One of the Clintons' top Hollywood pals, Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, said she warned Democrats about fundraising with predator producer Harvey Weinstein.

In an essay written for the Hollywood Reporter about her own experiences with sexual harassment in the industry, Bloodworth-Thomason said she warned 'at least three-top level Democratic operatives against allowing Harvey Weinstein to host political fundraisers.'

'A warning that evidently (and to the glee of Fox News) fell on deaf ears,' the longtime Clinton friend said.

One of Hillary Clinton's (left) closest Hollywood friends, Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, said she had warned three top-level Democrats about fundraising with predator producer Harvey Weinstein (right)

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (pictured) wrote an essay for the Hollywood Reporter and revealed that she had warned a trio of Democrats about Harvey Weinstein's behavior, suggesting they should stop using him as a host for political fundraisers

Washington rolled out the red carpet for super donor Harvey Weinstein (left), including this White House event hosted by Michelle Obama in which he spoke about the industry alongside Whoopi Goldberg (center left), Blake Lively (center right) and Naomie Harris (right)

Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein (left) was a fixture in the D.C. party scene, including attending the annual White House Correspondents Associations dinners. Here he's pictured with actress Reese Witherspoon (right) at an after-party for the dinner in 2012

Harvey Weinstein (left), accused of sexual harassment and assault, liked to co-host bipartisan events in D.C. too, including a screening of Mandela in 2013, which attracted Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (center left), Hillary Clinton (center right) and Colin Powell (right)

Since the sex abuse allegations first came out in the New York Times, and then the New Yorker, Democrats have taken heat for the tens of thousands of dollars they received via Weinstein – through his own donations or through fundraisers and events that he's hosted.

A big question that remains is how much did those in the political world know, as in Hollywood it looks like the industry's biggest open secret.

Both Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama had delayed reactions to the allegations, expressing their horror days after the first reports of abuse came out.

'I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated,' Clinton said in a statement.

'Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein. Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,' Obama chimed in.

President Obama's daughter Malia had interned for Weinstein, as part of the gap year she took between high school and Harvard last year.

The mega-producer had been a welcome presence in the Washington party scene.

In 2013 alone he co-hosted a bipartisan-themed fete, alongside then-Daily Beast chief Tina Brown, over Obama's inauguration at Georgetown's storied Cafe Milano, the restaurant in town where celebrities hang out.

He came to the White House and spoke as part of a Hollywood career day, sitting alongside the likes of Michelle Obama, actresses Blake Lively and Naomie Harris, and comedian Whoopi Goldberg.

He would be back two weeks later to host a Kennedy Center screening of Mandela at the Kennedy Center, an event that featured Hillary Clinton, but top-tier Republicans: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former Secretary of State Colin Powell too.

And, of course, Weinstein attended White House Correspondents' Association dinners, the annual D.C.-based event that attracts the most Hollywood star power.

Outside of Washington, but still within the political world, Weinstein would host a New York-based midterm fundraiser in 2014 for Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democratic Senate candidate trying to take down Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Coincidentally, it was the race that actress Ashley Judd – a Weinstein accuser – had explored.

The following year, Weinstein would hold a star-studded fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, also in New York and co-hosted by Anna Wintour, according to the Political Party Time blog, which tracks political fundraisers.

He would give the Democratic National Committee a chunk of money, cash that Republicans are now demanding the party give back.

In her essay, Bloodworth-Thomason – called one of Hillary Clinton's top five Hollywood confidants by the Hollywood Reporter in 2014 – never said if the Clintons knew.

Instead the writer, who knew the former first couple since their Arkansas days, talked about how Bill Clinton's own sexual misdeed had 'taxed my feminist conscience,' yet he remains a close friend.

'And yes, some may call it hypocritical,' she said, when admitting she gave Bill Clinton a pass, but outed Weinstein to top Democrats.

Bloodworth-Thomason also didn't specify when she spouted her warning.

However, Weinstein last donated to a Democratic candidate in April 2017, according to OpenSecrets.