Just before her ex-beau pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, Anne Hathaway finally opened up about his arrest and the hard times she’s been through since then, in an interview in the October edition of W magazine.

The actress said she felt like “a rug was pulled out from under me” when her Italian ex-boyfriend was arrested, but luckily, her “friends threw another rug back under me.”

“As soon as I found out about the arrest, I had to get on a plane to Mexico to do a press tour for 'Get Smart.' And then I spent a week in shock at a friend's house. And then I had to go back and do more press, and I haven't stopped since,” Hathaway, 25, was quoted as saying.

She declined to offer details about Follieri and his business dealings and did not say whether she knew about them or not. But she said she had been staying at a friend’s house since she moved out of the apartment she used to share with her ex-boyfriend in New York. She told W magazine that she was still looking for a place to live.

The “Get Smart” actress was emotional during the interview, wiping away tears from time to time, as she talked about her thoughtful friends.

“I've been shown such kindness. Not everyone gets that. A lot of people go through tough times alone,” she said.

Raffaello Follieri pleaded guilty to all 14 criminal counts against him Wednesday morning in Manhattan federal court, after making a deal with federal prosecutors to reduce his sentence and avoid trial. He could have spent up to nine years in jail if a jury had convicted him of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, but instead, he will get a shorter prison term when he is sentenced on October 3. He agreed not to appeal any sentence of up to five years and three months in prison.