Harvey Weinstein fell, hit head while in jail, rep says; defense says trial did not 'fairly portray' him

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/03/09/harvey-weinstein-prison-rikers-island-update/4999098002/

Harvey Weinstein fell and hit his head while trying to walk rather than use his wheelchair Sunday in jail, according to his representative.

The convicted sex offender, who is due to be sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty of two sex crimes last month, has expressed some remorse through his spokesman, apparently in response to a catalog of alleged bad behavior compiled by prosecutors for his trial judge.

Weinstein was transferred from Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan last week to the infirmary at the New York City jail on Rikers Island after an operation on his heart to remove a blockage, according to jail records.

Weinstein's representative, Juda Engelmayer, told USA TODAY on Monday that Weinstein shares a cell "with two other older gentlemen" and follows the same schedule as others in Rikers.