anne hathawayAnne Hathaway is rumoured to have spoken to the FBI ahead of her ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri arrest earlier this month.

Anne finished with Follieri, her boyfriend of four years, earlier this month after it came to light that his charity was under review for financial irregularities. Sources at the time said that Anne was distancing herself from him to protect her reputation in Hollywood - but now another friend has claimed that Anne may have aided authorities in their investigations.

The source told the New York Daily News: “It makes sense. She’s referred to as his former girlfriend in the indictment even though her spokesman never confirmed they broke up.

“I think that in return for her cooperation, the feds held off on arresting Follieri until she was out of the country.”

Follieri has been charged with numerous fraud and money-laundering offenses and is currently being held on remand, pending a bail payment of $21million. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted.

Anne was out of the country at the time of his arrest and arraignment, promoting her new film Get Smart.