Celebrity couple Russell Brand and Katy Perry are a couple no more after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marc Marmaro finalized the couple’s divorce on Wednesday.

The couple officially split in July and Brand officially filed for divorce just six weeks ago.

The exact terms of the divorce settlement have not been revealed however snoops close to the couple say Russell Brand didn’t want half of the millions Perry earned during their time together. Brand and Perry didn’t sign a prenuptial agreement when they wed in October 2010.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand will official become single on July 14, 2012 because California law requires that they wait six months to fully divorce from the time of the judge’s final ruling.

During the judgement Marmaro called for Perry’s maiden name to be restored, before her marriage Perry’s real name was Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson.

Perry and Brand have been through a lot since getting married in 2010. Perry has scored huge hits with  ”I Kissed a Girl” and “California Gurls”  while brand was introduced to a U.S. audience with the movies ”Arthur,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek.”

In the meantime Katy Perry will follow her divorce agreement with a much anticipated performance at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

Who’s ready to date Katy Perry next? I would say me but my wife wouldn’t approve.

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Although Tom Cruise has been receiving most of the praised reviews from Adam Shankman’s film  adaption of the  hit musical “Rock of Ages”, it’s reported that the 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin is giving him a run for his money.

Baldwin, 53, plays the owner of The Bourbon, a Sunset Strip club facing closure in the wake of the 1980s. When the trailer hit late last year there were many different looks for the cast, including Tom Cruise’s long hair and shirtless body, Catherine Zeta-Jones jumping back into her sophisticated sexy image once seen in Chicago, but it’s Alec Baldwin who puts up with the most image change.

From suits to long hair and outrageous outfits in the 80s period Adam Shankman is convinced that Baldwin makes it work, sort of. “If that wig didn’t work, then the whole thing was going to be a disaster. The world is so used to seeing him as Jack Donaghy, and I needed to get him as far away from Jack Donaghy as I could.” Shankman said Baldwin took a special on-set liking to Brand. “He and Russell ended up being like Tracy and Hepburn. They were so giddy, and they did everything together.”

What do you think? Can the star studded cast pull off this dynamic musical and make it work for the big screen? Are there too many risks? Will Tom Cruise work the long hair just as good as co-star Russell Brand.

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Russell Brand is entitled to nearly $20 million from his divorce to Katy Perry, but the British comedian says that he won’t take a penny of the singer’s money.

A source told TMZ:

“This divorce is as amicable as it gets, and Russell was a mensch (Yiddish for a good person). He doesn’t want Katy’s money. He’s happy to walk away with the money he earned — which is far less than what Katy raked in.”

According to the gossip site, Perry and Brand did not have sign a pre-nup before their marriage. Katy Perry made approximately $44 million between May, 2010 and May, 2011. During the same time period, Brand made about $7 million.

Since there was no prenuptial agreement, Brand and Perry are each entitled to 50% of their combined worth during their marriage, meaning Brand could walk away with more than $20 million if he chooses to exercise his community property rights.

But according to TMZ, Brand doesn’t want Perry’s money.

Brand filed the divorce papers earlier this week. A judge is expected to make the divorce final in June after a 6-month waiting period.

Do you think Russell Brand is making the right choice? If you were in Brand’s position would you refuse Katy Perry’s money?

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To be fair, that was totally a massive story and like, nothing else happened that day.

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And now it really is over. Katy Perry has unfollowed soon-to-be ex-husband Russell Brand on Twitter, a month after the British comedian filed for divorce from the pop star.

Brand remains a follower of Perry on the social media site, though is not a prolific tweeter – his last tweet came more than two weeks ago. According to a source close to Us Weekly, the pair are now only communicating via phone or email:

“She’s limiting those interactions. He’s being so atrocious that she feels like she never really knew him.”

Neither Brand or Perry have spoken about the split publicly yet, save for Brand telling a UK reporter who approached him in the street that he was “doing alright.”

Perry has remained trickier to find, canceling her appearance at the People’s Choice Awards earlier this month. On January 7th, she tweeted:

“Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that NO ONE speaks for me. Not a blog, magazine, “close sources” or my family.”

