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International mostly means something (a company, language or organization) that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country over the world, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country.

In American English, "International" is also commonly used as a euphemism for "foreign" or even "foreigner."^[1][2]

Origin of the word[link]

The term international was coined by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham in his Introduction to Principles of Morals and Legislation, which was printed for publication in 1780 and published in 1789. Bentham wrote: "The word international, it must be acknowledged, is a new one; though, it is hoped, sufficiently analogous and intelligible. It is calculated to express, in a more significant way, the branch of law which goes commonly under the name of the law of nations.^[3] The word was adopted in French in 1801.^[4] Thomas Erskine Holland noted in his article on Bentham in the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica that "Many of Bentham's phrases, such as 'international,' 'utilitarian,' 'codification,' are valuable additions to our language; but the majority of them, especially those of Greek derivation, have taken no root in it."

Meaning in particular fields[link]

• In team sports, "international" is a match between two national teams, or two players capped by a national team.

• In politics, "The International" may refer to a political international.

• In linguistics, an international language is one spoken by the people of more than one nation, usually by many. Also called world language. English, Spanish, French and Arabic are considered to be world languages.^[5]

• In interlinguistics, international often has to do with languages rather than nations themselves. An "international word" is one that occurs in more than one language. These words are collected from widely spoken source or control languages, and often used to establish language systems that people can use to communicate internationally, and sometimes for other purposes such as to learn other languages more quickly. The vocabulary of Interlingua has a particularly wide range, because the control languages of Interlingua were selected to give its words and affixes their maximum geographic scope.^[6] In part, the language Ido is also a product of interlinguistic research.

• In arts, an international art movement is an art movement with artists from more than one country, usually by many. Some international art movements are Letterist International, Situationist International, Stuckism International.

"International" is not the same as "global"; the latter implies "one world" as a single unit, while "international" recognizes the differences between different places.

See also[link]

• Globalization
• Multinational Corporation
• Multinational State
• Supranational
• United Nations
• World community

References[link]

External links[link]

• Meaning of international on The Free Dictionary
• Meaning of international on Cambridge dictionary.

Sources[link]

• Ankerl, Guy. Global communication without universal civilization. INU societal research. Vol.1: Coexisting contemporary civilizations : Arabo-Muslim, Bharati, Chinese, and Western. Geneva: INU Press. ISBN 2-88155-004-5. 

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The fifth series of Britain's Got Talent was broadcast on ITV between 16 April and 4 June 2011. After initial rounds of auditions, forty semi-finalists were chosen to perform across five live shows, with eight appearing in each of the semi-finals. The act from each show who received the highest number of public votes went through to the final automatically. They were joined by either the second or third placed act, with the four judges declaring who they wanted to go through. In the event of a tie, the second finalist was determined by the public vote.

Each of the acts performed again in the final on 4 June 2011. Jai McDowall won the competition after finishing with the highest number of public votes. Ronan Parke finished in second place, with the difference in the votes being 2.5% between the first and second place contestants. Singing group New Bounce finished in third place, followed by dancer Razy Gogonea and singer/guitarist Michael Collings. Paul Gbegbaje (6th), Les Gibson (9th), Steven Hall (7th), James Hobley (8th), and Jean Martyn (10th) were the other finalists.

Winner[link]

Jai McDowall[link]

Jai McDowall (born 24th July 1986), aged 24 at the time of the show, was a support worker^[1] from Tarbolton in Ayrshire. Scotland^[2] He entered the competition as a singer, and although he had been singing for many years he had not received any professional vocal coaching.^{[citation needed]} He was a member of Ayr Amateur Opera Company and Loudoun Music Society.^[3] He played roles such as Frank in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Motel in Fiddler on the Roof.^[4] McDowall auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 and reached bootcamp.^[5] He auditioned in Liverpool for the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent, receiving positive comments from the judges. In the semi-finals he sang "Bring Me to Life" and received positive comments from the four judges. He reached the final where he performed "To Where You Are". Despite not being one of the favourites, he was crowned the winner of the competition and won the £100,000 prize and a spot at the Royal Variety Performance.^[6][7][8][9]

Runner-up[link]

Ronan Parke[link]

Ronan Parke (born 8 August 1998^{[10] [11]}), aged 12 at time of the show, is a singer who came second in the series. He lives in the south Norfolk village of Poringland, near Norwich and attends Framingham Earl High School.^[12]

