Bloomberg an American oligarch...Bloomberg and Weinstein what a pair!

Revealed: Mike Bloomberg and Harvey Weinstein shared 15 years of friendship - with the accused rapist backing billionaire for New York mayor, getting tax credits for his movie-making and even cracking dirty jokes in front of him

• Weinstein backed Bloomberg's political campaigns when he switched parties and was elected New York mayor as a Republican
• He had previously backed Democratic candidate Mark Green and hosted a fundraiser attended by Bill and Hillary Clinton  
• He then switched to the Bloomberg camp and made phone calls to supporters 
• Appeared with the mayor to tout NY film tax credit  
• Included on Bloomberg's charity board 
• Weinstein made crude joke about 'The 400 Blows' alongside the mayor
• Jury deliberations began Tuesday today at Weinstein's trial in New York 
• Bloomberg has called Weinstein's conduct 'disgraceful' and downplayed their connections, and said he never heard stories about his behavior
• Bloomberg spokesman says the men were 'never close' and defended the credit's impact on the New York film industry