The disgraced movie mogul asked for his trial to be accelerated, calling Rikers Island a “hellhole.” He faces three sex-crime charges.

Weinstein pushed at a court hearing for an earlier trial date, citing his health. "I can’t hold on anymore," he said.

Harvey Weinstein begged a Manhattan judge to move up his next sexual assault trial on Wednesday morning, with the disgraced film producer pleading he may not be around much longer due to his poor health.

Harvey Weinstein begged to go on trial earlier than planned, saying he isn't sure he will survive long enough in the "hell hole" of New York's Rikers Island jail complex.

Calling Rikers a “stain on this city,” Weinstein, 72, said he was advocating on behalf of all detainees at the jail.

Weinstein was arraigned in September on the count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree, which stemmed from a recent indictment returned by a grand jury. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein is due back in court Wednesday as a judge is set to decide when the disgraced movie mogul's #MeToo retrial will start and whether it will include an allegation involving a woman who wasn't in the original case.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told a Manhattan judge Wednesday he doesn't know how much longer he can hold on while being held at Rikers Island.

Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial date has been set for April 15, but the disgraced movie mogul pleaded for an earlier start due to his recent cancer diagnosis and poor health conditions. Weinstein addressed Judge Curtis J.

The disgraced Hollywood mogul sought to bring forward the New York proceedings in landmark #MeToo case as his health deteriorates.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein begged a judge on Wednesday to move up his April 15th trial date on sex crimes charges, invoking conditions at the infamous Rikers Island facility where he’s currently being held.