Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with cancer – reports

Disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with a form of bone marrow cancer, according to NBC News and ABC News, which both cited anonymous sources.The 72-year-old former entertainment mogul has chronic myeloid leukemia and is undergoing treatment in a New York prison, the US outlets reported on Monday.Weinstein’s authorised healthcare representative in New York, Craig Rothfeld, declined to comment, telling ABC: “Out of respect for Mr Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment.”Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told Variety that Rothfeld “expresses profound dismay at the speculation surrounding Mr Weinstein’s medical condition”.“It is both troubling and unacceptable that such private and confidential health matters have become a subject of public discourse. Out of respect for Mr Weinstein’s privacy, we will offer no further comment,” Engelmayer added.Weinstein’s reported diagnosis comes a month after he was…