“Princess Diaries” star Anne Hathaway can finally put a negative chapter in her life behind her. Her ex-beau, businessman Raffaello Follieri, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison Thursday for defrauding investors out of millions of dollars and will be deported to his native Italy at the conclusion of his incarceration.
Follieri had been using the ill-gotten money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a posh Manhattan apartment he shared with Hathaway before their breakup earlier in the year. He falsely told clients he was authorized by the Vatican to broker the sale of church-owned properties at a substantial discount and sometimes traveled with clergymen to complete the façade.
Hathaway told W magazine in its October issue that she had been living with a friend since the split, which was precipitated by Follieri’s legal troubles, and that co-star Steve Carell was instrumental in helping her through the worst of the invasive media coverage as they traveled in support of “Get Smart.” Hathaway and Follieri dated for approximately four years.