There was an allegation that Simon Cowell had been "grooming" Parke for two years before he auditioned on the show, but Cowell and Parke both denied having had any prior contact. Cowell said on the semi-final edition, aired Friday 3 June 2011: "There have been allegations made ... on the internet, that Ronan Parke has a previous recording contract with my record label, that I'd met him before, both of which are complete and utter lies. The first time I met Ronan was when he appeared on the show, he entered it of his own accord. He is 12 years old, this is a deliberate smear campaign and it is my job as somebody who works on this show to make sure whoever this liar is, is exposed, and Ronan is treated the same way as everyone else and it will be the public who decides." Cowell called in the police to assist him in locating the source of the leak, which was claimed to be from within Sony Music UK.^[13] Subsequently a 52-year-old blogger who was claimed to have mental health problems received a formal police caution and apologised to all concerned.^[14]

Parke wowed the judges and received a standing ovation from them and the audience in his audition, a rendition of "Feeling Good". He was put straight through to the Britain's Got Talent Semi-Final, in which he sang "Make You Feel My Love". He won the Semi-Final, and went on to the final, in which he sang "Because of You". Parke also performed at T4 on the Beach in Weston-Super-Mare on 10 July, singing a cover of Cee Lo Green's "Forget You"

Third place[link]

New Bounce[link]

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New Bounce (ages 12–16) are a boy band made up of four boys,Mitchell, Kuan, MJ and James. When they were set off on a bad start when they had to be asked by Amanda Holden to sing a different song, no one really thought they were going to get far, especially when David Hasslehoff told them that one of them was flat. They blew the judges away in the semi-final by singing Price Tag and then in the finals sang Ain't No Sunshine. When the judges made their guesses on who they thought was going to win, although Amanda and Michael McIntyre chose Ronan Parke and David picked James Hobley, the final judge (and most famous for doing the show) Simon Cowell picked them over everyone else.

Other finalists[link]

Razy Gogonea (4th)[link]

Razy Gogonea (born 3 June 1982)^[15] is a breakdancer from Romania. He moved to England to be closer to his girlfriend.^{[citation needed]} After his successful audition gained him three yeses, the judges were unsure if they were going to put him into the semi-finals. The judges re-auditioned him against fellow dancer Michael Moral and Gogonea won the dance-off. He performed again semi-final 5 on 3 June 2011. He was the outright winner of the semi-final, with 36% of the public vote.^{[citation needed]} He then performed again in the final, coming 4th place with 8.4% of the public vote.^{[citation needed]}

Michael Collings (5th)[link]

Michael Collings is a 19 year-old father of one from Plymouth. When he was younger, he sang in mini competitions with his sister, but gave up when he met friends that were into different types of music. When he was 16, Michael heard a song on the radio and said he wanted to sing and player guitar; he bought an old guitar from a friend for £30 and taught himself to play. He auditioned in order to make a better living for him, his Fiancee and their son, Jamie. At his audition, he sang Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" which was well received by the judges, the audience and the press and even caused the song to briefly reenter the UK charts. In the Semi-Final, he sang Paul Weller's "You Do Something to Me" and was again praised by the judges. He was voted into the top 3 and faced the judges choice, during this, Simon Cowell appeared to have extreme difficulty choosing between Michael and singing dog act, Pip and Puppy, commenting that he "genuinely wanted both in the final", eventually however, all four judges voted to send Michael to the final. In the final, Michael sang "Fast Car" again, this time with a backing track as well as his own guitar. He was once again praised by all for judges on his unique husky voice. Michael eventually finished in 5th place.

Paul Gbegbaje (6th)[link]

Paul Gbegbaje is a 19 year-old pianist. He stunned the judges by the fact that he had only been playing the piano for about 5 years.^{[citation needed]} He was chosen by the judges and he went through to the live shows. In semi-final 1, he performed a medley of songs. He was subsequently voted into the top three in his semi-final, where the judges were split between him and trialbiker Joe Oakley. The judges' vote was 2-2, so the earlier public vote was referred to. It was revealed that Gbegbaje had more votes. In the final, he performed his own song which he said "defined him as a person".^{[citation needed]} He finished in sixth place.^{[citation needed]}

Steven Hall (7th)[link]

