Comments Katy Perry made about her former husband Russell Brand have resurfaced after he was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape.
In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Perry described Brand’s behaviour during their 14-month marriage, including his reaction to her taking charge while on tour.
“[Russell] didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour,” she said. “So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.”
Perry also recalled that Brand had wanted an equal when they first met. “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 equalness,” she said.
Russell Brand’s divorce message was shown in Perry’s documentary
The couple married in India in October 2010 before separating a little over a year later. In December 2011, Perry received a text from Brand saying he planned to file for divorce.
At the time, Perry was filming the 2012 documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me, which included her reaction to the message. She said she had done “everything it takes not to fail” in the marriage, but that it had “still failed”.
“The bad that comes along with the good is a journey and I learned so much from that journey,” she said in the documentary.
Brand was sentenced on Monday November 9 after being found guilty of the four offences. He is currently married to Laura Brand, whom he married in August 2017.
