Katy Perry seemingly hinted at Russell Brand’s secrets years before sexual abuse claims came to light.
In a 2013 interview with Vogue, which has resurfaced amid the ongoing allegations against Brand, the singer spoke about her “controlling” ex-husband and their “really hurtful” marriage.
Perry, 38, told the outlet she was “in love” with Brand, 48, when she married him in India on Oct. 23, 2010. However, the two divorced just 14 months later after she received a breakup text from him on New Year’s Eve in 2011.
She admitted that she initially blamed herself for the split – until she “found out the real truth” about the comedian.
“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can’t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. I let go and I was like, ‘This isn’t because of me; this is beyond me.’ So I have moved on from that.”
Perry has yet to disclose what “truth” she was alluding to in that interview, but many fans are now speculating that she was referring to Brand’s dark past amid the new allegations.
Four women have accused Brand of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse in incidents that allegedly took place from 2006 and 2013 in a bombshell exposé that was published Saturday by The Sunday Times.
Brand vehemently denied all of the “extremely disturbing” accusations in a video posted via Instagram one day before the exposé was released.
“When I was in the movies, and as I’ve written about extensively in my books, I was very, very promiscuous. During that time of promiscuity, the relationships that I had were absolutely always consensual
Katy Perry hinted she knew ‘the real truth’ about ex Russell Brand years before sexual abuse claims