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Inside Harvey Weinsteins’ Hellish Life In Prison – He’s Blind And Has Lost Four Teeth, His Lawyers Claim
Harvey Weinstein Caught Smuggling a Box of Milk Duds Into Prison
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sex assault in case that sparked ‘MeToo’ movement
AP 22 Aug 2022 ,
Harvey Weinstein is going blind and has lost several teeth in prison, his lawyer claims.
Harvey Weinstein Reportedly Attacked, Raped in Prison
The disgraced movie mogul appeared virtually in an upstate New York court to fight extradition to Los Angeles, where he has been indicted on eleven counts of sexual assault.
Weinstein, 69, appeared via video before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case from the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where he has been imprisoned since last spring after being convicted in New York City of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape.
He was charged in California with assaulting five women in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013; according to the Los Angeles Times, the ex-Miramax chief faces four counts of forcible rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual penetration by force connected to the alleged assaults of five women from 2004 to 2013.
His lawyer, Norman Effman, said that he wanted to avoid extradition due to health issues requiring medical attention. Weinstein is “scheduled for some dental procedures to save his teeth – he’s lost, I believe four at this point,” Effman said.
Judge Kenneth Case granted his request for a hearing, which he scheduled for 30 April. Weinstein maintains his innocence and contends that any sexual activity was consensual.
Harvey Weinstein Caught Smuggling Milk Duds Into Prison
Harvey Weinstein was reprimanded in prison after being caught with a contraband box of Milk Duds.
A photo of Harvey Weinstein sitting in court in his jail uniform.
LA County jail guards found and confiscated the candy on Nov. 10, 2021, after the disgraced movie producer, 69, had a face-to-face meeting with one of his attorneys, Shawn Burkley, Variety reported Thursday.
Weinstein’s counsel was subsequently informed that their legal binders and laptop bags would have to be searched from then on.
The convicted sex offender claimed he was the one who brought the beloved movie theater snack with him when he was extradited from New York to Los Angeles last July, according to records viewed by Variety.
But the guards did not buy Weinstein’s excuse, saying he had been searched when he arrived and there were no Duds to be found.
Is Harvey Weinstein Still In Prison?
Born: March 19, 1952 (age 70), Queens, New York (state), United States
Net worth: $25 million (celebritynetworth.com)
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Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison.
Harvey Weinstein’s name was at one time synonymous with Hollywood. Throughout his illustrious career, he co-founded Miramax and produced films with the who’s who of the industry, including the likes of Quentin Tarantino. After Miramax, Weinstein went on to establish The Weinstein Company, a mini-major film studio. If you peruse through the pictures of Hollywood parties, you’ll see almost every star hanging out with Weinstein. With immense clout and power within the industry, Weinstein hid the dark secret of being a sexual predator.
All of this came to light when the #MeToo movement started, and more than 80 women came forward with allegations by October 2017. In fact, their accounts toppled Weinstein from his throne of power, and the phenomenon is now known as the Weinstein effect. He was arrested and charged with rape in New York in May 2018. Finally, after several delays in the trial process, Weinstein was found guilty of two of the five felonies in February 2020. So, what is he up to now?
Harvey Weinstein Prison Update:
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison and is currently serving time at the Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison.
The prison records show he entered the system on March 18, 2020. Weinstein has a parole hearing set for September 2039, and if granted parole, Harvey could be out by September 11, that year. If he serves the maximum sentence, he is slated to be out by February 23, 2043.
In March 2020, Weinstein tested positive for coronavirus while in prison. His lawyer remarked, “Given Mr. Weinstein’s state of health, we are, of course, concerned, if this is the case, and we are vigilantly monitoring the situation.” By April 2020, Weinstein was free from the Covid-19 symptoms and was no longer being held in isolation in prison. His lawyer admitted to not knowing his exact medical condition but asserted that Harvey sounded fine.
However, Weinstein’s luck is not turning around. Even while he is in prison, additional counts have been filed against him for an alleged 2010 attack on a woman in a hotel in Beverly Hills. The charge is for sexual battery by restraint.
The District Attorney addressed the situation, saying, “As we gather corroborating evidence. We have reached out to other possible sexual assault victims. If we find new evidence of a previously unreported crime, as we did here, we will investigate and determine whether additional criminal charges should be filed.”
Therefore, Weinstein seems to have battled and won against coronavirus. However, he has not been so lucky fighting the charges against him. Harvey has been allegedly assaulting women for a long time, and now has to face the consequences of his actions. He remains behind bars for now and will not be seeing the world outside for a long time — possibly never.
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