{"id":2338936,"date":"2024-09-09T20:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T00:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-heart-surgery-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T20:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T00:09:21","slug":"harvey-weinstein-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-heart-surgery-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-heart-surgery-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvey-weinstein-rushed-to-hospital-for-emergency-heart-surgery-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein underwent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-doing-very-well-following-emergency-heart-operation\/\" title=\"Israeli PM Netanyahu recovering well after emergency heart surgery.\">emergency heart surgery<\/a>\u2063 after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-calls-911-to-test-authenticity-of-his-meth-authorities-say\/\" title=\"Florida Man Calls 911 to Test Authenticity of His Meth, Authorities Say\">experiencing chest pain<\/a> over the\u200d weekend. Currently \u200cserving a prison sentence at Rikers Island for rape convictions, he was transferred \u2062to Bellevue\u200d Hospital in\u200c Manhattan, where doctors performed an operation to remove fluid from his \u200dheart and lungs. This health emergency follows\u2062 recent hospitalizations related to ongoing health \u2062concerns, as reported by\u200b his attorney, who described Weinstein&#8217;s condition as quite serious, noting a wide range of \u2064health issues. The news \u2064highlights the continuing struggles of\u200b the \u2063once influential Hollywood mogul as he faces\u200b the consequences of his actions from his \u200dprevious life \u2064in the entertainment industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1636732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hollywood\">Hollywood<\/a> executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvey-weinstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hollywood\">Harvey Weinstein<\/a> had heart surgery on Monday after experiencing chest pain over the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Weinstein is serving out a prison sentence in New York&rsquo;s Rikers Island jail after being convicted by a Los Angeles jury of rape in 2022. He was checked into Manhattan&rsquo;s Bellevue Hospital on Sunday and underwent an operation to remove fluid on his heart and lungs the following day, according to his publicist Juda Engelmayer and prison consultant Craig Rothfeld.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/harvey-weinstein-rushed-hospital-emergency-heart-surgery-sources\/story?id=113527737juli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> by ABC News, comes after the disgraced Hollywood titan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2982053\/weinstein-hospitalized-following-conviction-being-overturned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hospitalized<\/a> for testing in late April.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They examined him and sent him to Bellevue,&rdquo; Weinstein&rsquo;s attorney, Arthur Aidala, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/weinstein-hospital-rikers-bellevue-conviction-12b765ba6ec3b9522d2ff5ed46cc7af6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. &ldquo;It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He&rsquo;s got a lot of problems. He&rsquo;s getting all kinds of tests. He&rsquo;s somewhat of a train wreck, health-wise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appears for a pretrial hearing in Manhattan criminal court, Friday, July 19, 2024, in New York, ahead of a planned retrial on rape and sexual assault charges. (Kena Betancur\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weinstein was a powerful figure in Hollywood for decades, recognized for producing movies such as <em>Pulp Fiction<\/em>, <em>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, <\/em>and<em> Inglourious Basterds<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reports that Weinstein had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-bill-gates-and-hillary-clinton-on-jeffrey-epsteins-island-in-2002\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Bill Gates And Hillary Clinton On Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s Island In 2002?\">sexually abused women<\/a> for decades, including those he managed in Hollywood, surfaced in 2017. He was arrested and charged with rape in New York in the following year. In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an actress. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the New York conviction, although it was overturned earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New York prosecutors are now working to indict Weinstein again for two alleged sexual assaults in the mid-2000s and another sexual assault in 2016. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Hollywood producer was also convicted in a separate Los Angeles trial of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and sexual penetration by a foreign object. He continues to serve out the 16-year sentence handed down to him by the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexually abusing or harassing them, though he continues to deny their stories. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1636732\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1636732\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvey Weinstein was urgently hospitalized for heart surgery after feeling chest pain over the weekend. Currently, he is serving a prison sentence at Rikers Island in New York following his 2022 rape conviction by a Los Angeles jury. Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Sunday and underwent an operation the next day to address fluid buildup around his heart and lungs, as confirmed by his publicist Juda Engelmayer and prison consultant Craig Rothfeld. This news follows a previous hospitalization for testing in late April. Weinstein&#8217;s attorney, Arthur Aidala, stated that he requires significant medical assistance due to various health issues, describing him as being in poor condition overall.<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein was once a dominant figure in Hollywood, known for producing acclaimed films like Pulp Fiction and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Allegations of sexual abuse against him emerged in 2017, leading to his arrest for rape the following year. In 2020, he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an actress, resulting in a 23-year prison sentence; however, this conviction was overturned earlier this year. New York prosecutors are now pursuing new charges against him related to alleged sexual assaults from the mid-2000s and another incident from 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his New York convictions, Weinstein faced separate charges in Los Angeles where he was convicted of forcible rape among other offenses; he is currently serving a 16-year sentence imposed by the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2022. Over 80 women have accused him of sexual misconduct or harassment, which he continues to deny<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2338937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Weinstein.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4469,34420,40512,3870,4133],"class_list":["post-2338936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-emergency","tag-harvey-weinstein","tag-heart-surgery","tag-hospital","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Weinstein.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}