Anne Hathaway's boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, was under police custody Thursday after allegedly bouncing a $250,000 check.

Follieri, a real estate developer, apparently went willing to the NYPD and has since been released, according to the report.

"He went willing to a precinct â€" he was not brought by police â€" and he was not handcuffed. This is a misunderstanding that his lawyers are already sorting out."

A Washington, D.C. court recently ordered Follieri to pay a public-relations firm $250,000 for work done on his behalf, TMZ reports.

In 2007, Follieri denied accusations by Ron Burkle that he squandered $1.3 million.

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