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Anne Hathaway's Ex-Beau on Home Detention; Bail Set at $21 Million

Alissa R — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:44:58 -0400

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A prosecutor claims Raffaello Follieri also tested positive for opiates during a routine drug test after his arrest

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Anne Hathaway's ex Raffaello Follieri appeared in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to face 12 counts of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.

Judge Henry B. Pitman set bail at $21 million ($16 million must be paid in cash or by liquid assets or property; $5 million must come from financially responsible co-signers).

Follieri, a 29-year-old Italian businessman, was also forced to hand over all travel documents and placed on home detention. He is not allowed to leave his NYC home except for legal, religious and medical reasons. (If he leaves, he must wear an electronic-monitoring device.)

Federal prosecutors argued that they had "overwhelming" evidence that Follieri improperly spent up to $6 million from investors to live a lavish lifestyle — including expensive restaurants and clothes; a privately chartered jet with Hathaway; dog walking services; an opulent NYC apartment that leased for approximately $37,000 per month.

(Prosecutors even accused Follieri of falsely telling an investor that the Vatican formally appointed him to manage its financial affairs, so he could buy Catholic Church properties at bargain prices.)

At court, Follieri (who could get life in prison) appeared angry, often shaking his head or interrupting his attorney to tell her what to say, the Associated Press reports.

At one point, when a prosecutor accused him of owing various debts, he yelled out, "We paid that," according to the AP.

"In short, your honor, he is a con man, and he was able to defraud a lot of people out of a lot of money over a long period of time," Prosecutor Reed Michael Brodsky said. (Brodsky had asked the judge to deny Follieri bail, claiming Follieri had the money and connections to flee. He also said Follieri should be deported because he is not a U.S. citizen.)

The prosecutor also claimed Follieri tested positive for opiates during a routine drug test shortly after his arrest Tuesday morning.

After his court appearance, Follieri — who is ailing from a sinus infection, according to press reports — suffered “some sort of attack,” his lawyer said, and was taken to a hospital, the AP reports.

His condition remains unknown.

His lawyer, Flora Edwards, told the AP: "We're going to move forward and hope for a speedy resolution to this matter."

A source told Usmagazine.com last week that Hathaway split with Follieri after four years because of his legal woes.

"All the shady stuff was too much," the source said.

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Raffaello Follieri and Anne Hathaway attend the after party for "Becoming Jane" at the Bowery Hotel on July 24, 2007 in New York City.

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Anne Hathaway's Ex-Boyfriend Arrested, Faces Life in Prison

Mandi Illuzzi — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:09:41 -0400

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Days after their split, Raffaello Follieri was charged with wire fraud and money laundering charges

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Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend, Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri, could face life in prison stemming from being arrested on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.

According to the United States Attorney's Office, Follieri, 29, misappropriated "hundreds of thousands of dollars in investor money to live a luxurious lifestyle, including expensive restaurants and clothes; dog walking services; an opulent apartment in Manhattan that leased for approximately $37,000 per month; medical expenses for his girlfriend at the time and his parents, including a 'house call' by Follieri's physician, which cost $30,000."

Prosecutors also charge he claimed the Vatican formally appointed him to manage its financial affairs, and that he met with the Pope in person while in Italy — but "in reality, [his] connections consisted of an adminstrative employee at the Vatican who was paid by Follieri."

He's been charged with six counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The wire fraud charges alone could result in 120 years in prison and a $1.5 million charge.

The Daily Mail of London recently reported that Hathaway, 25, broke it off with Follieri because she feared that his recent legal woes could hurt her career.

An additional source confirmed the split to Usmagazine.com: "Yes, they're taking a break. All the shady stuff was too much."

Follieri is also under investigation by the New York State Attorney General's office for failing to file tax-disclosure forms for his charity, the Follieri Foundation.

He was arrested in April for allegedly writing a $215,000 bad check.

During an appearance on The View that aired last Thursday, Hathaway admitted she wasn't feeling her "girlish, bubbly" self.

She told Joy Behar, "I'm kind of somber today."

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Tatum O'Neal on Drug Bust: My Dog's Death "Set Me Off"

Alissa R — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:50:57 -0400

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In her first interview since her arrest Sunday, she said police "saved" her from relapsing

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Former child star (and recovering addict) Tatum O'Neal says the death of her 16-year-old Scottish terrier almost caused her to relapse.

"There's no excuse for what I did," the 44-year-old actress — who was arrested after allegedly buying crack and cocaine Sunday in NYC — told the New York Post on Monday, the day of her arraignment.

Three weeks ago, O'Neal said, "I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena. That seemed to set me off.

