Disgraced movie mogul’s legal team is discussing appeal against his convictions for rape and a criminal sex act
Days after he was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act,
Harvey Weinstein is working on his appeal while he remains in Bellevue hospital in
New York awaiting a probable transfer to Rikers Island jail complex before his sentencing.
Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue on Monday after concerns were expressed about high blood pressure and heart palpitations. During his trial Donna Rotunno, one of his lawyers, told the judge that he has back injuries stemming from a car crash last summer and a condition that requires shots in his eyes, so he does not go blind. Another of his lawyers, Arthur Aidala, told the
Hollywood Reporter that neither Weinstein nor his legal team had requested the admission, and that it was a decision by the
New York City Department of Corrections.