Steven Hall is a comedy dancer from Kendal, Cumbria. He auditioned in Manchester. He does mash-ups of songs and dances to them and never fails to make the judges or the audience smile. The reason some think it went so well for him is because he looked so serious in his suit as he is a telecommunications engineer and yet entertained everyone greatly. In semi-final 4, He was chosen by the judges to go through to the final over Edward Reid, a comedy singer, with a 3-1 majority. However, if the public vote was referred to, Reid would have been in the final, as Reid had more votes than Hall. He was compared (especially by Amanda Holden) to similar act from 2009, Stavros Flatley. Amanda said he was just as good as they were and that he was one of her favourites.

James Hobley (8th)[link]

James Hobley (born 14 June 1999) is a dancer. He was born in a seaside town of Redcar in Teeside, England, he was one of the twins in the family who was diagnosed with Autism.^{[citation needed]} He studied freestyle disco and ballet and was offered a free scholarship.^{[citation needed]} Hobley started dancing career at 8 years old,^{[citation needed]} and entered many competitions and won many awards and trophies.^{[citation needed]} His success story was filmed as part of a TV documentary on BBC Three, titled Autism, Disco and Me.^{[citation needed]} In December 2009, Hobley auditioned for Sky 1's Got to Dance but his audition was not shown.^[16] In 2011, he applied to be on Britain's Got Talent and the producers accepted him through to the main audition stage. His audition was aired on 7 May 2011,^[17] and the judges were quoted to have said that he was "inspirational".^{[citation needed]} Ultimately, he was successful in the audition stage and entered the semi-finals, his performance in which was broadcast on 1 June 2011.^[18] He was sent through to the final by a 3-1 vote against bell ringers Gay and Alan on the judges choice.^[19] He appeared in the final on 4 June 2011^[20] and finished in eighth place with 3.5% of the public vote.^{[citation needed]}. James attends Sacred Heart School, Redcar.^[19]

Les Gibson (9th)[link]

Les Gibson, 41, is an impressionist who has been professionally impersonating people for 13 years. He began doing impressions aged 11 and used to work as a carpenter. In his audition, he did a routine from I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, doing impressions of I'm a Celebrity and Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant & Dec, as well as Alan Sugar, Ross Kemp and Coronation Street character Kevin Webster. Gibson won the third semi-final with a routine of The Apprentice, again impersonating Ant & Dec, Alan Sugar, Ross Kemp and Kevin Webster, while also adding in impressions of Gordon Ramsay and Louis Walsh. In the final, Gibson did a routine from Celebrity MasterChef, with impressions of MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace, Louis Walsh, Dermot O'Leary and Britain's Got Talent judges Simon Cowell, David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre. He came 9th with 2.8% of the public vote. Recently, a story was put out that Gibson's grandfather was the world-famous performer Leslie Hutchinson, who used to be the highest paid star in the United Kingdom.

Jean Martyn (10th)[link]

Jean Martyn (born 20 June 1951) is an organist who lives in Staffordshire. A graduate of Trinity College London and the Guildhall School of Music, Jean has had a long career as a pianist, theatre organist, Wurlitzer, and church organist. Jean has a vast repertoire, ranging from classical, jazz, and arrangements from musicals. Throughout the competition Jean was known for her £5 charity shop sparkly top and her flying legs as she really got into the songs she was playing. In the finals she even sang along to the song she played. She made an immediate impression with her big grin and her name on her organ.

See also[link]

• List of Britain's Got Talent finalists
• Britain's Got Talent (series 5)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Britain's Got Talent Finalists at itv.com

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Anne Hathaway
Hathaway in January 2010 after being named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Born	Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (1982-11-12) November 12, 1982 (age 29) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel. Hathaway is also an Emmy-winning actress for her voice-over performance on The Simpsons.

Hathaway had dramatic roles in Havoc and Brokeback Mountain, both in 2005. She starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and in Becoming Jane (2007) as Jane Austen. In 2008, she was acclaimed for her lead role in Rachel Getting Married, for which she won awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she starred in the box office hits Valentine's Day and Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, as well as Love and Other Drugs. In 2011, she had a voice role in the animated film Rio and starred in Lone Scherfig's adaptation of One Day. She portrays Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises and Fantine in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables.

