Russell Brand wanted to marry someone famous because he always planned to secure a high-profile partner, according to his former partner Jordan Martin in the new Netflix documentary Russell Brand: Open Secret, Page Six reported.
Brand was recently sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault. He met pop singer Katy Perry in 2008 on the set of the film Get Him to the Greek, and the pair married in India in 2010 before separating a year later.
“He’s doing exactly what he always wanted to do and be married to someone famous, which he always said he would be,” Martin alleged in the documentary.
“[W]hat I should be dating somebody more famous than you,” Martin alleged Brand told her.
Dating history in Hawaii
Before his relationship with Perry, Brand dated Martin in 2007. Martin alleged in the documentary that Brand asked her to join him in Hawaii while he filmed Forgetting Sarah Marshall to keep him from pursuing other people on set.
During that same trip, Martin claimed Brand said she was “dressing like an attention-seeking tart” and said that he “not feel comfortable” with her sunbathing.
Brand is currently held at HMP Wandsworth in South London. On Thursday, six additional women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Controlling behavior during marriage
Following her divorce from Brand in 2012, Perry described her ex-husband as controlling in a 2013 interview with Vogue.
“He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour,” Perry said in the 2013 interview.
Perry labeled their dynamic “really hurtful” and “very controlling.”
“At 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’re like, I can’t handle the equalness,” Perry told Vogue.
Perry learned that Brand planned to end the marriage through a text message.
“Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011,” Perry told Vogue.
Frequently asked questions
When did Russell Brand and Katy Perry get married?
Brand and Perry married in India in October 2010 after meeting on a film set in 2008.
When did Russell Brand and Katy Perry divorce?
The couple separated in December 2011, and their divorce was finalized in 2012.
Where is Russell Brand currently held?
Brand is being held at HMP Wandsworth in South London following his conviction and sentencing to 10 years and six months in prison for rape and sexual assault.
What documentary features Jordan Martin?
Jordan Martin appears in the Netflix documentary titled Russell Brand: Open Secret.
Who else has accused Russell Brand of misconduct?
On Thursday, six more women came forward to accuse Brand of sexual misconduct.
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