NEW YORK (NEWSnet/AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized  for tests after his return to New York City, following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.

Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails.

“They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He’s got a lot of problems ... He’s somewhat of a train wreck, health-wise,” Aidala said.

Frank Dwyer, a spokesperson with New York City Department of Correction, said Weinstein remains in custody at Bellevue. Weinstein had been housed at the Mohawk Correctional Facility, 100 miles northwest of Albany.

On Thursday, New York Court of Appeals vacated his conviction, after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. It also erased his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial.

Weinstein has battled a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.

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