Harvey Weinstein Doesn’t Think He’ll ‘Hold On’ Much Longer in ‘Hellhole’ Jail

Harvey Weinstein is begging to return to court docket for his rape retrial … primarily as a result of he does not assume he’ll “maintain on” for much longer behind bars.

The controversial former movie producer — who is ready to be retried in New York Metropolis after his 2020 sexual assault conviction was overturned final 12 months following an attraction — pleaded to maneuver up the court docket date in a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday … the place HW appeared worse for put on.

Weinstein, who was wheelchair-bound and frail-looking throughout the brand new court docket look, stated he does not assume he’ll be capable of attend the present April 15 begin date … as he does not assume he can survive his incarceration on Rikers Island.

Per Weinstein, “Every day is a struggle” for him behind bars … and famous he is not the one one.

He added … “There are such a lot of folks struggling on Rikers Island, so many individuals I am with in jail. I converse for all of them.”

The Oscar winner — who’s at the moment battling leukemia and different well being points — pushed for an earlier begin date by per week, suggesting April 7 as a potential calendar replace.

Harvey’s camp appears optimistic following his court docket look, along with his rep, Juda Engelmayer, telling us … “Choose Farber demonstrated distinctive responsiveness, and we deeply admire his considerate consideration of Harvey’s situation and circumstances. We stay assured in a swift and environment friendly trial course of and firmly consider that Harvey will likely be absolutely exonerated.”

The rep additionally defined Harvey’s remarks have been meant to spotlight the “large toll” the forwards and backwards between Rikers Island, and court docket, and Bellevue Hospital has taken on his bodily well being.

It is for that reason alone, he says, Harvey needs to “velocity up the court docket course of and get to it.”