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You know that one relationship that you look back on and think, "What the hell was going through my mind for that many years/months/days? I dodged a bullet with that one!" Now imagine that relationship splashed across the front pages of the tabloids right after you broke up. That's the tabloid hell that Get Smart star Anne Hathaway is experiencing right now, after her freshly dumped boyfriend (the two split last week) Rafaello Follieri was busted yesterday in a bizarre swindle that includes the Catholic Church and billionaire Ron Burkle among its cast of characters.

Follieri allegedly swindled investors out of millions by claiming he was the Chief Financial Officer of the Vatican. (Yes, you read that correctly.) He told investors that he was buying Catholic Church properties in the United States at a discount. The money instead was spent on lavish gifts and medical expenses for Hathaway, an apartment in Trump Tower and chartered planes.

The Post dedicates the whole of page one to the story, with a big picture of Follieri and Hathaway and the banner headline "VATI-CON." Inside, the story takes up all of pages 6 and 7 and there's a passing mention of it in Page Six. (Thanks to the long lead time of monthly magazines, interviews with celebrities are conducted several weeks, even months in advance, and this month's issue of In Style features Hathaway gushing about Follieri.) One coup the Post has is a blurry photo of Follieri, Hathaway, Burkle, Mikhail Baryshnikov, former Democratic National Committee chief Terry McAulliffe and Bill Clinton hanging out at Oscar de la Renta's home in the Dominican Republic.

The News has a short piece on the arrest, and features a courtroom sketch of the arraignment. Follieri remains in jail on $21 million bail. The prohibitive amount was set because prosecutors fear the Italian national has access to offshore bank accounts and could be a flight risk. Follieri also collapsed after the hearing, which the News describes as "some sort of attack" and the Post reports that prosecutors said he tested positive for opiates.

A rep for Hathaway tells the Post, "It is highly unlikely we will ever comment." This might the second smart thing the actress has done with regard to this relationship, after ditching Follieri.

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Comments (8)

M J says:

Anne most likely knew about this at some point. Hanging out with Bill Clinton, and Terry M...funny how liberals think it's ok to lie, cheat, and steal, if it's to further their party's agenda. I'm glad this one got caught, and I hope they uncover the truth about who knew what, all the way up the ladder. (highly unlikely, but one can hope)

Posted On: Wednesday, Jun. 25 2008 @ 4:59PM
Sly says:

Thanks for the baseless speculation MJ. HAvn't seen any suggestion thus far that anyone apart from Follieri has done anything illegal. But in your mind i'm sure you're just glad your side dosn't have a monopoly on lying & cheating.

Posted On: Wednesday, Jun. 25 2008 @ 7:18PM
h says:

i feel sorry for her with this whole thing over the news and stuff. she is one of my favorite actors and i hope she can find someone that wont do anything stupid and actually deserves her

Posted On: Wednesday, Jul. 2 2008 @ 1:06AM
JMB says:

Funny how you make fun of liberals since it's the republicans responsible for the recession. Anne did a wise thing and though it may have been hard to do. She tried to support him, but it didn't help.

Posted On: Tuesday, Jul. 8 2008 @ 1:52AM
comment says:

anne, ur da best and most beautiful actress ever!!!!
im glad u ditched this scamming bum

i luv u anne!!
marry me beautiful!

Posted On: Wednesday, Jul. 16 2008 @ 2:14AM
coen sickinghe says:

Yeah ..these Rafaello Follieri's! The world is full with these guys and who wouldn't go for his winning smile and dolce vita lifestyle?
Remember Conrad Black? ("you can call me conny") Remember Enron's Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay? Non of them is better than all the others. Just think of the bankers who ran off with their gamble bonusses and left their casino's for the tax payer to back up.
Poor Anne. She wont be alone for long.
Maybe she can call Barbara Amiel for some advice.

Posted On: Tuesday, Sep. 30 2008 @ 11:05AM
Jake says:

Dems? Here's McCain hanging with him and Anne in 2006.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4188387

Posted On: Wednesday, Oct. 29 2008 @ 11:13AM
Jack says:

The Follieri case is the subject of the next "American Greed" on CNBC March 3rd at 9p eastern. It covers his relationship with Anne Hathaway and his connection to the Clinton Foundation. I'm looking forward to this

Posted On: Tuesday, Feb. 23 2010 @ 8:14AM

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