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The Internet believes karma has done its job after disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was diagnosed with a form of leukemia.

Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been diagnosed with leukemia and is said to be undergoing treatment at Rikers Island prison ...

Amid the 72-year-old's 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault, for which he's serving time at New York City's Rikers Island prison, Weinstein was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, per ABC ...

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Weinstein is currently undergoing treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia, a type of bone marrow cancer, while in prison at ...

Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, according to a source close to the incarcerated movie producer.

Weinstein’s specific diagnosis is chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of cancer of the bone marrow, the source says, adding that ...