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Ah yes, the style icons in Tinseltown have been waiting on pins and needles this week for the long awaited annual 10 Best Dressed Stars list of People Magazine. Hmm….who do you think made the cut? You will probably notice that there are few if any surprises, but let’s keep in mind there are only 10 slots to fill, and yes, I am sure there was some disappointment in Hollywood once the names were announced. Not surprisingly at all, Sarah Jessica Parker hit the list for probably her umpteenth year in a row, and was chosen due to her ‘expert eclectic style’ and I love that. Anne Hathaway has been wowing designers ever since she broke it big in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and she made the cut, along with Charlize Theron, Rihanna, Eva Mendes, and of course Kate Hudson. Heidi Klum hit the list for being ‘Model Chic’ and one surprise I noted was Fergie, who was described as a ‘Refined Rocker’. I don’t think she has any style ‘issues’ per se, however, she wouldn’t make a top 10 in my books. Another surprise came from Gwyneth Paltrow’s appearance on the list, and she was chosen for her evolution in the fashion world this year, having ‘revved up her classic look’ as we see here now less preppy and more in the thigh baring mini dresses and mongo heels. What DID surprise me the most was seeing Michelle Obama’s name appear, and her style was defined as ‘Classy and Confident’ and again, though I am not saying she is not a very well dressed lady, there were a few Tinseltown style queens that were probably a little pouty about being beat out by Michelle Obama. Those pouts I am sure are hanging on the lips of Victoria Beckham and Katie Holmes, two infamously impeccably styled women that well….just didn’t make the cut this year. Sorry girls. Better luck next year.

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Well, we can only hope that this is the end of the insanity that Anne Hathaway has been experiencing since news of her con fiancé came to light. Raffaello Follieri was arrested and charged earlier this year on charges of conspiracy, money laundering, and fraud. Anne was right in the thick of it all, and was a victim of his nasty ways and it is said that she had something to do with getting him arrested, as their split came only two weeks before an arrest by the FBI was made early in the summer. As it stands now. Raffaello has developed a plea agreement to serve prison time, and he will be sentenced October 3rd. He has admitted in the plea that he tricked investors to purchase Catholic properties, and has also admitted to wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to launder funds, and an overall ‘misappropriation’ of funds to the tune of $2.4 million dollars. He has been in jail since his arrest in June, since, well, he couldn’t get his hands on his $21 million dollar bail bond, and thus won’t even have a few extra weeks of freedom before he is taken off for his sentence. His sentence will involve at least five years in prison, and his current time served will more than likely be included in that. As far as misappropriation of funds, I doubt that many will have a difficult time wondering where it went, since his lifestyle matches the dollar signs accordingly. He held a $37 thousand dollar a month penthouse at Trump Tower, and well over $2 million dollars in jewelry assets. Part of his agreement will force him to hand over his assets and jewelry, and he will also be ordered additional financial restitution. It looks like Raffiello is not going to be a happy camper for a very long time, in fact, jail time will probably be the BEST of his days to come. And, by the sounds of it, Anne’s revenge has been exacted and hopefully she can now breathe a final sigh of relief and get on with her life.

John Calabrese, PacificCoastNews.com

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Well it sounds like Anne Hathaway is experiencing what ex girlfriends experience when they are connected to bad, evil men. Anne has been in the public eye even more than usual these days given that her ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri has been charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering, all with some very big dollar amounts behind them. Because of her close connection to the con man, Anne’s private diaries that she wrote in during her relationship with Raffaello have been seized by the Federal Bureau Investigation as part of their investigation into the $6.08 million dollar fraud dealings he was involved with. Her diaries have been confiscated, as have many photographs of the two, along with watches, documents, an antique Bible, and a Tiffany clock. Anne has not been charged with anything, and the FBI believes she has cut all ties with Raffaello but the timing of it all is a little suspicious. The fact that she broke up with him at around precisely the same time as all this came down is raising some eyebrows, even Raffaello’s who though broken hearted believes she had something to do with his arrest. At the time of the arrest, Raffaello was in Europe working on a deal, probably a fraudulent one, and Anne kept calling him to come see her in New York. He didn’t have to come, as he knew he was being investigated, but she said she wanted to resolve their future. With so much engagement talk between the two before this, Raffaello met his beloved’s wishes and came to New York where he was arrested within a few days. So perhaps Anne does know more than we’ve been told, and if so, she may even have immunity if she was the one that orchestrated his arrest. We may never know, but hopefully she is making the best of cutting her losses early and moving on with her life as well as she can.

Edward Opinaldo, PacificCoastNews.com

Here is Anne Hathaway on the set of ‘Bride Wars’ in New York, kind of looking like she’s had better days. She was seen here texting and fooling with her bags while she waited for hair and makeup. Not that it seems that she needs it with her wholesome good looks. And yes this is one girl that has developed quite a reputation for down home wholesome goodness. Could she be texting ‘I hate you’ notes to her ex boyfriend? It seems he’s gotten himself into a nice vat of hot water and tarnished her armor a little bit. Anne has spent a lot of time dishing to magazines like InStyle that she was madly in love with her now ex, Raffaello Follieri, and even thought wedding bells were in the future, and this was not all that long ago. She’s recently dumped him now that he’s been arrested on five counts of money laundering and six counts of wire-fraud as well as a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Raffaello is a well known financier in the European world, as well as a man of the cloth, and used his ‘stellar’ reputation to say he was the CFO of the Vatican in order to scoop up low cost Catholic schools for his real estate empire. He also tested positive for opiate narcotics in a routine drug test. The legalities are complicated, but he’s facing life in prison and is now being held for 21 million dollars bail. And he had a lovely four year relationship with Anne that came to a screeching halt last week. Though the reps say the split was amicable, how can it be given that the split was timed with all of his criminal allegations. Hmmm. While Anne is obviously not to blame for any of it, her pure reputation does seem a little smudged now, doesn’t it?

I never thought that I’d see the day when the star of the Princess Diaries, the geeky princess of Genovia, Mia Thermopolis, would be snapped performing a lewd act on her boyfriend in public! I guess it’s sorta the same type of disbelief that I felt when I found out the tooth-fairy was make-believe. Here’s the still goofy, but grown-up Anne Hathaway spending the day with her uber rich BF on a yacht in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. I sure hope the guy next to them doesn’t wake up anytime soon!