Weinstein's Prison Life: 'I'm Innocent'

0:00On March 11th, Harvey Weinstein, the once-powerful Hollywood producer now serving time for sexual assault and rape convictions, spoke out in a recent interview from New York's Rikers Island jail. The 73-year-old insist he never committed any crimes and promises to prove his innocence in court. He described harsh conditions behind bars, saying he's isolated for safety and can't join other inmates in the yard. Weinstein recounted getting punched in the face by another prisoner while waiting for a phone, leaving him badly injured and bleeding. For decades, Weinstein shaped the movie industry, backing hits like pulp fiction and Shakespeare in love, but rumors of his aggressive tactics and exploitation of women swirled long before his downfall. The 2017 exposés sparked the global Me Too movement and over 80 accusations against him. His original New York conviction got overturned, leading to a retrial last June where he was found guilty again on two sexual assault counts, earning, a 23-year sentence, a California

1:03rape conviction added 16 more years to run afterward. Weinstein, who now uses a wheelchair after heart surgery and a bone cancer diagnosis, expressed deep fear of dying in prison before turning, 74 next March as he awaits another retrial on a separate rate charge.