Harvey Weinstein wants out of Rikers Island badly ... and into a medical center during his retrial in his New York criminal case.
The jailed movie mogul's legal team filed an emergency petition with the court to have him transferred from the notorious Rikers prison complex to Bellevue Hospital due to alleged gross mismanagement of his deteriorating health.
According to Tuesday's filing, obtained by TMZ, Weinstein accuses Rikers medical staff of failing to provide him with proper healthcare, as well as misdiagnosing at least one condition. Weinstein says this led to his health becoming wildly unstable, requiring "regular" hospitalizationat Bellevue, including its ICU unit.
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Weinstein says he has a laundry list of medical issues -- such as cancer, diabetes, extensive coronary artery disease, chest pain due to lowered levels of blood flowing to the heart, obstructive sleep apnea, thyroid issues, obesity, chronic lower back and leg pain, anemia, hypertension, and more.
An ATV driver in Kansas City, Missouri went rogue over the weekend ... running over a KC police officer as they attempted to avoid a tire-deflation device employed by the officer.
The shocking scene was captured on video ... the officer appears to be in direct contact with the ATV, gripping it with both hands -- before it rapidly backs up, forcing the officer to tumble to the ground.
The officer gets back to his feet ... but not for long, as the ATV pops a wheelie and fully runs him over, before fleeing.
A wild scene played out in Massachusetts on Monday when a man wearing a gas mask and carrying pepper spray went on a rampage at a courthouse ... but was eventually arrested by the authorities.
Surveillance video of the incident was released Tuesday, and it shows suspect Nicholas Akerberg climbing the steps of Woburn District Court in a helmet, gas mask and combat boots before rushing up to the front door.
Akerberg allegedly points the can of pepper spray at a guard who's trying to shut the door from inside the building.
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Gene Hackman's New Mexico property won't have a tough time selling despite some tough circumstances ... at least according to real estate agents in the area.
Gene, his wife Betsy Arakawa and one of their dogs were found dead in their secluded Santa Fe estate earlier this year, and the place was infested with dead rodents and rats' nests ... but realtors say neither instance should be a dealbreaker when it comes time for the property to hit the open market.
Ken Martinez of Keller Williams Realty, Jer Collins of Exp Realty and Shak Bani from Santa Fe Properties all agreed ... the rodent problems will be cleaned up, and the home's secluded location is going to be the big selling point.
Marjorie Taylor Greene's town hall quickly went off the rails ... with multiple protesters arrested by cops, and some were even hit with tasers.
The chaotic event went down Tuesday evening just outside Atlanta, where Rep. Greene was continually interrupted by several protesters while speaking at the podium.
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One jarring video shows cops escorting a protester out of the event, and when he tells them to get their hands off him, he's immediately taken to the ground with tasers.
American actress Leelee Sobieski was 15 years old when she played Aldys -- the smart nerd and part of the "Denominators" math club -- in the star-packed romantic comedy "Never Been Kissed" back in 1999.
Leelee was part of an ensemble cast filled with Hollywood icons like Drew Barrymore as the undercover journalist playing a high school student seeking for her first kiss, Josie Gellar, Michael Vartanas the hot teacher who falls for Josie, Mr. Coulson and David Arquetteas Josie's older brother who works at the tiki post office, Rob.
The high schooler who rubbed elbows with Travis Kelce during a sweat sesh in Florida over the weekend is raving about the workout ... telling TMZ Sports the run-in with the Chiefs star "was amazing."
Jazz Lewis -- the teenage son of NFL legend Jamal Lewis -- sat down with us just a couple days after he got in the workout with Kelce ... and he had nothing but nice things to say about the future Hall of Famer.
Jazz, who plays wide receiver for Chamblee Charter H.S. in Georgia, tells us Kelce gave him a whole bunch of pointers that he's sure will help him when he hits high school gridirons in the fall.
Diddyis looking to beef up his legal defense team ... with an attorney famous for defending Young Thug in court.
According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Georgia attorney Brian Steel wants to be admitted to practice law in the Southern District of New York so he can help defend Diddy at trial.
Brian's known for repping Young Thug in the rapper's YSL RICO case.
Police just released body cam video from the Gene Hackmandeath case ... and you see officers searching his New Mexico home before ultimately finding his and his wife's bodies ... with one of their live dogs lying next to Betsy Arakawa.
TMZ obtained the footage Tuesday and you see cops scouring the Santa Fe home in search of Gene and Betsy.
Police find Betsy's body first -- she's on the floor near a locked exterior door, with one of their dogs by her side ... and Gene's body is later found near the kitchen.
"Hawk Tuah" has been the poster girl for cheeky sex hacks for a while -- and now, one TV personality is letting her know she's actually become a key part of her spicy bedroom antics.
Chanel West Coast popped up on Haliey Welch’s "Talk Tuah" podcast and dropped a wild confession ... ever since that viral clip, she literally can’t give a guy a blowjob without picturing Haliey’s face.
CWC gave a bit more context, saying that during the spicy moment, when she's just about to get her spit on, she literally can’t avoid seeing Hawk’s face smiling back at her right.
Gene Hackman's handyman and caretaker talked to cops after claiming he spied the late actor's wife's dead body inside their secluded New Mexico home ... telling them to keep things on the down low.
New police body cam footage released Tuesday shows the interaction between cops and Gene's handyman ... and he tells them he went to check on the couple because he hadn't heard from them in nearly 3 weeks.
The guy claims he was trying to get a wellness check and stumbled upon Betsy Arakawa's body. He says it's Gene's house and the couple valued privacy and to keep the incident on the hush.
Tokyo Toni thought it would be a good idea to invite a stray fan to live with her ... an idea that exploded in her face when the two women began throwing blows!!!
On Tuesday, Tokyo let fans into her turmoil for the past 6 weeks since she opened her heart and the doors to her home.
Tokyo says the woman posed as a fan -- and as a music producer who was down and out and needed to get back on her feet.
Wink Martindale is high rolling with God now ... the iconic TV game show host died Tuesday following a cancer battle.
Wink's publicists say the host of "High Rollers," "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" passed away in the SoCal desert city of Rancho Mirage, and was surrounded by family ... including his wife Sandra Martindale.
He'd been battling lymphoma for about a year, and was doing well, according to his rep Brian Mayes ... but about 2 weeks ago, Wink took a turn for the worst, and was in a hospital getting treatment when he died.
Wink, whose birth name was Winston Conrad, got his start down South as a radio DJ in the early '50s in Memphis.
He was actually working at WHBQ when the station became the first to play Elvis Presley's debut hit, "That's All Right" in 1954 -- and he reportedly invited Elvis down to the station for his very first interview.
5:45 P.M. PT -- Andrew Tate's lawyer Joseph McBride tells TMZ ... "Look at the video. It’s ridiculous, uncomfortable, and scripted. It’s a pathetic attempt to manipulate the masses, unaware that Bri Stern is a man-eating she-wolf whose notable contribution to society is offering images of her body online for money."
He adds ... "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Bri Stern lied to the world when she accused Andrew of harming her. Now, she’s facing one of the worst ratios in internet history. And that’s that."
Bri Stern is speaking out after claiming her ex boyfriend Andrew Tate beat her ... she says she trusted him and he got her with a classic bait and switch.
Andrew's ex just posted a video on social media detailing her side of their relationship ... expanding on why she started dating him in the first place and pushing back on the haters she says are telling her she deserved his alleged abuse.
Bri says Andrew charmed her and convinced her all the negative things out there were not true and she says she takes full accountability for giving it a go as his girlfriends ... despite narratives that he's a misogynist.
