Harvey Weinstein is taking legal action against New York City over jail conditions one of his lawyers likens to "a gulag where the prisoners are treated like animals." A legal claim filed Tuesday is the first step toward a lawsuit against the city,

Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for "emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention," his attorney said.

Former Hollywood movie producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized after an "alarming blood test result," his lawyer said late Monday.Weinstein's attorney Imran Ansari told AFP via email that the 72-year-old was taken to a New York hospital for "emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention.

Harvey Weinstein was hospitalised on Monday (December 2) following an "alarming blood test", his attorney confirmed. The 72-year-old disgraced movie mogul was moved from the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City to the Bellevue Prison Ward for urgent medical attention.

Weinstein has appeared in court several times due to the proceedings, most recently in October, during which he