The former movie producer had been on his way to the Rikers Island jail complex when a medic decided he should be admitted to Bellevue Hospital.
Once one of Hollywood's most powerful producers,Harvey Weinstein has been convicted in a New York court of sexual assault and rape.
The scandal that rocked Hollywood is reaching its final act with the trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
A jury declined to convict Harvey Weinstein of predatory behaviour - how must the women who testified against him be feeling today.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance referred to a'new landscape for survivors of sexual assault'after Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault convictions.
"'I want to tell my story. I have something to say,'"Weinstein's spokesman recounted his client telling the defence team.
Donna Rotunno is promoting stereotypes that hurt women but are also anti-men.
Within minutes of meeting Lauren Young,who was eager to pitch him on a screenplay about her life,Weinstein used it as a ruse to trap her,Lauren Young said.
Since 2017,more than 80 women,including many famous actresses,have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
"I was punching him. I was kicking him. I was just trying to get him away from me,"Annabella Sciorra told the jury.
"At the end of this trial,the evidence will be clear that the man seated right there was not just a titan in Hollywood;he was a rapist,"the prosecutor told the jury.