Weinstein’s Lawyers Want Him Hospitalized Instead of in Jail During #MeToo Retrial

Weinstein’s Lawyers Want Him Hospitalized Instead of in Jail During #MeToo Retrial
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on the second day of jury selection in the rape trial against him, in New York, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP
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NEW YORK—Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial.

Weinstein’s lawyers made the request as jury selection resumed for a second day. The 73-year-old disgraced movie mogul arrived in court in a wheelchair, as he has at all of his recent court appearances.