NEW YORK - Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized for heart problems and chest pain, his spokesperson said Wednesday evening, less than 12 hours after he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for his rape and sex assault convictions in New York.

According to the spokesperson, Weinstein was taken to Bellevue Hospital Ward for treatment for ongoing ailments and evaluation for a complication related to his back surgery.

"We are hopeful he will be held overnight for observation given his recent heart procedure less than a week ago and his ongoing medical issues," the spokesperson said in a statement.

It was not clear, as of this writing, for how long Weinstein would be hospitalized.

The development followed a Manhattan judge sentencing Weinstein to 20 years for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006 and three years for raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013. The once-powerful movie producer had faced up to 29 years behind bars.

His victims delivered statements to the court before he learned his fate.

In her statement, Mann said, "The day my uncontrollable screams were heard in the courtroom was the day my full voice went back into my power. Rape is not just one moment of penetration. It is forever."

Weinstein also addressed the court, saying, "We may have different truths, but I have great remorse for all of you."

Weinstein said he's working to be a better person, but thought his sexual relationships with his accusers were consensual and that he was confused by the #Metoo movement.

Judge James Burke was not moved, declaring, ''Although this is a first conviction, it is not a first offense."

The two women Weinstein is convicted of attacking, Jessica Mann and Miriam Haley, gave emotional victim impact statements, saying they lived in fear of Weinstein and that their lives changed forever because of the sexual assaults by a man they knew and once cared for.

Tarlee Wulffe also testified during the trial that she was a Weinstein rape victim.

"This is not a happy circumstance to be that we are all here for, but I feel joyous with what Judge Burke decided."

The defense team bashed the judge.

"The judge absolutely came into this courtroom prejudiced against Mr. Weinstein. He felt the pressure of the movement quote unquote," Defense Attorney Arthur Aidala said.

"I think the judge caved, just as I think the jury caved and I am not happy," said Defense Attorney Donna Rotunno.

Weinstein's defense lawyers say they are going to appeal his conviction and that they are going to try to get him out of prison during that appeal's process. But it's not clear when all of that will happen because Los Angeles prosecutors say they have started an extradition process to bring Weinstein there to face sex assault charges.

His defense team had asked the judge for a sentence of just five years. They cited what they call his "historic fall from grace" and ongoing health issues. They also said Weinstein could die in prison even if he gets a lesser sentence.

Prosecutors requested the judge impose a sentence that reflects the serious nature of Weinstein's offenses.

"We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. in a statement. "We thank the survivors for their remarkable statements today and indescribable courage over the last two years. Harvey Weinstein deployed nothing less than an army of spies to keep them silent. But they refused to be silent, and they were heard. Their words took down a predator and put him behind bars, and gave hope to survivors of sexual violence all across the world."

Meanwhile, Harvey Weinstein's brother and business partner, Bob Weinstein, had no pity for him after dozens of women said the Hollywood producer sexually abused them. Newly released emails show Bob was furious with Harvey and didn't believe he was innocent.

"You have hurt so many innocent women, your family, mine, me, your former employees, disgraced the name Weinstein," Bob Weinstein wrote.

The email, along with hundreds of other documents relating to Harvey Weinstein's rape case, have been unsealed in Manhattan state Supreme Court where Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault last month.

In a 2017 email exchange between the Weinstein brothers, while Harvey was apparently in therapy for sex addiction, Bob called Harvey a liar, an idiot, and delusional for saying scores of women had consensual sex him.

"u have been a sexual predator and abusive person for over forty years," Bob Weinstein wrote.

Other documents released showed Harvey Weinstein emailed dozens of media heavyweights and business titans, seeking their help to prevent his company his own company from firing him after the sex abuse allegations surfaced in 2017.

In an email to billionaire former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Weinstein asked for his support in telling the Weinstein company's board to allow him to get therapy so he could change his life,

"A lot of the allegations are false, and given therapy and counseling, as other people have done, I think I'd be able to get there," Weinstein wrote.

In a similar email to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Weinstein wrote, "But if I have the support of someone like you getting behind me going into treatment and having the shot at a second chance (because people deserve a second chance), it would be very helpful."

Despite his pleas, Weinstein was fired and his film company, which went bankrupt, was sold.

Seven months after the emails were sent, Weinstein was arrested and his criminal prosecution began.

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