Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with colon cancer, the Post reported.
Weinstein, 72, who is awaiting retrial on sex charges, was diagnosed last month, sources said. It is unclear what his prognosis will be or how it will affect the case against him.
A representative for the former producer denied the diagnosis when contacted by the Post on Monday night.
Weinstein, once one of the film industry's top producers, fell from grace as the #MeToo movement rose around him and dozens of women came forward with sexual assault accusations.
Several actresses claimed he retaliated against women who rejected his approaches, often derailing their careers.
Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and third-degree rape.
He was sentenced to 23 years in prison, but his conviction was overturned on appeal in April.
He remains in prison pending a separate appeal from his 2022 conviction on three sexual assault charges. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison for that incident.
Weinstein, who underwent emergency heart surgery in September and is facing a retrial for a 2020 incident, recently accused prosecutors of having once forcibly performed oral sex on a woman in Lower Manhattan. He was charged with a new charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. A hotel room from April 29, 2006 to May 6, 2006.
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to the new charges last month.
