Anne Hathaway’s notorious ex-beau Raffaello Follieri was today sentenced to serve 4½ years in prison, after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy.

In addition to his prison sentence – which will be served at either the Fort Dix, N.J. or Otisville, N.Y. centres – the 30-year-old Italian will have to pay $1,400 to the United States government in “special assessment” fees, and serve three years under supervision after his release.

Follieri admitted that he was “ashamed” at what he’d done, and took full responsibility for the crimes he’d committed.

He said in a statement: “The most important thing I want the court to know is I was not raised with bad values. … I started off with good intentions, determined to run an honorable business and make everyone proud of me.

“What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses. … I will never be able to wash away the shame. … I just hope that someday those who have been hurt by my actions will forgive me.”

Follieri’s next hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 12.

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Anne Hathaway proves that it’s not the devil, but rather the diva, that wears Prada.

The Hollywood actress has been making a number of diva-like demands of late, prompting staff to liken her to the grizzly fashion chief of Runway magazine (portrayed in the film by Meryl Streep). According to a source, Anne delayed a day of interviews for her latest flick, Rachel Getting Married, because she didn’t like the breakfast menu.

“Anne requested lattes but only ones with soy milk, so she made a guy go out and bring back five soy lattes for her and her crew,” the source explained.

“Then she requested scrambled eggs since she didn’t like the breakfast available. The same guy had to go to a restaurant next door and ask for the eggs. It took 45 minutes, and then she barely even touched them!”

Ooh.. I wonder if the guy got a little DWP-esque and smashed the untouched eggs into a sink, ala Andy Sacks??

Anne at the Los Angeles premiere of Rachel Getting Married:

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For the first time since splitting with Raffaello Follieri, Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway has broken her silence on her former flame’s shock arrest in June.

“As soon as I found out about the arrest, I had to get on a plane to Mexico to do a press tour for Get Smart,” Hathaway told W magazine. “And then I spent a week in shock at a friend’s house.”

“It’s a situation where the rug was pulled out from under me all of a sudden,” Hathaway said of the incident. “But just as suddenly, my friends threw another rug back under me. One said, ‘Go stay at my house.’

“And [Get Smart co-star] Steve Carell stepped up for me during an interview when someone asked a question [about it]. He said, ‘At some point you’re going to have to talk about this time in your life. You don’t have to do it this week. I’ll take care of anything that comes your way.’”

The Princess Diaries star added: “I’ve been shown such kindness. Not everyone gets that. A lot of people go through tough times alone.”

Incidentally, Hathaway called it quits with Follieri over the phone “just hours” before he was arrested for money laundering and fraud. Follieri has since pleaded guilty to all charges, and will serve more than four years in prison for his crimes.

Sounds like Anne got out just in the nick of time!

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She might have dumped the crook, but ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri just won’t seem to quite go away.

Hathaway has done her best to distance herself from her ex, and has severed all communications with the Italian stud, but that hasn’t stopped the FBI from zeroing in on the Get Smart star and confiscating a number of her personal belongings.

The FBI have taken Hathaway’s private journals, in the hopes that somewhere in their pages, evidence of Follieri’s criminal financial dealings will be revealed.

As well as her secret diaries, the FBI also took a number of photos of Follieri with Hathaway, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pope John Paul II, and the McCains, and also various documents, watches, a Tiffany clock and an antique Bible.

Follieri was dumped by Hathaway shortly before he was imprisoned and charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering. He still remains in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.

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It appears black is the new black!

The midnight hue is the new weapon of choice for female celebs in Hollywood, with everyone from Selma Blair to Anne Hathaway opting for the classic shade at premieres and television interviews – and even on short trips to the shops!

Below is a collection of some of the best.

Anne Hathaway (at the premiere of Get Smart in Madrid):

Selma Blair (at the Hellboy II premiere in Los Angeles):

Sophie Monk (shopping in L.A.):

Selma Blair (on MTV’s TRL):

Selma Blair – AGAIN (shopping in New York):

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Looks like Staralicious’ call-out for Hathaway to take a new stylist worked!

Ms. Hathaway glammed up the red carpet in Rome when she attended the latest premiere for her new movie, Get Smart. It’s certainly an improvement on what she wore during her interview with Jay Leno…

To see more shots of Anne looking fabulous, follow the jump.

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For those of you who live overseas or simply missed the show last night, here is the two-part interview with Get Smart stars Anne Hathaway and Steve Carrell on Australian variety show, Rove Live.

As a side note, the whole dry-retching thing came about because two of the Aussie comedians who are regulars on the show were dared by host Rove McManus to ride a rollarcoaster for the entire broadcast time, whilst also consuming hotdogs and milkshakes in the hopes that they would up-chuck on live television.

Yeah… it was funny at the time.

To see Anne and Steve at the Australian premiere of Get Smart, click here.

Anne Hathaway scorched her way up the red carpet at the Warner Bros. Movie World Theme Park on the Gold Coast overnight, for the Australian premiere of her new movie, Get Smart.

She and co-star Steve Carrell (who plays the infamous agent Maxwell Smart) also appeared on the Network Ten variety show, Rove Live, shortly after the premiere.

The interview Anne and Steve gave on the show was one of the most entertaining I have seen from a celebrity — they spent half the time competing with the host to see who had the best fake dry-retching (long story, don’t ask!) — and at the end of the segment, Anne gave the money she’d won in a super round of fast questions to a fan in the audience.

If you’d like to see the interview, part one and part two are available here.

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Anne Hathaway appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, looking like a stick insect fallen out of the tree.

Anne, who has recently ended her four year relationship with boyfriend, Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri, 29, due to a series of scandals, which she feared would affect her career.

Follieri is being investigated by the New York State Attorney General’s Office over various matters, including his charity which funds vaccination for developing countries.

Good to see her stepping out already, but she really needs to get a better stylist.

Brokeback starlet Anne Hathaway recently spoke with talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres, about her little ‘nipple slip’ in that see-through black dress (I’m sure we all remember which one).

She explained that when she went to the movie prem, she thought the dress she was wearing was black…that was, until she was under the glare of numerous flash bulbs, which turned her ‘black’ dress see-through.

Anne says she was very distressed over the incident, and cried about it for days after. [Source]

She seems to have gotten over the whole incident now, though…as these days, she gets her kit off in just about every role she has!!!

If you’d like to see the video of the interview, click here or if you’d just prefer to see more of Anne in her see-through top, check out the mega titty image post below.