Katy Perry Could Lose $30m in Divorce

If Katy Perry does remarry, may we humbly suggest a pre-nup?

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.”