Russell Brand Shared Rare Comments About Katy Perry Divorce One Day Before New Sexual Assault Charges
Russell Brand is opening up about his split from Katy Perry.
The 49-year-old comedian/actor and the 40-year-old “Teenage Dream” singer married in 2010 and he filed for divorce in late 2011, citing irreconcilable differences.
During the new episode of his Stay Free with Russell Brand podcast, which was released just one day before he was charged with rape and sexual assault, Russell looked back at the divorce.
Keep reading to find out more…“What can I tell you is, when I was married to Katy Perry, she’s like a—not entirely normal, because she’s an extraordinary, massive star—but she’s not weird or off key,” Russell said. “And wasn’t involved in anything nefarious, as far as I could tell.”
He continued, “The reasons that a marriage didn’t work are the normal human reasons marriages don’t work, and I have nothing but respect for her.”
Russell, who has been married to wife Lauren since 2017, then went on to note that he and Katy had some very big differences.
“I obviously disagree with her political views,” Russell said, “but I probably disagree with some of my wife’s political views, my beloved wife, Laura Brand’s political views. So, you know, you always disagree with people, don’t ya?”
Katy has since moved on with fiancé Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares 4-year-old daughter Daisy.
Back in 2020, Katy compared her marriage to Russell to a “tornado.”
Find out how Russell reacted to the new rape and sexual assault charges.