Anne Hathaway's Boyfriend in a Heap of Trouble

Anne Hathaway's boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was arrested last week for allegedly writing a bad $215,000 check, but that is only a drop in the bucket when it comes to his legal troubles.  His lawyer insists that, at least in this case, the debt the check was supposed to cover has been paid off.  Seems like there are a few more issues here though.

The 29 year old Italian "real estate developer" has been the subject of a number of lawsuits, including one filed by billionaire supermarket magnate, and Bill and Hilary Clinton associate, Ron Burkle.  A DC court also ordered him to pay almost $250,000 to a PR firm that he still owes for work they did.

In the Burkle lawsuit, filed in May of last year in Delaware, Burkle alleges that Follieri took more than $1 million of his company's money to pay for an extravagant lifestyle for the couple, which included a $40,000 a month penthouse apartment in the Trump Tower, private jet travel, an executive chef, lavish spending sprees, and five star dog care for the couple's Labrador Esmeralda. 

What I don't understand is Hathaway is a sought after holiday actress.  She was in Oscar winning Brokeback Mountain, The Princess Diaries movies, The Devil Wears Prada, is starring in the upcoming Get Smart, and is filming Bride Wars with Kate Hudson.  You think she could afford her own extravagent life style.

Hathaway seems to think he hung the moon.  "He's brought out so many positive attributes," she said. "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."

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