Haggard Harvey Weinstein seen for first time in NYC court since cancer diagnosis

A haggard-looking Harvey Weinstein was wheeled into a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday — appearing for the first time since reports surfaced about his cancer diagnosis.The disgraced Hollywood honcho, who brought a copy of the political thriller “Conclave,” softly told his supporters in the first row of the gallery “Thank you” as officers rolled him into Manhattan Supreme Court in a wheelchair.During the brief hearing, Justice Curtis Farber ruled that Weinstein’s retrial in his landmark #MeToo sex crimes case would include a fresh allegation that he forced oral sex on a woman in a New York City hotel in 2006.Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, declined to answer questions about the former movie mogul’s health condition after the court appearance.A source confirmed to The Post Monday that Weinstein has been diagnosed with cancer, and NBC News reported that he’s suffering from a type of bone marrow cancer known as chronic myeloid leukemia.“I’m not going to answer specifics other to say that Mr.Weinstein is a fighter, that he is going to fight this case, and will fight with every ounce of strength in his body that he has,” Aidala told reporters.Weinstein’s camp had pushed for the new sex act rap he faces to be kept separate from his retrial on the charges Manhattan jurors convicted him on in 2020 — in a verdict the Empire State’s top appeals court stunningly reversed in April.But the judge found that both cases should be combined, noting that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office planned to call many of the same witnesses — including those who will speak on Weinstein’s “status and influence in the entertainment industry” — had the new allegation been tried on its own.Weinstein, 72, cradled two books in his hand, including the 2016 novel by author Robert Harris.

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