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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was spotted aboard a commercial flight in first class with a huge haul of prescription drugs.

As revealed exclusively on “Page Six TV” Thursday, Weinstein was photographed opening a sturdy silver case filled with an astonishing amount of prescription pill bottles and medications as he sat in first class on a plane at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in December last year before his sexual harassment scandal broke — in full view of other passengers and the flight crew.

The source, who gave the picture exclusively to Page Six, said, “Many people are wondering how Harvey can live with himself after all he’s done — the years of sexually predatory behavior. The answer is: with the help of a lot of drugs.”

The source said that when another passenger on the plane who recognized Weinstein asked about his impressive pharmaceutical stash, Weinstein explained, “Oh, I’ve got a cold.”

A different source familiar with Weinstein over the years told us, “He always had that briefcase of drugs. He carries his whole medicine cabinet with him — even stuff he isn’t taking at the time.”

The insider added that Weinstein usually had pills handy for “allergies” as well as “pain medication” and others.

Reps for Weinstein told Page Six in a statement: “The prescription bottles seen in the photo are medications prescribed by Mr. Weinstein’s physicians for treatment of diabetes and other ongoing health conditions.”

Another Hollywood player who’s been accused in the wake of the Weinstein scandal of sexual harassment, James Toback, has used his medical conditions to defend himself against the allegations. The director claimed to the LA Times that it was “biologically impossible” for him to have engaged in such lurid behavior with women due to his suffering from diabetes and a heart condition that require medication.

Weinstein and Toback are both being investigated by the Beverly Hills Police Department for multiple complaints by women. Weinstein’s rep has said, “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.”