People magazine named her one of its breakthrough stars of 2001,^[1] and she first appeared on its list of the world's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2006.^[2]

Early life[link]

Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[3] Her father, Gerald Thomas Hathaway, is a lawyer, and her mother, Kathleen Ann (née McCauley), is an actress who inspired Hathaway to follow in her footsteps.^[4] The family moved to Millburn, New Jersey, when she was six years old.^[5] Hathaway has an older brother, Michael, and a younger brother, Thomas. She is of mostly Irish and French ancestry, with distant Native American and German roots.^[6]

Hathaway was raised Catholic with what she considered "really strong values," and has stated she wanted to be a nun during her childhood.^[5][7] However, she decided against it at the age of 15, after learning her brother, Michael, was gay.^[7] "I realised my older brother was gay, and I couldn't support a religion that didn't support my brother. Now I call myself a nondenominational Christian, because I haven't found the religion for me."^[8] In 2009, Hathaway stated that her religious beliefs are "a work in progress."^[7][9]

As a preschooler, Hathaway attended Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. She entered first grade at the Wyoming Elementary School in Millburn while she was technically still a kindergartner.^[10] Hathaway graduated from Millburn High School, where she participated in many school plays; her high school performance as Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress garnered her a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award nomination for Best Performance by a High School Actress. During this time, Hathaway was in plays including Jane Eyre and Gigi at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse (which is located in Millburn, across the street from Hathaway's middle school).^[11] She spent several semesters studying as an English major and Women's Studies minor at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York before transferring to New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, referring to her college enrollment as one of her best decisions, because she enjoyed being with others who were trying to "grow up."^[12] Hathaway was the first teenager admitted into The Barrow Group Theater Company's acting program.^[13]

A soprano, Hathaway performed in 1998 and 1999 with the All-Eastern U.S. High School Honors Chorus at Carnegie Hall and has performed in plays at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey. Three days after her 1999 performance at Carnegie Hall, she was cast in the short-lived Fox television series Get Real at the age of 16.^[11]

Hathaway is a trained stage actress and has stated that she prefers performing on stage to film roles.^[5] Her acting style has been compared to those of Judy Garland and Audrey Hepburn.^[14] She cites Garland as one of her favorite actresses^[10] and Meryl Streep as her idol.^[15]

Career[link]

2001–2004: Career development[link]

Hathaway at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in 2008.

Hathaway's first role in a motion picture was opposite Christopher Gorham in Walt Disney's drama film The Other Side of Heaven (2001), inspired by John H. Groberg's memoir In the Eye of the Storm. Before production of the film, she was cast alongside Julie Andrews in the lead role of Mia Thermopolis in another Disney production, the comedy film The Princess Diaries, based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name and directed by Garry Marshall. Hathaway auditioned for the role of a princess-to-be during a flight layover on the way to New Zealand and was cast on the strength of this one audition.^[10] She won the role over 500 other girls.^[3] Released prior to The Other Side of Heaven in hopes that its success would increase interest in Heaven, The Princess Diaries became a major commercial success, grossing US$165 million worldwide.^[16] Many critics praised Hathaway's performance, with a BBC critic noting that "Hathaway shines in the title role and generates great chemistry."^[17] Also released in 2001, The Other Side of Heaven, directed by Mitch Davis, met with mostly negative reviews, but it performed well for a religion-themed film.^[18][19]

In February 2002, Hathaway starred in the City Center Encores! concert production of Carnival! in her New York City stage debut, receiving positive reviews for her portrayal of Lili.^[20] Also in 2002, Hathaway began voicing the audio book releases of The Princess Diaries and has since voiced the first three books of the series. She also provided the voice of the character Haru in the English version of Hiroyuki Morita's The Cat Returns.^[21]

Hathaway continued to appear in family-oriented films over the next three years, subsequently becoming known in mainstream media as a children's role model.^[22] In 2002, she appeared in Douglas McGrath's comedy-drama Nicholas Nickleby, opposite Charlie Hunnam and Jamie Bell, which opened to positive reviews. The Deseret News said that the cast was "Oscar-worthy".^[23] Despite critical acclaim, the film never entered wide release and failed at the North American box office, totaling less than $4 million in ticket sales.^[24] Hathaway's next film role was as the titular character in the rom-com fantasy film Ella Enchanted (2004), a loose adaption of Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name, which opened to mostly indifferent reviews.^[25][26] Hathaway sang two songs in the film as well as three on the soundtrack, including a duet with singer Jesse McCartney.

