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Oprah sure does get a lot of lawsuits thrown at her doesn’t she? Today is no exception, it seems an ex employee of the talk show queen is suing her for a whopping $180 million.
The Associated Press reports that Keifer Bonvillain, a man from Louisiana is suing Oprah because she and her attorney allegedly made false statements that lead the FBI to arrest him on extortion charges.
In 2006, Keifer Bonvillain recorded telephone converstions with an employee of Harpo, Winfrey’s production company, and threatened to publish a book based on the recordings. Police nabbed Bonvillain after another Harpo employee agreed to pay him $1.5 million and wired $3,000 as a down payment.
Bonvillain told the FBI that he had publishing offers for the supposed tell-all that ranged from $500,000 to $3 million and insisted in the lawsuit that he had deliberately avoided doing anything against the law. Despite what seemed to be a solid case against him, the Feds agreed to drop the charges on the condition that Bonvillain undergo drug testing, perform 50 hours of community service and pay back the $3,000 in restitution.
In the lawsuit, which he is also suing the FBI, he says “there was substantial damage done to my name and reputation on a world level, the extent of my damages is vast.”
Chip Babcock, attorney for Harpo Productions, denies the allegations and says he welcomes the challenge to prove Bonvillain wrong. “And we know that this whole episode started when the plaintiff wiretapped a Harpo employee in California,” he said. “We advised [Bonvillain] that we believe that wiretapping was illegal, and this case will give us an opportunity to determine whether we were right about that.”
I really doubt anything will come from this lawsuit, she will hire a team and make this disappear within a matter of weeks.
[ny daily news]
This girl doesn’t surprise me. Just because she keeps her legs closed when exiting cars doesn’t mean she isn’t harboring naughty photos of herself.
Anne Hathaway was dating Raffaello Follieri who claimed to be the CFO of the Vatican and convinced investors into giving him millions. Anne wised up and broke off her relationship of four years with Raffaello a little too late. The FBI seized personal belongings of Hathaway’s including diaries and nude photos.
“The Enquirer has learned exclusively that her ex-lover Raffaello Follieri took naked photos of the actress. Follieri was arrested June 24 and charged with 11 counts of fraud and money laundering…
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.
The Enquirer learned that just recently, Anne’s brother Michael tried to gain access to a hidden storage room in the Bronx where Follieri had storied some of his and Anne’s belongings after he moved out of his apartment.
“Michael went to the storage facility, but was told he was a day late. The day before (July 15), FBI agents had removed numerous documents, photos and what were believed to be Anne’s diaries from the storage room…. Michael was told that he could not get into the room or take anything out.”
I am not sure what kind of damning evidence nude photos would provide in a case of money laundering and fraud, but I am guessing the will “get lost” amongst the shuffle. This isn’t the first time she has stripped down anyway, she was topless for her role as Jack Twist’s wife in Brokeback Mountain.
Click Continued to See NSFW Topless Photo of Anne Hathaway
Source: Anne Hathaway Has Photos Seized by FBI [National Inquirer via Anything Hollywood]
Reportedly there are nude photos of Anne Hathaway among the effects seized by the FBI in their raid of her boyfriend’s hidden storage space.
Hathaway’s boyfriend of four years, Raffaello Follieri, was arrested late last month on federal charges of money laundering and fraud after an elaborate scheme in which he bilked investors out of millions.
Hathaway’s personal belongings, including personal diaries, were among the items confiscated by the FBI in their search for evidence in the case against Follieri. Now it seems that nude photos of the actress taken by her ex were also found. Her brother was seen trying to retrieve items from the storage which the FBI had raided the day before, and it’s possible he was looking specifically for those pictures.
Follieri is now in NY’s Metropolitan Correctional Center and has been unable to raise bail, which has been set at $21 million.
Hathaway appeared topless in Brokeback Mountain, so it’s doubtful that her image will be tainted by the release of the images — but what exactly does the FBI want them for? Pervs!! I wonder if they’ve seen her blow job photos?
source: Anne Hathaway’s nude photos seized by the FBI [celebitchy]
Mary-Kate Olsen has refused to be interviewed by federal investigators probing the accidental drug death of her close friend Heath Ledger unless she receives immunity from prosecution.
Olsen’s lawyer has repeatedly rebuffed attempts by the feds to question Olsen, who was the first person called after her masseuse discovered Ledger’s body in his SoHo apartment in January.
 Frustrated federal officials could obtain a grand-jury subpoena to compel the funky “Full House” actress to tell them whatever she knows about the “Dark Knight” star’s behavior, his possible drug use and the events of that fateful morning, according to sources.
Probers have interviewed everyone connected to Ledger and his death, including his doctors, the masseuse, bodyguards, housekeepers, business associates and even the mother of his 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, his “Brokeback Mountain” co-star Michelle Williams.
The source explains that Olsen would be the final witness they need to conclude their investigation into where he got his drugs and medicines.
Just when you think it’s all over and Heath can finally rest — I wonder why Mary-Kate is seeking immunity — what could she possibly say that would justify her own prosecution?
source: OLSEN TO HEATH FEDS: LET’S DEAL [ny post]
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