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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ariana Baio

Harvey Weinstein will be allowed to stay in hospital and not jail as he faces sex-crimes retrial

Harvey Weinstein was granted a minor legal victory in his Manhattan retrial when a judge agreed to let the disgraced film mogul spend the remainder of his trial in a hospital rather than Rikers Island.

Lawyers for Weinstein had asked Judge Curtis Farber to allow their client to remain in the hospital due to his extensive health issues. Farber agreed, saying “to not do so could lead to exacerbation of and further serious medical conditions, and possibly death.”

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