Katy Perry’s comments about being ‘controlling’ over Russell Brand resurface after rape conviction

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Katy Perry has detailed her ex-husband Russell Brand’s “upsetting” behavior during their marriage more than a decade before his rape conviction.

The “Firework” singer’s 2013 comments about her ex-partner resurfaced as he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

“He didn’t like the atmosphere where I was the boss of the tour,” Perry, 42, told Vogue just after his divorce.

Katy Perry’s comments about her marriage to ex-husband Russell Brand, pictured above attending the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles in 2011, have resurfaced since her rape conviction. Getty Images
Perry said Brand, pictured attending a charity gala in Beverly Hills, California, in January 2010, “controlled” their time together. WireImage

She called their dynamic “really hurtful,” adding, “It was very controlling, which was upsetting.” »

The Grammy nominee said, “At first when I met him, he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can’t handle equality.”

She continued cryptically that she “felt a lot of responsibility” for the end of the romance until she “discovered the real truth.”

Perry, pictured arriving at the film’s London premiere in April 2011, described his alleged behavior as “hurtful” and “upsetting”. WireImage
The singer, pictured attending the MTV Europe Awards in Madrid, Spain, in November 2010, said he didn’t appreciate that she was his “equal”. MovieMagic

Perry said, “I can’t necessarily divulge it because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let it go and I was like, ‘It’s not about me; it’s beyond me.’ So I moved on. »

The former couple’s romance began in 2009, when Brand popped the question on New Year’s Eve.

The “Take Him to the Greek” star, 51, married Perry in October 2010 — and texted her in December the following year to say he was requesting an end to their short-lived union.

Perry and Brand, pictured above appearing on a television talk show in Dublin, Ireland, in November 2009, were together between 2009 and 2011. MovieMagic
Brand, pictured attending the Los Angeles premiere of “Get Him to the Greek” in May 2010, infamously texted Perry when he filed for divorce. MovieMagic

The duo’s divorce was finalized in July 2012.

Perry, notably, was not mentioned during Brand’s trial, which began in October and ended Thursday after three days of jury deliberations.

According to the Telegraph, Brand’s legal team blocked prosecutors from discussing the breakdown of the relationship.

Perry, pictured walking in London in December 2009, has yet to comment on Brand’s recent conviction for one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault between 2004 and 2009. MovieMagic

Brand, who was acquitted of two counts of rape and one charge of attempted indecent assault but convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, was sentenced Monday to more than a decade in prison.

Perry has not commented on Brand’s legal issues since authorities began investigating a series of sexual assault allegations against him in 2023.

Another of Brand’s exes, however, accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse.”

Brand, pictured arriving at court with his wife, Laura Brand, in London in October, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Getty Images

Jemima Goldsmith wrote via

Brand is currently married to his wife Laura Gallacher, with whom he shares three children, and the 39-year-old has appeared several times to support her partner in court.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.

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