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Harvey Weinstein transferred from Rikers Island to hospital for emergency heart surgery

Harvey Weinstein underwent heart surgery on Monday after complaining of health problems and was transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital, a spokesman for the disgraced movie mogul said.

Weinstein, whose 2020 rape conviction was overturned in April, is in the intensive care unit at Bellevue Hospital awaiting further test results and details from doctors, said the spokesman, Craig Rothfeld.

Weinstein, 72, was taken to the hospital from Rikers Island jail after complaining of feeling unwell and having gained significant weight from taking medications, Rothfeld said.

He underwent the procedure Monday morning to remove a significant amount of fluid from his lungs and heart, Rothfeld said.

In July, Weinstein was hospitalized for a “multitude of health issues” and tested positive for Covid-19 and double pneumonia, his representative said.

Weinstein was taken to the hospital at the time to be treated for “conditions that he continues to suffer from on a daily basis, including diabetes, high blood pressure, spinal stenosis, fluid on his heart and lungs, and various other conditions,” his representative said at the time.

Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes in New York and Los Angeles, and in the Los Angeles case he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York, but that conviction was overturned after a state appeals court ruled that the judge erred in allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the case.

A New York grand jury is considering new charges against the former Hollywood executive, a source with knowledge of the proceedings told NBC News last week.

Weinstein has maintained that all sexual encounters were consensual.

Dozens of women — more than 80 — have accused the Oscar-winning producer of sexual abuse or harassment.