The couple announced they were splitting after some blazing rows over the Christmas period. Perry is rumored to have suggested counseling, only to be knocked back by Brand, who told her the relationship was over. The pair had been married for 14 months.

Some gossip sources have suggested Brand may be writing a book about his marriage to Perry. Another Brand book was always likely after the big sales of his previous two memoirs, My Booky Wook and My Booky Wook 2. If a Booky Wook 3 is in the works, it’s difficult to understand how the marriage won’t get a very public airing.

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British comedian Russell Brand flew to Los Angeles this weekend to have a final meeting with estranged wife Katy Perry.

According to reports Brand dined alone at Boa Steak House on Saturday night.

Brand, 36, is expected to meet with Perry, 27, to finalize the couple’s divorce.  In the meantime a source close to Katy has said all along that she wants to reconcile with Brand and save their 14-month old marriage despite her parents urging to date someone more religious.

Russell Brand didn’t exactly go out of his way to attend the divorce meeting as he was already in town to attend the Golden Globes ceremony.

In the meantime sources close to Brand say he doesn’t want to work things out and is ready to move on and find some closure from the situation.

Brand and Katy will meet at the Beverly Hills hotel where Katy has been a guest. 

News of the Katy’s attempt at reconciliation comes just days after she was tied to Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow, 24, who sources say her parents would love to see her dating because of his strong religious convictions. But apparently the source told The Daily Mail:

 ”Keith and Mary have also been reaching out to Russell and sent him a text telling him he is in their thoughts and that they love him.”

In the meantime Katy has continued to avoid the press, turning down her invitation to the People’s Choice Awards on Thursday. After ditching the show Perry won five awards and tweeted to fans:

‘THANK U to every1 who voted for me for the @peopleschoice tonight! We won so many! Now I need to get more books 2 successfully display them!’

Do you believe that Katy Perry and Russel Brand’s divorce will be finalized or will a last ditch effort be made to save the newlywed marriage?

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Since her divorce from Russell Brand pop star Katy Perry has been quite about the situation surrounding the couple’s split, however other people in the media, sources close to her and even her own parents have attempted to tell everyone what she’s thinking.

Apparently Perry became frustrated enough with everyone else telling her story that she finally decided to speak, tweeting a simple message to clear the air about her reason for leaving Brand.

“Concerning the gossip, I want to be clear that NO ONE speaks for me. Not a blog, magazine, ‘close sources’ or my family.”

The comment comes after her parents (both pastors) attempted to spin her failed marriage into a speech about how God ended her marriage in order to bring more people into the church.

Since the divorce Perry hasn’t opened up much but did tweet to fans that she was thankful for their “love and support” while saying words of encouragement from her fans made her “heart happy again.”

According to TMZ mom Mary and dad Keith Hudson both agreed to abide by their daughters wishes and did not mention her or her failed marriage during their Sunday sermon.

Keith however did take a moment to poke fun at the paparazzi:

“I know the bishop asked all the first-time visitors to stand, but I’d like to ask all the press to stand,” he said. “We want to locate you. … We want to get you saved, so you can write good stuff! Amen!”

I’m pretty sure Katy Perry would have been fine with the jab at the paparazzi.

Do you think Perry was right in asking everyone to back off until she’s ready to publicly talk about her divorce, should that day ever come?

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Russell Brand filed for divorce from Katy Perry, his wife of 14 months, this much we all know.  The question is why?  An article being released this week by Us Weekly may have the answer.  It seems that the Pop Star was not enough to sexually satisfy the recovering drug/alcohol/sex addict.

A source close to the couple said:

“Katy was kinky enough during their first times together and he was very attracted to her. When things got bad, if they got a roll in the hay, they were always better after”

Supposedly Russell brand is also really into some extraordinarily kinky things and while Katy Perry tried to keep up, it was just too much for her.

“He likes dirty things.  He really gets off on one particular porno with a guy in a wheelchair. He’s attracted to things he can’t imagine happening to him.” said the source.

