NEW YORK, Jan 4th, 2012 (NYDN) –Russell Brand has filed for divorce. He and wife, Katy Perry, have been married 14 months. The court filings cite irreconcilable differences as the reason for divorce.
The couple met at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2009 and dated for a year. Brand proposed almost exactly one year before the divorce papers were filed. Brand and Perry were married in October, 2010 in India.
Brand and Perry reportedly did not sign a prenuptial agreement before they were married. Under California law, this means that Brand and Perry must split their earnings 50/50. Brand is currently worth $15 million, while Perry is worth $44 million. Brand would gain $20 million, more than he currently worth, from Perry in the divorce.Brand stated in an interview with Ellen earlier this month that all was well in the marriage and that he intended to be with Perry “until death, do us part?.”
In November Perry had an interview with Barbara Walters. During the interview Perry talked about starting a family with Brand in the future. In the same interview, Perry said the marriage was “lovely so far.”
It is unclear what lead to the couple’s initial separation and eventual divorce. It was reported by US Weekly that the couple had a huge fight just before the holidays. Until then there were no signs of dispute between the couple. Around the time of the reported fight, both Brand and Perry were seen without their wedding bands.
Soon after the two were seen without their wedding bands, they spend Christmas apart. Brand spent the holidays in London, while Perry spent them in Hawaii.
The two had planned to spend the holidays together with their families in London, where Brand’s family lives. Perry had intended to fly her family out to London. The plans, however, were cancelled after the fight between Brand and Perry.
Brand released a statement on Friday announcing the divorce. Brand stated that he and Perry were unfortunately ending their marriage; however, they intended to stay friends.
Friends of Brand and Perry have speculated that the couple was having problems because of Perry’s partying. The partying upset Brand because of his history of drug use and sex addiction. It has also been speculated that Brand was not a fan of the company Perry kept, including friends such as Rihanna. Brand disliked that Perry would go on long benders and had requested that she calm her partying down.
Sources report that Brand filed at Perry’s request so that Perry would not upset her religious family. Perry’s family are devout Christians and therefore do not approve of divorce. Because of this, Perry did not feel she could be the one to file for divorce.
Perry’s parents had publically approved of the marriage before she and Brand web last year. Perry’s father said he knew of Brand’s past indiscretions, but approved regardless. He said, “everyone has a past.”
Brand and Perry reportedly split weeks ago, before the holidays, but wanted to wait to file divorce papers until they were out of the states on holiday.
Both Brand and Perry have declined to make statements regarding the divorce since Brand’s initial announcement. Though Brand has stated that he is doing alright and believes this year will be better than last year.
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