Harvey Weinstein asks judge for a private dentist appointment or fake teeth so he can look more 'presentable' before sex crimes trial: 'This situation is an emergency'

• Harvey Weinstein's dental health was the focus of a pre- trial hearing.

• The mogul's teeth are rotting and he can't get proper treatment in jail.

• Weinstein is accused of sexual assault against five women.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers claimed that a jail dentist is going to pull his teeth, as they told a court about his health ahead of an October sex crimes trial in Los Angeles.

According to the New York Post, Weinstein's health took center stage at a pre- trial hearing on Wednesday, where the convicted former film producer addressed the court to complain about the state of his teeth.

Weinstein told the court that the situation was an emergency. It will be one trip and one trip only.

I am in pain all the time. He mentioned that the two options he has been given are to have the teeth pulled without being replaced, or to allow the decay to continue.

On July 21, 2001, Weinstein pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges. A New York jury found him guilty of rape and forcible sexual assault of two women and sentenced him to 23 years in prison.

The judge told the court that the request was unusual, but his team could make a written request for her to consider.

Weinstein's lawyers have said before that their client's health is in danger. Lawyers for Weinstein requested last year that he have eye surgery and wear clothes instead of a jumpsuit for his trial.

Weinstein's lawyer said last year that he couldn't see.

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