There are other reasons, according to the article that Brand was unhappy in his marriage with Perry.  As a recovering addict he had a real hard time with her partying ways, which she was unwilling to compromise on.  He also was interested in starting a family and she was way too busy.

Additionally, Brand was not very supportive of Perry’s career.  He wasn’t happy that she was away all the time (Brand needs people around him constantly) and he would act very bitterly to her. He told her that she wasn’t very funny in her Saturday Night Live skit, and when he was sitting front row at one of her concerts recently he pouted through out the entire show, looking annoyed to be there.

Do you think Katy Perry is to blame or Russell Brand for their divorce?

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News that Perry and Russell Brand were divorcing came last Friday, and while the split seems amicable enough – Brand has said he will “always adore” the 27-year-old pop singer – it could end up with Perry handing over $30 million to Brand. Ouch.

The NY Daily News reports how Perry’s estimated $70 million fortune dwarfs Brand’s not-inconsiderable $17 million net worth. Due to the automatic 50/50 split of any couple’s earnings in Californian divorce law, Perry may find herself severely out of pocket. Does Brand adore her enough to leave her riches alone?

The split of the high profile couple followed rumors of persistent fighting. The pair spent Christmas apart with Perry in Hawaii and Brand, 36, in his native London. Both were photographed not wearing their wedding rings. Since then, not too much has been heard from the stars themselves, though Brand did tell a Daily Star reporter who approached him at the weekend:

“I’m doing good. Everything is going to be better next year.”

A source close to the couple spoke to the Star, claiming the split was down to egotism. Specifically – and this may amaze you – Brand’s. The Star‘s mole said:

“I don’t think Russell liked that Katy was the bigger star. He’d pick her to pieces over the most trivial things. I believe the filing of this divorce was as childish as many of their arguments. It was a case of ‘I’m dumping you before you can dump me’, a total pride thing.”

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It turns out the Katy Perry – Russell Brand divorce wasn’t just something that happened after a big fight, it was something Katy Perry wanted Russell to take care of

According to a source inside TMZ Perry knew her religious parents wouldn’t be happy with a divorce and therefore she wanted her celebrity husband to file the court papers to dissolve their marriage.

The divorce was so planned out that the couple after a “fight” which may or may not have been real fled to opposite sides of the world, Perry to Hawaii and Russell Brand to London, both locations where they knew the media couldn’t pounce on them together.

It wasn’t just a one way street however, Brand is a recovering sex and drug addict and people have reported that Perry’s constant partying and all night escapades were putting Russell in a bad place, especially an all nighter in Rio earlier this year.

An insider for the Daily Mail  also reports that Brand didn’t really care for Perry’s friends including hitmaking singer Rihanna. 

As one Twitter user humorously tweeted:

 ”I’m just glad Russell Brand and Katy Perry divorced before they made more of them.”

Are you surprised that Katy Perry and Russell Brand have filed for divorce given what appeared to be an odd pairing in the first place?

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For the last few months, gossip magazine headlines have been fueled by the speculation that Katy Perry and Russell Brand were getting a divorce. The couple denied the rumors at first, but today the comedian released a statement saying that he was filing for divorce from his pop singer wife.

Brand told TMZ:

“Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I’ll always adore her and I know we’ll remain friends.”

Rumors about the divorce have been swirling for months. Earlier this week it was reported that the couple had spent the holidays more than 7000 miles apart and that neither Katy Perry or Russell Brand had been wearing their wedding rings.

Here’s a video about how Brand and Perry spent the holidays.

TMZ reports that Brand filed for divorce in L.A. citing “irreconcilable differences.”

Brand and Perry married on October 23rd, 2010, in a traditional Hindu ceremony. They have no children together.

Perry hasn’t commented on the divorce yet, and TMZ speculates that the singer may have been blindsided by Brand’s decision to file for divorce.

Do you think Katy Perry and Russell Brand made a good couple?

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Earlier in the week we reported that Katy Perry and Russell Brand spent Christmas alone after a massive fight and now a new photo has surfaced (pictured above) in which Russell Brand was spotted walking around London’s West End while not wearing his wedding ring, once again spurring rumors of a Katy Perry – Russell Brand divorce.

