Weinstein Faces Retrial Amid Health Challenges

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare form of bone marrow cancer, while serving time at Rikers Island in New York. His health issues include previous hospitalizations for COVID-19, double pneumonia, and emergency heart surgery. Despite these challenges, Weinstein is facing a retrial after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals due to improper testimonies, with the retrial scheduled for November. Additionally, he is appealing a 2022 conviction in Los Angeles where he received a 16-year sentence for rape. His legal representatives have refrained from commenting further on his health, citing privacy concerns.