Perry’s Past Comments Resurface After Brand’s Prison Sentence

Perry’s earlier account of her relationship with Brand has resurfaced following his prison sentence. In a 2013 interview, she described his behavior as controlling and said he disliked her being in charge during her tour. She also said she had once felt responsible for their breakup, but later concluded it was not her fault and that she had moved on.

Perry and Brand met in 2009, became engaged in January 2010 and married in India that October. Brand told her by text message in December 2011 that he wanted a divorce; their marriage lasted about 14 months.

Brand was found not guilty on two rape counts and a single attempted indecent assault count, but convicted of one rape count and three sexual assault counts. He was sentenced on November 9 to more than a decade in prison. His legal team had blocked prosecutors from raising his failed marriage to Perry.

In July, during a concert in England, Perry made a remark about hoping an ex was not in the audience and said he should be in jail. She did not identify the person. Jemima Goldsmith, who dated Brand in 2013 and 2014, said on November 9 that she had once had him removed from her home but declined to press charges. She praised the women who testified at his trial.