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Weinstein was convicted in New York in February
2020 for sexual assault and rape and was sentenced to 23 years
in prison.
In Los Angeles, he is wanted for trial on 11 charges of
attacking five women from 2004 to 2013.
The Los Angeles charges include forcible rape, forcible oral
copulation, sexual battery by restraint, and sexual penetration
by use of force. If convicted, Weinstein could spend the rest of
his life in prison.
Los Angeles police said Weinstein had arrived in Los Angeles and
"after being medically cleared for booking, he will be booked
into custody with LA County Sheriffs."
No date was given for his first appearance in court.
Weinstein, 69, is appealing his New York conviction and
sentence, and has denied having nonconsensual sex with anyone.
He had been fighting extradition on medical grounds, citing
diabetes and cardiac, back and eyesight problems.
"We will be fighting so that Harvey can receive his needed
medical care and of course, so that he can be treated fairly.
Due process, presumption of innocence and a fair trial are all
still his right," his spokesman Juda Engelmayer said in a
statement on Tuesday.
Weinstein was one of the most powerful movie and TV producers in
Hollywood before allegations by more than 80 women of sexual
misconduct in 2017 led to criminal charges and fueled the wider
#MeToo movement.
He co-founded the Miramax film studio, whose hit movies included
"Shakespeare in Love" and "Pulp Fiction." His own eponymous film
studio filed for bankruptcy in March 2018.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Jonathan Allen; Editing by
Howard Goller and Rosalba O'Brien)
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