The disgraced Hollywood producer told the judge he could no longer endure conditions in jail.

The fresh charge relates to the alleged sexual assault of a woman in a Manhattan hotel in 2006.

The indictment is currently sealed, but news outlets reported the charges were related to sex-crime allegations.

The Oscar winner has not appeared in film or on stage since 2017 after sexual assault claims.

In 2017, the New York Times published an article that included Judd's accusations of sexual harassment towards Weinstein.

Key moments in the cases against the producer, who has been found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

The film about journalists investigating Harvey Weinstein is called "astute" but also "slow-paced".

The actor denies inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy at a Manhattan apartment party in 1986.