Harvey Weinstein is taking legal action against New York City over jail conditions one of his lawyers likens to "a gulag where the prisoners are treated like animals." A legal claim filed Tuesday is the first step toward a lawsuit against the city,

Harvey Weinstein’s legal team filed court documents Tuesday alleging that Rikers Island, the notorious New York jail where he’s awaiting a new trial on rape charges, has been medically neglecting him and providing unsafe living conditions.

Harvey Weinstein, who is currently awaiting a retrial on his alleged sexual assault charges has pretty recently filed a lawsuit regarding pretty deplorable conditions in jail.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers claimed he's receiving inadequate medical care at Rikers Island, citing unsanitary conditions and untreated medical issues. They've filed a $5 million claim alleging premature returns to jail after hospitalizations.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Tuesday against New York City, alleging the disgraced Hollywood mogul is receiving poor medical care and living in an unhygienic environment at the Rikers Island jail complex.

Awaiting a new New York trial next year on additional sex crimes charges, Harvey Weinstein seems to be wishing he was spending Thanksgiving behind bars at the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo and not at Rikers Island.