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Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is in hospital in New York for emergency heart surgery, his lawyer has told BBC News.
Lawyer Arthur Aidala said that Weinstein was taken on Monday morning from the Rikers Island jail to Bellevue hospital. He did not provide further details.
His lawyers have said the film mogul has been suffering from multiple health conditions, and has been experiencing chest pains.
Weinstein, 72, is due in court this week in preparation for a retrial following the overturning of his rape conviction in April.
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