Harvey Weinstein Whines And Begs Judge To Move His Retrial Date Due To Cancer

Disgraced Hollywood mogul, film producer, and co-founder of Miramax, Harvey Weinstein recently appeared in a Manhattan courtroom, pleading with Judge Curtis Farber to move up his retrial date due to his worsening health condition as a result of cancer.

Co-founder of The Weinstein Company (TWC), Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia and also suffers from diabetes and heart issues, and arrived in court in a wheelchair, underscoring his frail state.

Harvey Weinstein, 72, is known for being an infamous sexual predator in Hollywood and is having a harder time in jail than Diddy. The disgraced film producer described his present conditions at Rikers Island as a "hellhole" and begged Judge Custis Farber “to move the date”. The producer of Shakespeare in Love (1998) fears that he might not survive until the scheduled trial date of April 15, 2025. Hence, he wants the retrial for sex crimes charges to be quicker. In his words, “I can't hold on anymore. I'm holding on because I want justice for myself.”

Arthur Aidala, Harvey Weinstein's attorney, highlighted the challenges posed by the court's calendar that are affecting his client's health. Despite pleas and matters of urgency cited by Harvey’s council, Judge Farber refused to change the April 15 trial date due to scheduling constraints. However, the Judge did say that he is willing to consider an earlier date if feasible.

In 2020, Weinstein's retrial was convicted by New York's highest court related to charges alleging sexual assaults in 2006 and 2013 which included forcibly performing oral sex and third-degree rape resulting in a 23-year sentence. He started his time at the Wende Correctional Facility but now Weinstein remains incarcerated at Rikers Island.

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