The Buffy The Vampire Slayer star was found unconscious and unresponsive in her luxury apartment tower in Manhattan in February.

Lawyers for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to delay his May 5 sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defence.

They argued that Weinstein’s stay at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex is exacerbating the disgraced film mogul’s health issues.

He emphasised that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies, not to take out competitors.