New York Post

Weinstein’s wings

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EVEN as a convicted rapist, former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is still flying private. Currently serving 23 years in New York prison for rape and sexual assault, Weinstein was extradited to California to face further charges there. Sources told us that he was flown on a private jet because of his health conditions. Photos show Weinstein disembarki­ng a private jet in Burbank, Calif. An attorney confirmed to Page Six that Weinstein did indeed fly private. Retired New York Supreme Court Judge Barry Kamins, of the firm overseeing Weinstein’s East Coast appeal, told us that the jet was arranged with Weinstein’s lawyers upstate, claiming medical necessity. “Many times when people are extradited they’re brought by bus . . . It’s not done by plane,” he said. But he added that a jet was the “easiest way to get him out there.” The once-high-flying movie producer has a laundry list of health issues, his lawyers have said. Weinstein is also working with a prison consultant, we’re told, to try and get him into a better medical facility in LA County than a local jail. He pleaded not guilty to a slew of sex-crime charges on Wednesday.

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