Hathaway breaks silence on ex’s arrest
Actress Anne Hathaway has spoken of the difficulty she had coming to terms with the arrest of her Italian boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, on fraud charges and has said she felt like “a rug was pulled out from under me”.
The Princess Diaries and Devil Wears Prada star has broken her silence on his arrest and their break-up after four years together.
“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. And then I spent a week in shock at a friend’s house. And then I had to go back and do more press, and I haven’t stopped since,” Hathaway, 25, said.
Hathaway has not discussed the specifics about Follieri or what she knew abut his business dealings.
The actress said she had been staying at a friend’s house since moving out of the New York apartment she shared with Follieri, which was searched by investigators.
“I have to find a place to live,” she has said. “It’s a situation where the rug was pulled out from under me all of a sudden, but just as suddenly my friends threw another rug back under me.”
Follieri, 30, pleaded guilty in New York to 14 counts of fraud and money laundering.
He admitted to lying about his links to the Vatican and taking part in a scheme in which he obtained more than 1.14 million through phony companies.
He also has agreed to hand over gold and silver watches, rings, bracelets and earrings that he had given to Hathaway.
Prosecutors said Follieri used money from his scheme to buy expensive clothes, meals and a 21,000-a-month Manhattan apartment, as well exotic vacations and private jets for his girlfriend.
“I’ve been shown such kindness. Not everyone gets that. A lot of people go through tough times alone,” Hathaway said.
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