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Hathaway beau returns art loot

Anne Hathaway finally found a lover who’s avoiding jail.

The Hollywood star’s bit-actor beau swiped a mural from a Manhattan construction site in broad daylight on Saturday — but yesterday, Adam Shulman thought better of his actions, phoned the owner, apologized and returned the artwork.

“I got my art back. I’m happy,” said owner Ken Hart, president of H&H Builders, who’s not pressing charges.

Hart’s construction company is renovating a building at 13th Street and Ninth Avenue, where Shulman ripped off the mural, painted on a plywood fence by street artist Mr. Brainwash, whose real name is Thierry Guetta.

Days after the five-finger acquisition, Shulman decided to give it back.

The actor was working in California, so his accomplice from Saturday and two friends put the art in the back of a pickup truck and delivered it yesterday to another H&H construction site.

Shulman’s impulsive art acquisition — caught on film by a Post photographer — brought back memories of Hathaway’s previous boyfriend, convicted scam artist Raffaello Follieri.

david.li@nypost.com