Weinstein Sent to Rikers After Backlash to ‘Cushy’ Hospital Digs

Notoriously noxious Hollywood has-been Harvey Weinstein was transferred from a hospital prison unit to notoriously noxious Rikers Island—but his spokesperson is pushing back on claims that he was getting VIP treatment.

“Calling his lawyer isn’t VIP service; it’s standard for someone facing trial,” Juda Engelmayer told The Daily Beast on Tuesday. “There was no cushy treatment.”

Weinstein—who is locked up while awaiting retrial on rape charges—was moved from Bellevue Hospital’s intensive care unit for detainees to the Rikers infirmary on Monday evening. Engelmayer said the transfer was unwarranted because Weinstein’s “medical issues were being handled properly and he needs the care.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.