"She got old. She got cancer. She was the fabric of our family. We had to let her go to heaven. My daughter and I had to put her down. It was too horrible for words.

"I couldn't get out of it," O'Neal said. "I was going to my psychiatrist. I was doing everything I could do. I have the disease of alcoholism. It's lifelong. I treat it every day by going to my 12-step program."

The dog's death, she said, "triggered that my mother passed away [from addiction] in '98. My father [actor Ryan O'Neal] and I are estranged."

Also not helping matters: She and her beau, architect Ron Castellano, took a "little break." (Still, Castellano picked her up from court Monday. "He's a saint," she said.)

In a funk, she said she had met Alan Garcia, "a drug addict who was panhandling.

"One day, I'm walking aimlessly," O'Neal said. "I found myself doing the wrong thing."

O'Neal — who detailed her struggles with addiction in her 2004 memoir, A Paper Life, and completed rehab in 1996 — thanked police for preventing her from relapsing.

"I'm still sober!" she insisted. "Just when I was about to change that and wreck my life, the cops came and saved me!

"I'm eternally grateful, as sort of grim as the situation was, that I didn't get to do what my disease was telling me to do," she went on. "I'm still going to get my year on July 10!"

(She also said she would like to help the man who sold her the drugs.)

O'Neal said her ex husband John McEnroe — with whom she has three kids — phoned her, but she hadn't yet spoken to him.

"He might make seeing my 17-year-old difficult," she said, but stressed she and McEnroe have a cordial relationship.

Next up for a O'Neal: A Lifetime movie, set to air August. 2.

"Hopefully," she said, "this isn't going to kill everything."

Her colleagues have no doubt she can turn her life around.

"She's a lovely person," Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell told Usmagazine.com at Monday's CFDA Awards in New York City. "I hope she's fine. She's a great girl."

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Actress Tatum O'Neal Arrested After Buying Crack Cocaine

Alissa R — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:55:46 -0400

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She was released after her arraignment Monday

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Oscar-winning star Tatum O'Neal was arrested Sunday after trying to buy crack cocaine near her New York City apartment.

The 44-year-old actress — who chronicled her longtime battle with drugs and alcohol in her 2004 memoir A Paper Life — was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

"You know who I am, right?" she told police as she was arrested, according to the New York Post. "Can't we forget about this?"

She also said she was just "researching a part ... as a junkie," the Post reports.

She was arraigned Monday, a rep for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office tells Usmagazine.com.

She was released on her own recognizance and is due back in court July 28.

At 10, O'Neal — daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal — became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award for her role as a child con-artist in 1973's Paper Moon.

"I was thrust out there as a little kid. It was hard to cope," O'Neal told gossip columnist Liz Smith of her drug and alcohol addiction (she went to rehab in 1996). "I used to walk with my head down ... I had a lot of shame and self-hatred."

O'Neal — who most recently appeared as Denis Leary's sister on the FX series Rescue Me and has three kids with ex-husband John McEnroe— told Entertainment Tonight eight months ago that Britney Spears should seek "recovery and get her disease of addiction together.

"I relate to her and feel really sad for her," she said.

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CSI's Gary Dourdan Pleads Guilty to Cocaine, Ecstasy Possession

Alissa R — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:16:30 -0400

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He is ordered to complete a drug program but is spared jail time

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CSI star Gary Dourdan pleaded guilty to two felony possession charges of cocaine and ecstasy at his arraignment in Indio, California, on Wednesday.

The first charged against him — felony possession of heroin — was dismissed.

TMZ.com first reported the news.

The actor, 41, was ordered to complete a treatment program, at which time the charges will be dismissed, according to TMZ.

Police arrested Dourdan April 28 after they found him asleep in his car, which was parked on the wrong side of the road, in Palm Springs, Calif., in the early morning hours. After searching his vehicle, they confiscated the drugs.

In an e-mail with Access Hollywood, he initially denied the drugs belonged to him.

"I am blessed that the Sgt. realized that the luggage carrying whatever they found was not mine and that my tests have been coming back negative," Dourdan said. "I've been happy to cooperate in any way to clear myself and go on with my blessed life."

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Amy Winehouse Arrested

Mandi Illuzzi — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:07:59 -0400

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The singer is being questioned by police about alleged drug use

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British singer Amy Winehouse has been arrested and is being questioned at a police station in east London about alleged drug use, her rep tells Usmagazine.com.

"Amy Winehouse voluntarily attended a London police station today by appointment," her rep said in a statement. "She was arrested in order to be interviewed and is co-operating fully with inquiries. The interview relates to a video handed to police earlier this year."

