Hathaway’s Ex Gets 4½ Years

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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Hathaway Breaks Silence on Former Boyfriend’s Arrest

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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FBI Seize Hathaway’s Private Diaries

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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