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Alison Boshoff and Natalie Clarke
Last updated at 10:40 AM on 31st December 2011
- He never liked her friends, such as popstar Rihanna
- He would leave early from award ceremonies, not accompanying her to the after-party
- They never sat down to figure out how the marriage would work, such as where they would live
- Were reportedly having daily conference calls with a therapist even before the wedding
Katy Perry’s friends noticed that her husband Russell Brand seemed to chip
away at the scale of her achievements during their 14-month marriage.
If
he had to turn up to support her at an awards ceremony, he would leave
before the celebrations got going at the after-party – and then fetch
her, sullenly and soberly, at its conclusion.
He never liked her
friends such as the fun-loving singer Rihanna.
It’s all over: New claims suggest Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry because of her hard partying
The recovered drug and sex addict disapproved strongly
of her benders – such as a long day-into-night party in Rio earlier this
year.
Thanks to her massive California Dreams tour they spent
virtually no time together and even when they had to walk a red carpet
together they were clearly ill at ease.
As summer faded, both said
that they were looking forward to spending more time together, but
whenever they managed to snatch a few days it only highlighted the fact
that they had married without actually settling any of the nuts and
bolts of how their marriage was going to work.
Where would they
live? How would they see enough of each other? And when might they have
babies were all questions which remained unresolved to the end.
The
couple reportedly were having daily conference calls with a relationship
therapist even before the wedding, which should really have been an
omen.
In the end there was a final explosive row about Christmas
plans which persuaded both that there was no way to rescue a marriage in
which they had spent far more time apart than together. Some estimate
that they spent little more than a month and a half together in their 14
months as man and wife.
What will now become of 27-year-old Miss
Perry’s fortune?
Ocean’s apart: The comedian was seen in London yesterday without his wedding ring and Katy was last seen celebrating Christmas with friends in Hawaii
One EMI executive said: ‘I have never seen anyone who
can make money like Katy Perry’ – she had global hit after global hit
and her tour was a juggernaut. She is thought to have earned in excess
of £20million in the period of her marriage alone.
Miss Perry,
sensibly, fully exploited her fame, knowing that the last year would
probably be the biggest of her career. That it did not leave much time
for Brand, 36, whom she called ‘RustyRockets’ was – they both thought – a
calculated risk.
They would in the early days promise each other
that once they had clocked up a good year of slog, they could then spend
time building a life together. Now her lawyers probably will be wishing
that she had signed a pre-nup rather than relying upon crossed fingers,
as under Californian law Brand could become a wealthy individual thanks
to his role as her other half.
Girl power: Brand is said to have disapproved of Perry’s friends, including hard-partying Rihanna
They met at the MTV Music Awards in
September 2009, the year after Miss Perry had her first hit song with I
Kissed A Girl. He propositioned her from the stage, and she
flirtatiously threw a bottle of water at his head.
Three months later
he proposed marriage, and they were wed in October 2010 in an
extravagant affair at a luxury resort in Rajasthan in northern India.
Significantly,
the ceremony was both Hindu – a nod to Brand who is committed to that
religion – and Christian. Miss Perry’s family pastor conducted the
ceremony.
They were never, perhaps, the easiest two people to put
together. Brand, a likely lad from Essex, has boasted about his previous
lifestyle in which he was addicted to alcohol and crack, and would
sleep with prostitutes and fans.
Katy’s parents are devout Christians
who run an evangelical-style ministry in Orange County. After the
wedding, Brand and his bride moved into a house in the Los Feliz area of
Los Angeles, although neither of them spent much time there.
Brand
was off filming almost permanently, and his new wife was touring. In
February this year, Arthur, a remake of the Dudley Moore movie, was
released in America.
It was universally panned. Brand was stung, and
for a time an air of gloom and introspection replaced his usual
confident swagger.
In the summer, an apparent attempt, however, was
made at laying down roots when they paid £4.2million for a Spanish-style
mansion in the Hollywood Hills. But they never properly moved in.
As
time passed, Brand put the embarassment of Arthur behind him and began
filming a new movie, Rock of Ages. Miss Perry visited him on set, but
was off travelling much of the time with her tour.
Brand was seen
arm-in-arm with an attractive crew member. Miss Perry was said to have
formed a close attachment to one of her dancers. The gossip about them
reached a deafening pitch.
Last public appearance: The couple walked the red carpet together at a benefit in Los Angeles on December 3
Earlier this month, the rumour mill went
into overdrive, with speculation she had filed for divorce. Appearing
days later on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Brand was asked about the
claims. ‘What?! She should have told me!’ he joked.
Despite his wish
to keep the marriage going, it proved impossible. One problem was said
to be that Miss Perry did not think that her husband respected her
parents or friends’ Christian beliefs.
Perhaps it was inevitable then
that this second Christmas would be a test. Brand had arranged to fly
his wife and her parents to the UK.
But the plans went out of the
window when, according to online magazine U.S. Weekly, the couple had a
‘massive fight’. A source reportedly said: ‘She was like, “**** you. I’m
going to do my own thing.” Russell replied, “Fine, **** you, too.”’
By
this week both had removed their wedding rings. The failure of the
marriage probably pains them both; but it comes as not much of a
surprise to anyone.
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Katy Perry divorce: Did singer’s partying lead to Russell Brand filing for divorce?