In 2003, Hathaway dropped out of her role in Joel Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera (2004), because the production schedule of the film overlapped with The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which she was contractually obligated to make.^[27] Disney began production on The Princess Diaries 2 in early 2004, and it was released in August of that year. The film opened to negative reviews, but made $95.1 million against a $40 million budget.^[28]

2005–2007: Career transition[link]

Hathaway at the 2007 Deauville American Film Festival

Hathaway began appearing in dramatic roles after The Princess Diaries 2. She said that "anybody who was a role model for children needs a reprieve", although she noted that "it's lovely to think that my audience is growing up with me".^[12] She voiced Red Puckett in the animated comedy Hoodwinked! (2005), based on the Little Red Riding Hood folktale, which received mixed reviews by critics. That same year, Hathaway starred in Barbara Kopple's drama film Havoc, in which she played a spoiled socialite, appearing nude in some of its scenes. Although the content of the film was different from her previous films, Hathaway denied that her role was an attempt to be seen as a more mature actress, citing her belief that doing nudity in certain movies is merely a part of what her chosen form of art demands of her; and because of that belief she does not consider appearing nude in appropriate films to be morally objectionable.^[29]

After Havoc, Hathaway was cast alongside Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee's drama Brokeback Mountain (2005). While Havoc was not released in theaters in the United States because of its weak critical reception,^[30] Brokeback Mountain won rave reviews for its depiction of a homosexual relationship in the 1960s and received several Academy Award nominations.^[31] Hathaway would later assert that the content of Brokeback Mountain was more important than its award count and that making the film made her more aware of the kind of stories she wanted to tell as an actress.^[32]

In 2006, Hathaway appeared in David Frankel's comedy The Devil Wears Prada, in which she starred as an assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor portrayed by Meryl Streep, whom Hathaway described as being "just divine".^[5] Hathaway said that working on the film made her respect the fashion industry a great deal more than she had previously, though she claimed that her personal style is something she "still can't get right".^[13] In an interview with Us Weekly, Hathaway discussed the weight loss regime she and co-star Emily Blunt followed for the film, she stated, "I basically stuck with fruit, vegetables and fish [to slim down]. I wouldn't recommend that. Emily Blunt and I would clutch at each other and cry because we were so hungry."^[33]

Hathaway was cast in the 2007 comedy Knocked Up, but dropped out before filming began and was replaced by Katherine Heigl. Writer/director Judd Apatow stated in a May 2007 issue of The New York Times Magazine that Hathaway dropped out "because she didn't want to allow us to use real footage of a woman giving birth to create the illusion that she is giving birth".^[34] In an August 2008 interview with Marie Claire, Hathaway commented that she "didn't believe that it was necessary to the story".^[35]

Hathaway was in the 2007 drama Becoming Jane, in which she portrayed English writer Jane Austen.^[32] Tim Burton considered Hathaway for the part of Johanna Barker in his 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the role went to Jayne Wisener, a then-unknown actress, reportedly because Burton decided he wanted an unknown, younger actress for the part.^[36]

2008–present[link]

Hathaway on the red carpet in 2009 at the 81st Academy Awards

In January 2008, Hathaway joined beauty giant Lancôme as the face of their fragrance Magnifique, and in October of that year, Hathaway hosted the NBC late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live.^[37] Her first film of the year was a modern adaptation of the 1960s Mel Brooks television series Get Smart, in which she starred opposite Steve Carell, and Alan Arkin, portraying Agent 99. Directed by Peter Segal, the film was a hit at the box office, prompting talk of a sequel.^[38] She also made a cameo appearance in the corresponding film Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. Also in 2008, she premiered the drama Passengers, alongside Patrick Wilson, as well as the drama Rachel Getting Married, opposite Debra Winger. Rachel Getting Married premiered at the 2008 Venice and Toronto Film Festivals and garnered her widespread critical acclaim for her performance as Kym, including nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Hathaway stated that the film appealed to her because of its real depiction of relationships and because of the strong emotional connection she felt with her character.^[39]

