The law has finally caught up with Anne Hathaway’s criminal ex-boyfriend.

Raffaello Follieri was sentenced to four and half years in prison as a result for pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.

I wonder how many inmates will make Raffaello their bitch.

Anne Hathaway has finally opened up about the arrest of ex boyfriend Raffaello Folliero for fraud and money laundering.

“The rug was pulled out from under me,” she says, but goes on to talk about the kindness her friends have shown: one let her stay in her apartment, another fielded questions from the press.

Get Smart costar Steve Carell had told her, ‘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.”

Anne Hathaway’s had some bad luck with men, but she’s ready to make smarter choices. Read her new rules for dating. We’d like to add our own: don’t date anyone involved in criminal activities.

Anne Hathaway was caught off guard at the premiere of Get Smart when a reporter asked her about her break up with Raffaello Follieri (who is now behind bars for wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.

Costar Steve Carell saved the day: “In my role of agent [for] Miss Hathaway, I would like to say that she does not answer questions relating to this subject.”

Thanks, Steve!

Anne Hathaway may have broken up with boyfriend Raffaello Follieri but she certainly looks like she’s moved on. In fact, her co stars never even guessed what she was going through.

Brave girl, Anne! And besides, you could do so much better than that guy anyway.

Oh, Anne, you could do so much better.

Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend of the past four years, Italian property developer Raffaelo Follieri, was caught trying to pass a bad check for $250,000 to a public relations firm.

Last year, he supposedly squandered $1.3 million in business funds on cars, clothes, and other luxe goods.

Anne has gushed about how Raffaelo had helped her out of a rut. “Before I met him, I wasted so much time. I was just annoying and narcissistic and smelled bad. He’s protective without being possessive, passionate without needing to show his temper.”

Oh, come on, Anne. Get a real man.

Anne Hathaway is one of those young stars who have managed to evade the teen star curse (hear that Britney and Lindsay?) and have kept a fairly respectable reputation.

The lovely Hathaway is finally reaping the harvest for being a good girl by becoming the new Lancome lady. The cosmetics company announced that Anne (who evokes the same level of class as the late, great Audrey Hepburn) will be the “brand ambassador” for the company’s new fragrance, which will be unveiled September 2008.

If the fragrance smells as good as Anne is beautiful then Lancome has a hit on its hands.