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The Enquirer has learned exclusively that her ex-lover Raffaello Follieri took naked photos of the actress...

In additional to the naked photos he took of Anne, 25, he also prized a sizzling photo of her in black fishnet stockings, a garter belt and bustier that totally exposed her top. Follieri, 30, supposedly paid a very famous photographer to take that steamy shot.

These photos apparently weren't a huge secret. Hathaway's brother, for chrissake, went to a storage unit to try to retrieve the shots (according to the Enquirer), only to find out that the FBI had gotten there a day earlier. That is one good brother, regardless.

The question now is, how long before these photos are leaked? The "famous photographer" presumably has copies. Follieri's friends might even have copies—he seems like the kind of guy who might pass such things around. And the FBI itself is not a leak-proof place. We'll give it another two weeks or so. If you hear anything, let us know.

[Enquirer via Celebitchy]

Creative director Fabien Baron was flabbergasted that Mendes' nipple flash was deemed unacceptable for Middle American sensibilities:

“You must be kidding me. This country really needs a new president — this country is so messed up,” said Baron. “It’s such a joke and it’s quite upsetting, frankly, how hypocritical this country has become. It’s OK for children to see people killed by guns? Spreading a little love right now would be a good idea.

“She is being a little sexy, but they are not provocative,” added Baron. “They are really well done. The spot is really beautiful — I really can’t believe this is happening.…I don’t know what else to say.”

So the company will run an edited version, the racier cut will be an online smash, the new perfume gets a ton of free media, and Eva Mendes can raise her asking price for her next film ever so slightly. It's all quite repetitive, isn't it? That won't stop anyone from watching this ad though:

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Who is Raffaelo Follieri?

A 29-year-old hustler, murky businessman, and head of the Follieri Group, an investment vehicle known mainly for suckering Bill Clinton and Ron Burkle out of tens of millions of dollars in a botched scheme to buy up Catholic Church property. Also, he's Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend.

What kinds of scandals has he been involved in?

Follieri's scandals, in brief: he got written up in the WSJ for suckering Bill Clinton and Ron Burkle out of millions of dollars in investments, which he subsequently blew on his own lavish lifestyle; he bounced a $215,000 check; and now a Follieri charity is being investigated by the NY attorney general for tax issues.

After the Clinton-Burkle item—which was hugely embarrassing for the ex-president—Follieri was a marked man. Every subsequent scandal just adds to his shame. And he hasn't demonstrated even one iota of improving judgment since then. That bounced $215,000 check? It was supposed to be payment to a PR firm for representing him during the previous scandal. Genius.

What does it have to do with Anne Hathaway?

The Devil Wears Prada actress was also drawn into Follieri's scheme. In the Clinton/ Burkle case, a lawsuit said "Follieri has been 'systematically misappropriating the assets' to indulge in 'massive charges for five-star lodging,' 'dog care' and 'inappropriate jet travel' for himself and 'his actress girlfriend.'"

An insider tells the Mail Online that Hathaway made the painful decision to end their relationship because of the effects his controversial business dealings could have on her career...

A source said: 'It's heartbreaking for her to dump him, and she's devastated that it's come to this, but she really didn't have a choice. His scandals were hurting her reputation.'

Who's going to take Follieri's place in Hathaway's life?

Weird funnyman and Get Smart costar Steve Carell, in an alternate, cooler world:

Hathaway's split from Follieri may mean she finally moves to Hollywood, after years of insisting she would remain on the east coast to stay close to her beau.

A pal said: 'She seemed to really be enjoying her freedom, and making new friends in L.A., especially Steve.

'Anne really wants to find a guy like Steve, and if he weren't married, I have no doubt she would date him in a second.

[Daily Mail UK]

O'Neal got busted by narcotics cops on Clinton Street between Grand and East Broadway—hardly a bad neighborhood. The cops just happened to be doing a drug sweep, and she got swept. Terrible timing.

This is why people have connections, call their dealers, and have their drugs delivered to them safely. And for celebrities who are veteran coke champs, one would expect a ton of numbers on speed dial precisely to avoid the need to trot around the streets at 7:30 p.m. in search of crack.

Our theory: she really was committed to getting sober, and had thrown out all of her drug dealers' numbers. In fact, this could all be a blessing in disguise for her; she told cops, "Today was the first time I was relapsing, but you guys saved me!" Sweet!

Then she tried to say she was researching a part, and begged to be let off. That one didn't go over as well.

Even assuming that she was going to buy drugs no matter what, the actress made two serious mistakes that you can learn from. The first was buying crack in the first place. In New York, the Rockefeller drug laws set harsh mandatory minimum sentences for possession of just five grams of crack—a standard that used to be 100 times lower than that of powder cocaine, though the disparity has been closed somewhat. Still: legally speaking, you are always safer buying powder in New York.

Second, she should never have engaged the police in the lying conversation that she did. She was caught up in a sweep; they weren't going to let her go no matter what. Saying "Do you know who I am?" and "I'm researching a part" is simply foolish, because together they're an acknowledgment that she did, in fact, buy drugs. Better to say nothing and let your lawyer sort it out later. Scientific studies show that cops can't even identify intoxicated people accurately, never mind spying contraband from across the street; deny, deny, deny. Legally speaking.

In any case, those of you who are happy and well-adjusted drug users would presumably not be so stupid as to put yourself in a position to be arrested on Clinton St. in broad daylight. Those of you with serious problems would, which is all for the better. And Tatum O'Neal was prevented from returning to crack smoking, which is certainly worth a night in jail. It's a happy story, really!

Of course, the NYPD was supposed to have nipped this whole problem in the bud a century ago, according to this NYT story from 1908:

Allen, 56, appears to have left her face alone and kept her body trim with yoga (she used to run a yoga studio here in Great Barrington). 'People all want to know why I haven't been doing more films,' she said, sitting over coffee at her country breakfast table several weeks ago and shooing away one of her cats with a spray bottle.

"These days all somebody has to do is Google you and they know how old you are. I would show up for roles that were written for somebody in their early 50s, and people would say, 'You can't do that, you look too young,' but if I showed up for a role for somebody in their early 40s then the people would say, 'Well, but she's 50.'

"I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore."

She ticked off several — Jessica Lange, Debra Winger, Julie Hagerty. [LAT]

• Bill Murray: She was in the movie Lost In Translation with him. "I don't even remember what I did off screen, I was so jetlagged," she says. Profound.
• Woody Allen: She just finished shooting her third movie with him. "I'm always kind of weirded out when I'm interviewed by people who say, 'Gosh! Woody must be in love with you.' It's like, 'fucking expand your mind,'" she says. Revelatory.
• Tom Waits: She is doing a cover album of his music. "I was this little blonde girl with a baritone singing voice, which at nine was freakish, I'm sure," she says. Epic.
• Barack Obama: She supports his campaign. "He's confronting health-care issues that affect young people. You know, most of my friends don't have insurance," She says. Heartwarming.
• Bob Dylan: She was in a video for his song. "I've been fortunate enough to never be the biggest media sensation," she says. Intense.

[BONUS: Her real father: She is his child. "My dad's Danish. That would be the first adjective I'd use to describe my father," she says. Specific.]

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