Does anyone envy Anne Hthaway’s dating history? She spent four tumultuous years with con man Raffaello Follieri, her first real boyfriend, and now she’s dating a struggling-but-cute actor named Adam Shulman. Star is reporting that Shulman is really, really struggling, and that Anne has to pay his way.

I have to nitpick with Star, a tabloid that seems to think if they repeat the lie enough times it is somehow true. They report that Hathaway was paying for her extravagent lifestyle with Raffaello back when they were together, yet part of Raffaello’s “con” was stealing money to pay for his own private lifestyle. Not that Anne didn’t lose money in the relationship – it’s well-documented that she donated money to Follieri’s “charity”, but not that she paid for their apartment and lifestyle.

Anne Hathaway must be feeling a bit of déjà vu when it comes to her new beau, Adam Shulman!

The Bride Wars star spent big bucks on her con man ex, Raffaello Follieri, even shelling out $37,000 a month for his apartment in NYC’s Olympic Tower before finally dumping him in June. And though she’s been head over heels for struggling actor Adam since the two hooked up in the fall, Anne once again has to pay up for her man!

“Adam is not a swindler like Raffaello, but the truth is the truth: Adam is far from Mr. Moneybags, so Anne has to buy everything,” an insider tells Star. “She leads an extravagant lifestyle — she has to fly all over the globe and show up at black-tie events. The only way for Adam to fit into her life is if she foots the bill.”

Still, adds the source, “He feels bad that Anne has to pay, so he does little things for her, like buy her books, give her love notes and cook her meals — little things to make her feel special.”

From Star Magazine

Anne is probably a naturally generous person, and I’m sure this Shulman guy is nowhere near the epic douche Follieri was, but Anne might want to stop dating and regroup a little bit. It’s perfectly possible that Star is making a mountain out of a molehill – after all, Anne’s “dates” for most of her red carpet appearances the past few months have been her family members, her management people or she’s walked the carpet solo. It’s not as if she’s got a “kept man” in Shulman. Plus, I don’t see Hathaway staying with some guy who can’t keep up with her for very long – she seems very, very high-maintenance to me.

Anne Hathaway is shown at the SAG Awards on 1/25/09. Credit: WENN