Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, US media reported on Monday, a month after he was indicted on a new sex crime charge.

Weinstein, 72, suffers from chronic myeloid leukemia and is being treated in a New York prison, NBC News and ABC News reported, citing sources.

His reported diagnosis comes after a series of health problems for the once-powerful entertainment mogul, who appeared pale and visibly frail during a brief court appearance in September.

He also underwent emergency heart surgery last month, after which his representative said he was “out of danger at the moment.”

Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein's spokeswoman, said it was “disturbing” that his health problems had “become the subject of public discussion.”

“Out of respect for Mr. Weinstein's privacy, we will have no further comment,” Engelmayer told AFP.

Weinstein is serving a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of rape in California.

He was also convicted in New York in 2020 of raping and sexually assaulting an actress and forcibly performing oral sex on a production assistant.

He was sentenced to 23 years in prison in this case.

However, a New York appeals court overturned the verdict in April, ruling that the trial judge had admitted erroneous testimony from accusers who were not directly involved in the charges against Weinstein.

A retrial in the case was scheduled for November, although prosecutors said it was “unrealistic.”

Allegations against Weinstein helped launch the #MeToo movement in 2017, a watershed moment for women fighting sexual misconduct.

More than 80 women have accused him of harassment, sexual assault or rape, including prominent actors Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ashley Judd.

Weinstein has claimed that all sexual relationships in question were consensual.

In 1979, Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded the well-known Hollywood studio Miramax Films.

Her hits included 1994's “Pulp Fiction” and 1998's “Shakespeare in Love,” for which Weinstein won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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