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Polanski Taken To Hospital For Tests
By sky.com
Published: 10/19/2009

Roman Polanski has swapped his prison cell for a hospital bed to undergo medical tests.

The director is being held in a Swiss prison on a US arrest warrant for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

His lawyer Herve Temime said the 76-year-old's condition was "not of exceptional gravity".

However, he has previously expressed concern over his health, calling him "worn out".

Polanski was taken from the prison in the north-eastern city of Winterthur to an unnamed Zurich hospital on Friday, the Swiss tabloid Blick reported.

He had to stay in bed in hospital to treat a medical problem which pre-dated his arrest, according to a legal source quoted by the newspaper.

Polanski will return to the prison following the unspecified tests, his lawyer said.

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