After Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for rape and sexual assault, he was hospitalized overnight. On Thursday, Fox News reported his medical treatment included an "emergency angioplasty" for a "mild heart attack" that came on following the news of his sentencing.
His spokesperson did not confirm the heart attack, reports The Daily Beast but said he is "being watched carefully" at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Weinstein was also sent to the hospital for chest pains following his conviction last month, and remained hospitalized for 10 days after undergoing a heart procedure. The disgraced producer is set to begin his sentence at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York, though he reportedly may stay in the infirmary. It's unclear how long Weinstein will remain at Bellevue before being transferred to Rikers.
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