Harvey Weinstein appeared disheveled during a court hearing Wednesday. The former film producer requested an earlier trial due to his health conditions, calling Rikers Island a "hellhole."
During the court hearing, Weinstein pushed for an earlier trial date, citing his health. "I can’t hold on anymore," he said.
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told a judge he "won't be there" for his upcoming retrial if he remains at Rikers Island.
I need to get out of this hellhole as quickly as possible,” the ex-movie mogul, who is being held in New York’s Rikers Island, said at a recent hearing.
A gaunt-looking Harvey Weinstein pleaded with the judge in his criminal retrial to move the start date forward because he believes he will die at Rikers Island.
Calling Rikers a “stain on this city,” Weinstein, 72, said he was advocating on behalf of all detainees at the jail.
On Jan. 29, the ailing Hollywood producer asked a Manhattan judge to move up his retrial date because he doesn't know how long he can last on Rikers Island
The former Hollywood studio head will be retried for his 2020 sexual assault conviction after an appeals court overturned it in 2024. Weinstein also faces additional sex crimes charges.
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein begged a judge on Wednesday to move up his April 15th trial date on sex crimes charges, invoking conditions at the infamous Rikers Island facility where he’s currently being held.
However, the judge did not react to his pleas, saying jury selection for an April 15 trial is “beyond set in stone.”
Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to return to court today, where the judge is set to decide when his retrial will start.
Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein begged a Manhattan judge to move up his sexual assault court due to his poor health