Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital for emergency heart surgery

The 72-year-old was taken to the hospital from the Rikers Island jail in New York, where he is being held in custody

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court. Picture: Julia Nikhinson/AP

Disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery on Monday, his representatives said.

The 72-year-old was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan from the Rikers Island jail in New York on Sunday night, where he is being held in custody, a spokesperson for his attorney Arthur Aidala told the PA news agency.