It’s Not My Fault
October 17, 2008 by Michelle Smith
Filed under Relationships
I saw this article today that quoted parts of the letter that Flora Edwards, attorney for Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, wrote in a letter to Judge John Koeltl requesting leniency in his fraud case. Edwards blames Anne Hathaway for Follieri’s mistakes, saying:
“He was surrounded by movie stars and celebrities and this young man who neither drinks nor smokes was intoxicated with it all…Unfortunately, he lacked the resources to maintain the opulent lifestyle of his new friends. Even more unfortunately, he had almost unfettered access to hundreds of thousands of dollars with few controls on his spending ability, until it was too late.”
Rafaello Follieri, pleaded guilty last month to defrauding investors out of $2.4 million. Anne Hathaway was not found to be culpable by investigators in any of Follieri’s admitted crimes. Apparently, the fact that she is a movie star was the thing that pushed him into a life of crime. What an ass. He lies, he cheats, he steals and it’s her fault because she has wealthy friends and is successful at what she does?
I’m tired of excuses, tired of people who use weakness as an excuse for bad behavior. Anyone past the age of 5 has heard of the Golden Rule, has some idea of what right and wrong means. Don’t do the wrong thing just because you are able to get away with it for awhile, be an adult, a responsible citizen, and if you’ve got baggage, as we all do, carry it yourself, don’t add it to your partner’s already heavy load.
In the words of Cordelia Chase, former Buffy Scoobie and ex-resident of Sunnydale:
“…deal with it. Embrace the pain, spank your inner moppet, whatever, but get over it.”
How about you, do you have a Hathaway-esque story to tell? Anybody ever blame you for their inability to live by the rules? Do you know someone who won’t own up to their fraudulent behavior?
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wow! how immature of him, i feel so sorry for her, she’s such a nice person!
It’s Not My Fault is usually the first words of an in denial person
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I think we are raising our kids today not to take the blame for anything they do.
Mine is typical of an abusive relationship.. He thought that I “asked for it”. Yeah, I am glad to be out of it. Our whole world these days is like this. No one takes responsibility for anything.
this story sounds way too familiar
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We’ve been hearing more of these stores lately, haven’t we? The lesson here is to live within your own means.
Boy its a sad world i myself have made one to mant excuses and blamed others they are just not famousely quoted ,I belive that as a individual that if i can be honest and true others eventually will get it you gotta get past that before you can move foward and make change
Yep I hear the excuses almost everyday about why their check bounced, why they didn’t pay last months bill, etc. It gets very old very fast and jades you to the real people who are truly in need.
I hate it when people try to blame others for their bad behavior or problems. So ridiculous.
feelbad she picked such an idiot!I like her!
been there…done that
Wow…what a horrible situation!
Sorry Raffaello–not buying it.
There’s a man in our town on trial for having his fourteen year old pregnant girlfriend murdered so he wouldn’t be prosecuted for getting her pregnant. Talk about not taking responsibility for one’s actions.
How important it is take responsibility for our own actions.
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He needs to own up for his own mistakes. He was the one that made the poor decisions that he made.
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We all should take responsibility for our own actions.
Love not to be the scapegoat; women as mother’s spouse’s, workforce leaders tend to take the blame because we are solution finders. Others, especially men and families, learn these characteristics and practice them to perfection. as an art form
Seriously, this is ridiculous. I can’t believe that they don’t take any real responsibility. I would love to be rich and famous, just so I don’t have to say I’m sorry.
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Yes, I’ve known some people like this in my lifetime, people that didn’t want to take responsibility for their own actions and blame others for their mistakes. In my opinion they need to grow up. Thanks for the contest!
Responsibility is a 2-way street as I see it! Thank you!
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Thaks for contest.
you’re always gonna find someone like this who try to justify it
This guy has real problems, needs a good therapist.
Claudia
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! “Spank your moppet!” I’m with you, take responsibility for your own actions.