Russell Brand is currently at the center of a sexual abuse scandal, after four women accused the former BBC presenter of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse.
The 48-year-old Essex-born comedian and actor clearly and strongly denied the allegations against him. The claims were made public for the first time this weekend following a joint investigation by many times, The Sunday Times, and channel 4 dispatch,
One of the women who spoke out against it rock of Ages The actor alleged that he raped her in his apartment in Los Angeles on July 1, 2012, which would have occurred shortly after his relationship with pop star Katy Perry ended in divorce.
Independent You have contacted Perry’s representatives for comment.
As details about the celebrity couple’s turbulent relationship emerged in the weeks and months following their separation, the brand’s behavior faced scrutiny following the release of a Perry-focused music documentary. my share in 2012.
In an interview that year, the pop star made several scandalous claims about her marriage to former elder brother The host – and their divorce.
Here are the details of what we know about Brand and Perry’s relationship:
‘Christmas Eve jitters’
Perry first met Brand on the set get him to the Greek, a 2010 comedy in which he starred opposite Jonah Hill. The “Roar” singer was cast in a cameo opposite Brand, who played British rock star Aldous Snow, and their scene included an on-screen kiss.
Perry later recalled “jumping around like a rabbit” in a 2010 interview. glamour magazine. “When I’m happy I jump like a rabbit – I’m a bit childlike. He gives me the Christmas Eve jitters,” she said of their encounter.
Perry and Brand next met in September 2009 during rehearsals for the MTV Video Music Awards, when she threw a bottle at him to get his attention.
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In the second installment of his memoirmy bookie wook 2, Brand described how Perry stood “happy and pleased with herself” after getting her attention. The flirting began before Perry gave her an Alexander McQueen bracelet as a souvenir that she had worn.
“Then, looking into her eyes, I said softly: ‘I don’t need anything to remind me of you.’ This is how I fell in love,” the 35-year-old English artist wrote. Brand and Perry were later seen kissing at a VMAs after-party hosted by Lady Gaga, as a new Hollywood romance officially began.
Three months later, he proposed to Perry during a trip to Jaipur, India on New Year’s Eve.
After a 10-month engagement, the former couple returned to India – this time for a lavish Hindu wedding ceremony near the Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan. “I’m really happy to be married,” the Forgetting Sarah Marshall The actor chatted with Ellen DeGeneres during her later appearance on her chat show.
Fourteen months later, Brand sent Perry a text message, “saying he was divorcing me on December 31, 2011,” she reported. the trend in 2013.
irreconcilable differences
Footage from Perry’s 2012 documentary shows how the newlyweds struggled with the distance amid the singer’s touring schedule. At one point, Perry admitted that she was “fighting to keep her marriage alive” because Brand refused to meet her on tour. On the other hand, they debate about having kids, with Perry – who is 10 years younger than Brand – saying she wasn’t ready to have kids at the time.
Following their divorce, which was finalized in February 2012, Brand and Perry separately addressed the reasons for their split.
In an interview with Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show, Brand suggested that Perry’s reluctance to have children ultimately led to the breakdown of their marriage. “She’s young, successful and dedicated,” he said at the time. “(The reality is) you can’t fully understand it until you do it. “I was really into the idea of marriage and having kids.”
Meanwhile, Perry, intimidated by her success and pop stardom, appeared to blame Brand for her separation.
Perry and Brand’s marriage had been tumultuous for 14 months, after the comedian sent her a text message saying he wanted a divorce.
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“At first when I met him he wanted to be an equal, and I think sometimes strong men also want to be an equal, but then they get that equality and they’re like, ‘I’m not an equal. Can handle’,” she said, during her the trend Interview. “He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being his boss on tour. So it was really sad, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.
Elsewhere, Perry reported Board Hurt by their sudden split, he included it on his fourth studio album glasses, explaining “I put all the evidence into the music.” She would continue to describe her divorce from Brand as “emotionally painful” and “the death of a dream” during subsequent appearances.
As Brand began to shift his career away from Hollywood to YouTube, where he began his controversial series The Trues: The True News with Russell Brand, He also claimed that their relationship suffered due to the “volatile nature of fame”.
In light of sexual harassment allegations against the brand, YouTube announced that it would no longer be able to make money from advertisements on its channel. The company said the suspension was due to the brand “violating” its Producer Responsibility Policy.
Perry has been engaged to Orlando Bloom since 2019, with the couple welcoming their daughter Daisy Dove the following year.
In 2020, she reflected on her brief relationship with the brand, comparing it to a “whirlwind”, and saying that she “has always resonated with the friction, resistance, and challenges”.
Meanwhile, Brand is now married to author Laura Gallacher. The couple have two daughters, with the brand confirming that Gallacher is expecting his third child.
Gallacher has not addressed the allegations against Brand.
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