for multiple health issues including covid-19 and double pneumonia he was admitted to the Belleview hospital prison ward in New York City where he was treated for ongoing conditions like diabetes high blood pressure spinal stenosis and fluid around his heart and lungs as we have extensively stated before Mr Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment rothfeld and Engel Mayer added we are grateful to the executive team at the New York City Department of Correction and Riker's Island for acting swiftly and taking him to bellue hospital meanwhile winstein is set to appear in court this week in New York where prosecutors are seeking a new indictment on sex crime charges by presenting evidence to a grand jury he has consistently denied the allegations claiming all encounters were consensual jailed ex-movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent an emergency medical procedure at a New York City Hospital on Monday to remove fluid on his heart and lungs after he complained of chest pains over the weekend his representative said Weinstein 72 was rushed to bellw Hospital in Manhattan from the Riker's Island jail complex late Sunday due to severe medical condition his publicist Judah Angel mayor and prison consultant Craig rothfeld said we can confirm that Mr Weinstein had a procedure in surgery on his heart today Engel Mayer and rothfeld said Weinstein was out of surgery as of Monday afternoon and is in recovery they said rothfeld identified the procedure as paric cardio centesis surgery he said Weinstein had not been feeling well for several weeks and was worsening by the day Weinstein's lawyer Arthur adala said they requested that jail officials immediately move Weinstein to Belleview based on his complaints to us regarding chest pains in one email adala said he told them this guy is going to die on your watch if you don't do something the City Department of Corrections public inmate lookup website was updated Monday to show that Weinstein was moved to the Belleview hospital prison Ward from the West facility at Riker's Island news of Weinstein's hospitalization was first reported by ABC News Weinstein has been in and out of bellev hospital since returning to Riker's 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 with covid-19 and pneumonia in both lungs after his February 2020 conviction Weinstein left court in an ambulance and detoured to bellw complaining of chest pains and high blood pressure he later had a stent inserted to unblock an artery after his sentencing a few weeks later he returned to the hospital with more chest pains he later tested positive for covid-19 just days after being transferred to a state prison near Buffalo in 2021 when Weinstein was being extradited to California for prosecution on rape charges there his lawyers disclosed a Litany of afflictions including diabetes coronary artery disease anemia hypertension obstructive sleep apnea chronic lower back pain sciatica chronic leg pain arthritis and eye ailments that had severely degraded his vision at recent court hearings he has used a wheelchair as we have extensively stated before Mr Weinstein suffers from a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment Engel Mayer and rothfeld said Monday the state's court of appeals found that the judge in the 2020 trial unfairly allowed testimony from women whose claims against winstein weren't part of the case last week prosecutors disclosed that they've begun taking steps to potentially charge him with up to three additional sex assaults they said they've started presenting evidence to a grand jury of up to three previously uncharged allegations against Weinstein two sexual assaults in the mid 2000s and another sexual assault in 2016 a vote on a potential new indictment was expected soon at the same time British prosecutors said last week they were dropping two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein Weinstein has consistently denied all allegations against him and claimed that all encounters were consensual the news of his emergency heart surgery has sparked conversations about his health and ongoing legal battles the future remains uncertain for Harvey Weinstein as he continues to navigate his legal challenges amidst his deteriorating health conditions that's all for this story We upload videos every day covering many different subjects so hit that subscribe button to stay informed thanks for watching