Quick summary
- Katy Perry has not publicly commented on the sentencing of her ex-husband Russell Brand, according to Entertainment Weekly.
- Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday 9 November at Southwark Crown Court in London.
- He was convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women, with the offences dating from 2004 to 2009.
- Perry’s 2013 Vogue remarks about the marriage, which ended in 2011, are being widely shared again.
- A source told People that Perry is focused on her family and her current relationship.
Perry has stayed silent since her former husband was jailed for 10 years and six months, but old interviews are doing the talking for her. Her 2013 comments to Vogue about the marriage have resurfaced across entertainment outlets since the sentence was handed down on 9 November, according to Entertainment Weekly.
What Brand was convicted of
A jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Yahoo reports that the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the convictions related to four women and to offences between 2004 and 2009. Brand pleaded not guilty.
Judge Joel Bennathanou told the court Brand had been “funny and charismatic” in many people’s eyes but had also become “a sexual predator”, as quoted by Us Weekly. Us Weekly also notes, citing The Telegraph, that Brand’s lawyers persuaded the judge to bar the prosecution from mentioning his marriage to Perry during the trial. Perry has no role in the case.
The 2013 Vogue interview
The remarks now circulating come from a June 2013 interview with Vogue. Perry said Brand wanted an equal at the start, but that “he didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour”. She called that “very controlling” and “hurtful”.
She also said she first blamed herself for the split, until she learned what she called “the real truth”. Perry declined to explain, saying she kept it “locked in my safe for a rainy day”. Nothing in the sources says what she meant, and it would be wrong to guess.
Perry also described surprising Brand at one of his comedy shows and finding he was joking about her. She said she was on the road a lot but invited him along repeatedly.
How the marriage unfolded
The pair met around the 2009 film Get Him to the Greek and married in Rajasthan, India, on 23 October 2010, according to Yahoo. Brand told her by text on 31 December 2011 that he was ending the marriage. The divorce became final in 2012.
The moment appears in her 2012 documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me, which shows her in tears backstage before a show. Perry told Vogue she had not heard from him since that message. In 2020 she described the romance on 60 Minutes Australia as “like a tornado”.
Brand has spoken warmly of her since. On his podcast in April 2025 he said he had “nothing but respect for her”, and the reasons the marriage failed were “the normal human reasons”, as reported by Us Weekly.
Where Perry is now
People quotes an unnamed source who says Perry, 42, “knows their divorce was ultimately for the best” and has not followed Brand’s life since. The same source says she is “grateful for her career” and loves raising her six-year-old daughter, Daisy, whom she shares with Orlando Bloom. According to People, she has been dating Canadian politician Justin Trudeau since July 2025, and the source describes the relationship as “very serious”.
That account is from an anonymous source, and People says it asked Perry’s representative for comment.
What happens next
Perry has made no statement, and nothing in the sources confirms she plans one. People reports that Brand must serve two-thirds of the term before he is eligible for parole. Entertainment Weekly says it contacted his attorney for comment. For more on the singer’s work, see our Music and Celebrities pages.
Frequently asked questions
Has Katy Perry commented on Russell Brand’s sentence?
No. Entertainment Weekly reports that Perry has not publicly commented on his conviction or sentencing.
How long was Russell Brand sentenced to?
He received 10 years and six months in prison on 9 November, after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
When were Katy Perry and Russell Brand married?
They married on 23 October 2010 in India. Brand ended the marriage by text in December 2011 and the divorce was finalised in 2012.
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