As for his wife, Katy Perry is still vacationing in Hawaii where she has been situated since deciding to spend Christmas away from her hubby following their holiday spat.

Speaking of the couple’s argument E! Online reported from a source:

“They had a massive fight… She was like, ‘F–k you. I’m going to do my own thing.’ Russell replied, ‘Fine, f–k you too.”

The couple have been married just a little over a year, wedding in October 2010. At the time of their announced nuptials many critics jumped on the fact that Brand is a known sex addict while Perry’s parents are religious loving preachers.

You may also recall that Katy Perry was spotted sans wedding ring less than one week ago, around the time of the alleged fight.

Since getting hitched Perry and Brand have been adamant about the strength of their marriage, quickly shooting down rumors that their wedded bliss wouldn’t last. Now as of Thursday the couples reps are remaining mum on the entire situation, going oddly silent based on the couple’s quick responses to such rumors in the past.

What happened to this happy couple that showed full and playful support for each other during the 2010 Grammy’s:

Where do you think their relationship went wrong.

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Rumors that Katy Perry and Russell Brand are heading toward divorce intensified over the holidays as the two spent Christmas more than 7,000 miles away from each other.

E! Online reports that Perry spent the holidays in Hawaii without her husband and Brand spent Christmas with friends and family in England. But are Katy Perry and Russell Brand heading for divorce? Or is the internet just making up lies again?

A source told US Weekly that the couple decided to spend Christmas apart after having a massive fight. The source said:

“They had a massive fight… She was like, ‘F–k you. I’m going to do my own thing.’ Russell replied, ‘Fine, f–k you too.”

Several other anonymous sources have reported that Brand and Perry are heading toward a divorce but the celebrity couple insist that they are happily married. The last time rumors about their relationship began to circulate, Brand appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show to dismiss the rumors. Brand said:

“There is always rumors, aren’t there?… I’ve treated the whole internet now like it’s a wicked little liar. I am really happily married.”

Perry also dismissed the rumors. Perry said:

“First I’m pregnant & then I’m divorced… What am I All My Children?!… Just cause we don’t flaunt our relationship doesn’t mean there’s something wrong w/it. Privacy is our luxury.”

The Daily Mail reports that the couple has blamed a busy schedule for keeping them apart during their first year of marriage, so you would think that they would take the holiday break to enjoy some time together. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that their relationship is in trouble.

Do you think Katy Perry and Russell Brand are going to get divorced?

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Cable network FX announced on Thursday that British comedian and Katy Perry’s husband Russell Brand will be heading over to the network for an unscripted series in Spring 2012.

Brand will host a late night series in six-installments and according to the network it will feature his “unvarnished, unfiltered take on current events, politics and pop culture.”

The yet-to-be-titled show will contain 30 minute segments and will be filmed before a live studio audience as Brand offers his views on politics, pop culture and current events.

In his own statement about the show Nick Grad, Executive Vice President of Original Programming at FX revealed:

“We’re very excited to add Russell Brand’s bracingly funny, original, and honest voice to the FX comedy line-up.”

After the network announced the show Brand released the following statement:

“I am so excited I’m on the point of climax. In fact, I will put the ‘O’ into FX, which spells Fox, which is actually the channel’s real name. That’s the only thing that worries me about all this, to be honest. At least I’ll be able to have a Christmas drink with Bill O’Reilly.”

Will you be tuning in to see how well Russell Brand can translate his unique brand of humor into an American based television series?

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“First I’m pregnant & then I’m divorced,” Perry wrote on Twitter Wedensday, following reports that she and 36-year-old Brand were headed for splitsville. “What am I All My Children?! Erica Kane… pshhh… If I had a dollar for every time…”

Brand also addressed the false accusations during an interview on the Ellen Degeneres show which aired today.

“She (Perry) should’ve told me… There is always rumors, aren’t there? In the end you have to just not engage with internet technology…” the 36-year-old British comedian told Ellen. “I’ve treated the whole internet now like it’s a wicked little liar. I am really happily married.”

