Tag Archive | "Associated Press"

Tags: , , , , , ,

Charity run by Hathaway’s boyfriend investigated

Posted on 10 June 2008 by JoyCeleb

The state is investigating the charitable foundation of Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend, a spokesman for the attorney general said Monday.

Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri, 29, who dates the “Devil Wears Prada” star, heads the Follieri Foundation, a charity whose work includes vaccinating children in Third World countries.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is heading the probe, Cuomo spokesman Matt Glazer said. He said he could not comment further on the ongoing investigation.

The Foundation has not filed IRS tax disclosure forms required from charities, according to a review of records by the Associated Press.

The New York Post, which first reported the investigation, said Hathaway was previously on the foundation’s board of directors, but it was unclear when or for how long.

“There is an investigation going on that does not involve Anne,” said Stephen Huvane, Hathaway’s publicist, in an e-mail. “She is no longer a board member of the Follieri Foundation. Other than that we will not be commenting.”

The number for a Follieri at his Manhattan apartment was disconnected.

Comments (0)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Crazy in love, Beyonce and Jay-Z tie the knot

Posted on 18 May 2008 by JoyCeleb

It appears that Jay-Z and Beyonce have finally tied the knot.

There was a swirl of activity Friday at the rap mogul’s Tribeca apartment. Delivery trucks funneled in and out of the building, dropping off silver candelabras and white flowers. A white tent was set up on the roof, and stars including Beyonce’s former Destiny’s Child bandmates, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, along with Gwyneth Paltrow, were spotted arriving.

Mary J. Blige confirmed the nuptials to thousands of cheering hip-hop fans in North Carolina on Saturday.

“Congratulations to my man, Jay-Z, and my girl, B,” Blige told the crowd, dedicating her song “You’re All I Need” to the couple.

Rumors say the couple plan a coming-out party this week. On Friday, a swarm of media camped outside the building was in a state of frenzy, snapping and shouting at any sport-utility vehicle that drove down the cobblestone street.

The Web sites of celebrity magazines People and Us Weekly reported the couple married and threw a small but lavish party at the apartment Friday, citing unnamed sources who are friends of the pair. The Web sites reported their families attended the party.

The couple, who have apparently been dating for six years, have never publicly acknowledged they are together. Knowles, 26, and Jay-Z, 38, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have collaborated on the songs “03 Bonnie and Clyde” and “Crazy in Love.”

It’s been a big week for the hip-hop mogul. On Thursday, concert promoter Live Nation Inc. said it was in talks with Jay-Z over a potential business deal. The Los Angeles-based company stopped short of confirming published reports that the deal would give Live Nation a stake in virtually every aspect of Jay-Z’s career and land him a potential windfall in excess of $100 million.

A person familiar with the negotiations between Live Nation and Jay-Z told the Associated Press that the proposed 10-year deal was worth about $150 million and would cover three albums.

Comments (0)

Advert