LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s attorney has told the judge at his trial that conditions in the holding cell where he’s being kept after court are “unhygienic” and “almost medieval.” Attorney Mark Werksman asked Los Angeles Judge Lisa Lench for help with the issue Tuesday at the beginning of the second day of jury selection in the former movie mogul’s trial on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault. Werksman says he fears the 70-year-old Weinstein may not survive the ordeal of the eight-week trial in such conditions. Weinstein was hospitalized and had a heart procedure after his 2020 conviction in New York, and his attorneys say he’s had many other health issues.
Weinstein lawyer decries ‘almost medieval’ cell conditions
