Harvey Weinstein was taken to hospital on Monday for treatment after an "alarming" blood test result that required immediate medical attention, and he is expected to stay there until his condition stabilizes,

Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Monday following an “alarming blood test,” his attorney said, less than a week after the disgraced movie mogul filed a legal claim alleging substandard medical care at New York City's notorious jail complex.

Harvey Weinstein has been transported back to Bellevue Hospital, after receiving an “alarming” blood test result, his attorney said Monday. Weinstein, 72, has been held at Rikers Island while he awaits a retrial on rape charges next year in New York.

Harvey Weinstein, who has been suffering from a lack of adequate medical care and enduring deplorable and inhumane conditions on Rikers Island, has been transported to Bellevue Hospital for emergent treatment due to an alarming blood test result that requires immediate medical attention,

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with leukemia. His spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, confirmed the update in a statement that also noted the disgraced movie mogul was “suffering from a number of illnesses” today,