Harvey Weinstein ‘diagnosed with rare cancer’

The 72-year-old, who is awaiting retrial in New York on rape and sexual assault charges stemming from his landmark #MeToo case, is receiving treatment in the city’s Rikers Island prison complex, according to reports 

Harvey Weinstein is serving a 16-year prison sentence following a rape and sexual misconduct conviction in February 2023 in Los Angeles (Rich Gold/Alamy)

Disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare form of cancer that affects bone marrow and white blood cells, according to US reports.

The 72-year-old, who is awaiting retrial in New York on rape and sexual assault charges stemming from his landmark #MeToo case, is receiving treatment in the city’s Rikers Island prison complex, NBC News reported.