Harvey Weinstein recognized with leukemia whereas awaiting retrial for rape

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with leukemia while imprisoned at Rikers Island in New York, according to reports.

Sources told NBC News that the disgraced Hollywood tycoon and convicted rapist was undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare form of bone marrow cancer.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

Source: independent.co.uk