Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus.
The former film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison on March 11 after being found guilty of first-degree sexual assault and third-degree rape charges last month. Weinstein, 68, is being held in isolation at Wende Correctional Facility in New York after being one of two inmates there to test positive for the coronavirus, officials at the prison said, according to the Niagara Gazette.
Weinstein spokeswoman Juda Engelmayer, however, said that her team “has not heard anything like that yet” when contacted Sunday regarding the former Hollywood producer’s diagnoses.
Officials believe Weinstein contracted the virus at Rikers Island in New York City, where he was being held until Wednesday. The jail has struggled to contain an outbreak of the disease inside of the facility where 38 guards and inmates have tested positive for it.
Weinstein was sentenced to two decades in prison for sexual assault and another three years for the rape conviction. He continued to defend himself after he was sentenced, telling the courtroom that “thousands of men are losing due process. I’m worried about this country.”
“I’m totally confused. I think men are confused about these issues,” he added.