"[She] was arrested in connection with the alleged possession of a controlled drug," a rep for Scotland Yard told Us.

Winehouse, 24, is to be questioned about a video obtained by The Sun newspaper in January. Footage shows her allegedly inhaling crack cocaine.

The singer also went to rehab that month.

In April, Winehouse spent a night in jail on a common assault charge.

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CSI's Gary Dourdan Slapped With Three Felony Drug Charges

Mandi Illuzzi — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:24:22 -0400

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He was caught with heroin, ecstasy and cocaine during an April 28 arrest

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CSI star Gary Dourdan has formally been charged with drug possession, according to documents obtained by Usmagazine.com from California's Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.

He was charged with felony possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.

Police arrested Dourdan, 41, after they found him asleep in his car, which was parked on the wrong side of the road, in Palm Springs, Calif., in the early morning hours on April 28. After searching his vehicle, they confiscated the drugs.

In an e-mail with Access Hollywood, he denied the drugs belonged to him.

He is to be arraigned May 28.

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CSI Star Denies Drugs Belonged to Him

Alissa R — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:05:28 -0400

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Gary Dourdan -- who was arrested with cocaine, heroin and ecstasy -- says he is only guilty of "driving tired in the desert"

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CSI star Gary Dourdan claims the drugs he was caught with earlier this week didn't belong to him.

The actor, 41, was arrested for drug possession early Monday in Palm Springs, Calif., after police found him asleep in his car, which was parked on the wrong side of the road. When officers searched his vehicle, they found cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and other prescription drugs.

Dourdan says he was returning from the Coachella Music Festival, where he got some people into a V.I.P. section. An after-party left him "ragged," he said, so he pulled over to sleep.

"I’m glad pulling over did prevent a DUI," he said in an e-mail to Access Hollywood. "I recommend not driving at all, but a little kip [nap] is always good (on either side of the road LOL).

"I am blessed that the Sgt. realized that the luggage carrying whatever they found was not mine and that my tests have been coming back negative," Dourdan continued. "I've been happy to cooperate in any way to clear myself and go on with my blessed life."

Dourdan -- who is not returning to CSI next season -- also apologized to his fans. (He was set to present Taylor Swift with an award at Hollywood Life magazine’s 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards last week, as CSI is one of her favorite shows.)

"I am so sorry to all my fans, especially the young ones, like Taylor Swift, who I should've been supporting with my daughter instead of driving tired in the desert," he said.

"I am planning events to get the word out that you don’t need a bunch of nasty chemicals to have a good time," he added. "Just good friends, family, good music and a good honest spirit full of faith."

He is to be arraigned May 28.

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Amy Winehouse Arrested

Mandi Illuzzi — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:08 -0400

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The "Rehab" singer allegedly head-butted a man outside a bar Wednesday in London

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British singer Amy Winehouse has been arrested on suspicion of assault, BBC News reports.

Police told Usmagazine.com: "A 24-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion or assault after attending a central London police station by appointment. She is currently in custody."

Her rep tells Us the "Rehab" singer, 24, met with London police Friday morning for questioning following tabloid reports that she allegedly head-butted a man who tried to hail her a cab outside a bar in London on Wednesday.

On her way to the station, Winehouse (who went to rehab in January) burst into tears when reporters asked how she's feeling.

"She looked a mess," an eyewitness told Us. "She was crying and moaning - makeup smudged all over her face."

Winehouse was forced to miss her husband Blake Fielder-Civil's court appearance Friday morning on charges of assault and witness-tampering.

During the hearing, a judge ruled that he will remain in jail until at least June 9.

He has been behind bars since November.

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CNN Anchor Arrested With Meth

brianm — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:55:18 -0400

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International reporter Richard Quest was charged with drug possession Friday

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CNN Anchor Richard Quest was arrested early Friday for drug possession.

Police initially stopped Quest, 46, in NYC's Central Park for violating the park's curfew. He was busted around 3:40 a.m. when police found a small bag of methamphetamine in his pocket, The New York Times reports.

"I've got some meth in my pocket," he confessed to police, according to the complaint obtained by The Times.

Quest was arraigned Friday afternoon in Manhattan Criminal Court on a misdemeanor charge of possessing methamphetamine and on a charge of loitering.

After negotiating with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, he agreed to six months of counseling if the judge drops the charge, providing Quest's therapy is successful The Times reports.

The British journalist - who attends the World Economic Forum in Switzerland each year - is best known for CNN's late-night international programming. He also hosts his own hourlong show, Quest.

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