Not satisfied with his reply, Ellen asked: “So it’s not true?”

The Forgetting Sarah Marshell star then replied:

“Being famous is like a little bit of you is taken away and goes off and lives on it’s own and does what it wants. I wish it would do more interesting things… I don’t know what he’s doing, the other me, but I’m married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge – and I’m still alive,” he added.

Brand and Perry tied the knot in India last October. They have no kids, though Perry told Ellen in November that she “would love to have children.”

Brand agreed: “I really would like one,” he told Ellen.

Check out the following clip from Russell Brand’s Ellen Show interview:

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Over on Twitter, Russell Brand makes a naughty joke about public consumption of virgin coconut water.

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Juno screenplay writer Diablo Cody is preparing to make her directorial debut and Mandate Pictures has announced that the film will star British comedian Russell Brand and Footloose star Julianne Hough.

At this time the Mason Novick produced film is untitled and Cody is expected to executive produce alongside Nathan Kahane.

According to Deadline.com:

Production starts in the spring and Lionsgate is selling international rights at AFM.

In the movie Hough will play a sheltered young woman who loses her faith after a plane crash and then participates in all of the decadence Las Vegas has to offer. When in Sin City Hough’s character meets an unlikely friend in Russell Brand who helps her rediscover herself.

Mandate Pictures also recently worked with Cody on Young Adult a movie she wrote and which was directed by Jason Reitman. Young Adult will reach theaters this December.

Does the new Diablo Cody movie seem interesting to you? Given Brand’s brand of humor it will be interesting to see if the movie leans more towards drama or comedy.

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Pop star Katy Perry is making multiple moves this week as she her husband Russell Brand are packing up and making the trip from Los Feliz to Hollywood Hills.

The couple – who married in a ceremony on a tiger reserve in India last October – have sold their $3.395 million mansion in Los Feliz, California, and are now moving into a new $6.5 million Spanish-style pad which belonged to former National Lampoon CEO, Daniel Laikin.

Laikin was sentenced last year to 45 months in prison for stock manipulation charges, which may have helped the star duo get a “steal” on the 7 bedroom, 9 bath dream house, which apparently was used in the first season of ABC’s reality TV show The Bachelor.

For pictures of the new crib, go here.

In addition to the new move, Katy also recently teamed up with lip-synching YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill, to perform a duet of her hit song, Teenage Dream.

The short video features the California Girls signer, young Keenan, and a large purple cat. The trio looks to be having a blast, especially when Kitty Purry, Perry’s feline alter-ego, finishes the first verse in all ‘meows.’

Check out Katy Perry and Keenan’s version of Teenage Dream below:

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10 years ago Russell Brand broke the law in Japan and this week those actions came back to bite him in the butt. The British funny man traveled to the country to watch his wife Katy Perry perform when he was detained and told he would have to leave the country.

Perry broke the story, tweeting:

“So…my husband just got deported from Japan,” tweeted the singer. “I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed.”

Brand didn’t seem to distraught, poking fun at the situation:

“Planning escape from Japanese custody. It’s bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick.” Russell went on to joke, “Stockholm syndrome kicking in. Just asked my guard out for (vegetarian) sushi.”

Katy stayed behind to perform as scheduled.

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Russell Brand has joined the cast of Rock of Ages, the Tony-nominated musical that already stars Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough.

The musical will be directed by Hairspray helmsman Adam Shankman.

If you’re not familiar with Rock Of Ages it’s a love story that uses the biggest hits of the 1980s to tell it’s story. Whether your a fan of Bon Jovi or Twister Sister, Pat Benatar or Journey, you’ll probably find something you like in the production.

Brand signed on the dotted line after his two movies Hop and Arthur took the No. 1 and No. 2 comedy spots in America over the weekend.

Russell will play rock club operator and show narrator Lonny.

Shankman made the announcement on his personal Twitter account, tweeting:

“I can officially announce Russell Brand as your Lonny in #rockofagesmovie ! I see a mullet in his future…maybe a Nikki Six?”

With production set to begin next month the movie is expected to be released sometime in 2012.

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