Uh oh, Anne Hathaway: Boyfriend Adam Shulman accused of lifting street art

Anne Hathaway loves a bad boy -- or so it might seem, given the news that her current beau Adam Shulman has been accused by a contractor of possibly stealing art from private property in New York CIty.

Shulman and a pal were spotted by a New York Post photographer removing part of a street mural from a building in Manhattan's Meatpacking district, the newspaper says.

"If he brings me back the art, it's over," building owner Ken Hart said of the work, done by street artist Mr. Brainwash.

"But if he doesn't, I'm going to the police to report it stolen."

While reps for Shulman have not responded to requests for comment, the incident immediately calls up Hathaway's last boyfriend -- shady financier Raffaello Follieri. After a flashy courtship, Hathaway's Italian beau was ultimately imprisoned for misappropriating investments from the likes of billionaire Ron Burkle.

The resulting scandal found Hathaway front and center, with feds even confiscating her personal diaries as evidence. 

Vanity Fair profiled the pair in a dramatic account tagged "The Princess and the Con Man." Follieri is currently serving a 4 1/2-year prison sentence. Hathaway had, until now perhaps, found low-key companionship in actor Shulman.

Given the nature of the art, Shulman could simply be saving a street mural threatened by urban development. Or maybe there's a pattern here? Tell us your thoughts in comments.  

-- Matt Donnelly

Photo: Anne Hathaway at the 2009 Critic's Choice Awards. Credit: Dan Steinberg / Associated Press.

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Comments

[Michael]

1. Mr. Brainwash is not an artist, he is no/low talent scenester with paint cans.
2. It wasn't a street mural, it was graffitti

[Cisco]

Maybe Anne has a thing for kleptos, que no?

[Jeremy]

However people square it, Adam Shulman didn't have the right to remove the street mural. Simply put, it's not his property. Just because you or I might not value something highly doesn't mean we can take what doesn't belong to us. Shulman is a talentless "actor" with no real acting credits (check IMDB if you don't believe me). Obviously, Anne Hathaway deserves someone better than him.

[RJ Middleton]

Seems like Anne has a taste for the crooked?

[anonymas]

what can i simply say ? when will she ever learn anne is bueatiful talented and all her talent and bueaty is going to waste if she keeps dating the wrong men anne u r perfect u don't need anyone to tell u that u need to find a prince charming but ofcourse you have to kiss few frogs frist .. and my bet is if you really want to date then go for ryte one ... who will make u feel speical instead of stealing art and stuff so my advice if u ever happen to read take some time and reconsider your life i no it's hard but u gotta find the right guy for urself .. chris pine isn't so bad is he?