Harvey Weinstein ‘Rushed’ to Hospital for Emergency Heart Surgery

Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized again and underwent heart surgery.

The disgraced media mogul, 72, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in New York on the evening of Sunday, September 8, and had emergency heart surgery the next day.

Weinstein’s representative Craig Rothfeld confirmed to Us Weekly on Monday, September 9, that Weinstein was “rushed” to the hospital from Rikers Island, where he is currently being detained, “due to several medical conditions.

We can confirm that Mr. Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today to remove fluid on his heart and lungs,” Rothfeld told Us Weekly. “He is out of surgery and in recovery. As we have extensively stated before, Mr. Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment. We are grateful to the executive team at the New York City Department of Correction and Rikers Island for acting swiftly in taking him to Bellevue Hospital. At this time we do not have any further details to share.”

Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue earlier this summer after contracting COVID-19 and pneumonia in July. Rothfeld told news outlets at the time that Weinstein was admitted to the hospital for “conditions that he is still afflicted with on a daily basis such as diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid on his heart and lungs, and various other conditions.