Extradition hearing to send Weinstein to Los Angeles delayed

 Harvey Weinstein's lawyers and Los Angeles prosecutors have agreed to postpone extrition proceedings that would send imprisoned former film producer from New York to California to face sexual assault charges, citing coronavirus pandemic.

Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence on convictions for rape and sexual assault against two women, me a brief appearance Friday in a Buffalo courtroom via video conference from prison. extrition hearing was postponed to Dec. 11.

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office agreed to delay because of pandemic, a spokesman said. Weinstein, 68, survived a bout with coronavirus earlier this year while serving time in a maximum-security prison near Buffalo.

Weinstein only answered a few yes or questions during Friday's hearing, said Kaitlyn Munro, a spokeswoman for Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn.

He is facing similar sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, as well as lawsuits by multiple women who accuse him of sexual abuse. He has denied all allegations against him.

A Weinstein spokesperson declined to comment.

Weinstein is imprisoned at maximum-security Wende Correctional Facility east of Buffalo.