Russell Brand humiliated Katy Perry with crude sex jokes at comedy shows after divorce

Angelica CheyenneThu, November 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC

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Russell Brand and Katy Perry was married from 2010 until 2011 -Credit:WireImage (WireImage)

Russell Brand had many controversial moments long before he was convicted of rape earlier this week, dating back to his relationship with ex-wife, pop star Katy Perry.

Brand, 51, who was briefly married to Perry, 42, from 2010 until 2011, never seemed to miss an opportunity to embarrass the pop star during or after their relationship ended. While they were married the British comedian ignited shock after he posted-and-deleted an unflattering selfie of a make-up free Perry, and even once they divorced he went on to take another shot at his former spouse during a 2013 stand-up show in London.

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor's dig at the Fireworks songstress came while he was onstage comparing marriage to monkhood as he opened up about being intimate with her during his set.

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"When I got divorced, I considered becoming a monk. When you're a monk, you're not allowed to have sex with anyone. When you're married, it's one person. That's one more than a monk. It's not that different," Brand reportedly said at the time, according to PressParty.com.

He told an even more disturbing story: he joked that sexual relations with his then-wife were rather uninteresting, sharing that he would actually fantasize about other women he could be with.

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"I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else,'" Brand quipped. When Brand was mocking Perry during his 2010s comedy tour he didn't seem to be worried about her finding out about it, which she did.

Brand joked about Perry after they divorced -Credit:Getty

The Grammy-winning crooner divulged during a 2013 interview with Vogue how she initially felt about Brand before their split, and the jokes he made about her after.

“He’s a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him,” Perry told the news outlet. “Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.”

Concerning his jokes, she said that he was "hysterical" in "some ways," adding, "Until he started making jokes about me and he didn’t know I was in the audience, because I had come to surprise him at one of his shows."

This was before Brand was convicted of rape -Credit:AFP via Getty Images

She added, "So. Hysterical to a point. I mean, I have to claim my own responsibility in things. I do admit that I was on the road a lot. Although I invited him time and time again, and I tried to come home as much as I possibly could. You saw that in the movie."

Katy said of their 14-month marriage, "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.

"He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting. 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.”

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