Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s whirlwind romance saw them engaged after just four months, but their marriage wasn’t to end well and the comedian brought it to an end in a blunt way
Katy Perry’s marriage to Russell Brand lasted less than two years, and the end was far from amicable.
Before the romance turned sour, the US singer, 42, and English comedian, 51, had appeared inseparable before they got engaged just four months after their very first date.
An extravagant wedding followed shortly after, with the pair tying the knot 2010 in a Hindu ceremony in India. Around 80 guests joined them, including now incarcerated rap mogul P Diddy, who is said to have performed at the Taj Rambagh Palace Hotel during the celebrations.
However, what first appeared to be a happy ever after for the pair quickly became anything but. Perry accused him of being ‘controlling’ and unable to handle her success. Brand went on to bluntly end things over an ice cold text message 14 months after exchanging their vows.
Now, after Brand was sentenced to over 10 years in prison following a rape and sexual assault conviction involving other women, Katy’s past comments about their time together have resurfaced.
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Brand’s current wife Laura vows to stand by him, with the pair mouthing messages to each other across the room at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
There is no love lost between Brand and first wife Katy however. After he sent her a text message on New Year’s Eve to tell her he was leaving her, she replied with a “bitter taunt” in response.
The comedian reportedly replied with a blunt four-letter word.
Brand, who has long been an outspoken vegan, was sent a photo of a half-eaten McDonald’s Big Mac in response. Speaking at the time of their split, a source claimed Katy also wrote: “Mmm tasty.”
The bitter fallout between the pair was evident in a 2013 comment by the Firework singer. “He’s a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him,” she began.
However, she went on to reveal to Vogue : “Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.”
Speaking about their initial connection, Katy continued: “At first when I met him he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can’t handle the equal-ness. He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.
“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like: This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that.”
She had earlier revealed in a heartbreaking documentary in 2012 called Part of Me that she was “fighting to keep my marriage alive.”
The heartbreaking moment she broke down in tears after a row with Brand before rearranging her face into a smile before going on stage provided one of the most talked about moments of the special.
In the documentary, the singer is seen trying to keep her marriage afloat while touring the world. In one scene Katy is informed she won’t be able to see Brand for 18 days and a crew member asks Katy if her husband will visit her.
He should but he’s not,” she says, later adding: “I’m fighting to keep my marriage alive.” A friend then says: “She should be resting, but she wants to fly to wherever Russ is to show she cares. She’s running herself ragged.”
A year later, Katy revealed that her ex couldn’t handle her being a “boss” on her The California Dreams Tour where she played 124 dates around the world and banked $59.5 million. She claimed that her ex-husband was “controlling” and had broken off their marriage over text.
On his podcast Stay Free, Brand reflected on his marriage, stating that Perry was “not entirely normal, because she’s an extraordinary, massive star – but she’s not weird or off key” and “wasn’t involved in anything nefarious, as far as I could tell”. He added that the reasons the marriage failed were “the normal human reasons marriages don’t work” and that he had “nothing but respect for her”.
While Katy performed at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire back in July, she made several jibes and inside jokes.
While on the topic of exes, the 41-year-old told the crowd: “I hope my ex isn’t here [at the gig]. He should be in jail!”
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