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The former couple met and began dating in 2009, and married in October 2010 in a lavish wedding. However, by December 2011, Brand had filed for divorce\u2013allegedly telling the singer they were through via a text message.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Perry hinted at deeper issues in their marriage, sharing that he was controlling and also indicating there were some deeply buried skeletons she wasn\u2019t going to reveal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first when I met him he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they\u2019re like, ‘I can\u2019t handle the equalness,'” she said at the time. \u201cHe didn\u2019t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can\u2019t necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI let go and I was like: This isn\u2019t because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> Perry moved on from the marriage with Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares a daughter Daisy. The two have been engaged since 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brand married his wife, Laura, in 2017, and they had two children together and are expecting a third.\u00a0<\/p>\n Perry\u2019s comments about the \u201creal truth\u201d have now resurfaced after four women came forward and accused Brand, 48, of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse in incidents which occurred between 2006 and 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among the complaints was one from a woman who said they had a consensual relationship when he was 31 and she was 16\u2013though she alleged he also assaulted her in the end and was “grooming” her.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI was sat up in the bed up against the headboard, and he forced his penis down my throat and I couldn\u2019t breathe,\u201d the woman, who was identified as Alice (not her real name) in the investigative report stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe was just choking me, and I couldn\u2019t breathe, I was pushing him away and pushing him away and he wasn\u2019t backing off at all. And so I ended up having to punch him really hard in the stomach to get him off,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then he like fell backwards and I was crying and he said \u2018oh I only want to see your mascara run anyway\u2019.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Brand has denied all the allegations against him, insisting he has done nothing wrong.<\/p>\n If you are affected by any issues mentioned in this article please call Samaritans free on 116 123.<\/p>\n
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