Hathaway appeared in the comedy Bride Wars, released in 2009, which she described as being "hideously commercial – gloriously so."^[40] In addition to providing her voice for episodes of The Simpsons, which garnered her an Emmy Award in 2010 for outstanding voice-over performance,^[41] and Family Guy in 2010,^[42][43] Hathaway also appeared as Viola in the New York Shakespeare Festival's summer 2009 production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park, opposite Audra McDonald as Olivia, Raul Esparza as Duke Orsino, and Julie White as Maria.^[44]

Hathaway's 2010 film projects include a Tim Burton-directed adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp, the romantic comedy The Fiancé,^[45] an adaptation of the Julie Buxbaum novel The Opposite of Love, the Garry Marshall-directed ensemble comedy Valentine's Day, and an adaptation of Gerald Clarke's biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, in which she will play the title role on the stage and screen.^[46] It was reported on December 8, 2009 that Hathaway was up for the role of Felicia Hardy in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4. Hardy would not have transformed into the Black Cat, as in the comics; instead, Raimi's Felicia was expected to become a brand-new superpowered figure called the Vulturess.^[47] On January 5, 2010, it was reported that Spider-Man 4 would be rewritten and Hathaway would not appear in the film, as she was "too expensive".^[48] On November 29, 2010, it was announced that Hathaway and James Franco would host the 83rd Academy Awards.^[49]

Hathaway and Denzel Washington at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2010

Together with actor Denzel Washington, Hathaway hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2010.^[50]

In 2010, she was named one of the sexiest stars of 2010 by Entertainment Weekly.^[51]

In January 2011, it was announced she had landed the role of Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises.^[52] That year, she also voiced the character Jewel in the animated film Rio,^[53] from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, alongside Jesse Eisenberg and starred in the romance One Day.

In October 2011, it was confirmed that Hathaway will play Fantine in the Tom Hooper film Les Misérables, which is based on the musical of the same name.^[54][55] Footage of Hathaway singing "I Dreamed a Dream", a song from Les Misérables, was shown at CinemaCon on April 26, 2012. Hooper described Hathaway's singing as "raw" and "real".^[56]

Personal life[link]

Hathaway at the Get Smart premiere in June 2008

Hathaway is involved with charities, including The Creative Coalition, The Step Up Women's Network, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Human Rights Campaign, and The Lollipop Theatre Network.^{[citation needed]} In 2008, she was honored at Elle magazine's "Women in Hollywood" tribute,^{[citation needed]} and has also been honored for her work with Step Up Women's Network.^[57] In early 2007, Hathaway spoke of her experiences with depression during her teenage years, saying that she eventually overcame the disorder without medication.^[58]

In 2008, on Late Show with David Letterman, Hathaway said she had once again stopped smoking.^{[citation needed]} The actress, who had begun smoking "heavily" while filming Rachel Getting Married, had "quit for a while", but had started again in the wake of her stressful summer and the end of her relationship with Raffaello Follieri.^[59][60][61] She credited quitting smoking for the subsequent decline in her stress level, and declared her return to being vegetarian.^[61][62]

Hathaway began dating actor Adam Shulman in November 2008.^[63] The couple became engaged in November 2011.^[64]

Relationship with Raffaello Follieri[link]

In 2004, Hathaway began a relationship with Italian real estate developer Raffaello Follieri.^[5][65] During their relationship, Hathaway took part in the development of the charitable Follieri Foundation, serving as a financial donor as well as a member of the foundation's board of directors until 2007.^[66] A Manhattan-based charity founded in 2003 focusing on programs such as providing vaccinations for children in Third World nations, the organization had come under investigation in June 2008 by the IRS, for failing to file the tax papers required from non-profit organizations.^[67] Citing the fear that this and other ongoing legal issues involving Follieri would become detrimental to her acting career, Hathaway ended her relationship with him in mid-June 2008.^[66]

Follieri was arrested on June 24, 2008, on fraud charges for allegedly fleecing investors out of millions of dollars in a scheme in which Follieri posed as the Vatican's point man on real estate investing.^[68] It was reported that the FBI confiscated Hathaway's private journals from Follieri's New York City apartment as part of their ongoing investigation into Follieri's activities; however, Hathaway was not charged with any crime.^[69] On October 23, 2008, after earlier pleading guilty, Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.^[70][71] The fraud was profiled in a one-hour episode of CNBC's "American Greed" in 2010.^[72]

Filmography[link]

References[link]