Russell Brand reveals why his marriage to Katy Perry ended and praises his 'beloved' wife Laura in post just a day before he was charged with rape

Russell Brand revealed however his matrimony to Katy Perry ended and praised his 'beloved' woman Laura conscionable a time earlier being charged with rape and different enactment offences. 

Brand, 49, who is believed to surviving successful the US, was contiguous charged with 5 enactment offences against 4 antithetic women alleged to person taken spot betwixt 1999 and 2005.

They subordinate to the alleged rape of a pistillate successful 1999 successful the Bournemouth country and the oral rape and intersexual battle of a pistillate successful 2004 successful the Westminster country of London.

He has besides been charged with indecently assaulting a pistillate successful 2001 and sexually assaulting different pistillate betwixt 2004 and 2005 - some offences are alleged to person taken spot successful Westminster, London.

The comedian was charged by station and ordered to look successful tribunal adjacent period - conscionable a time aft releasing his latest podcast connected streaming level Rumble.

In the podcast, titled Stay Free, Brand shared intimate details of his matrimony with Perry and doled retired praise for his existent woman Laura Gallacher, with whom helium shares 2 children.

Brand was joined to US popular vocalist Perry from 2010 to 2012, but is present joined to Laura, the sister of presenter Kirsty. 

Brand and Perry were joined astatine a lavish ceremonial aft the comedian projected astatine the Rambagh Palace edifice successful Jaipur. 

In the abbreviated clip, posted connected his X page, Brand said: 'What I tin archer you is erstwhile I was joined to Katy Perry, she's similar not wholly mean due to the fact that she's an bonzer monolithic star.

'She's not weird oregon disconnected cardinal and wasn't progressive successful thing nefarious arsenic acold arsenic I could tell. 

'And the reasons our matrimony didn't enactment were the normal, quality reasons marriages don't enactment and I person thing but respect for her adjacent though I evidently disagree with her governmental views.

'But I astir apt disagree with immoderate of my wife's, my beloved woman Laura's governmental views. So you ever disagree with radical don't you.

'I deliberation successful wide Hollywood and the civilization is utilized to spellbind you and distract you I've been precise very wide astir that. 

'And I bash present judge that determination are planned and organised acheronian intelligence, determination is simply a planned and organised acheronian quality astatine work, utilizing the civilization for distraction and control.'

On the podcast, Brand discusses quality and personage gossip, specified arsenic the evident ousting of Elon Musk from Donald Trump's interior circle, the Netflix play Adolescence, and Kanye West.

The charges travel much than 18 months aft Met Police detectives began an probe aft Brand was accused of rape, intersexual assaults and affectional maltreatment by respective women successful a associated probe by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches successful September 2023.

Brand has antecedently denied the accusations, and said each his intersexual relationships were 'absolutely ever consensual'. 

Detective superintendent Andy Furphy from the Metropolitan Police said: 'The women who person made reports proceed to person enactment from specially trained officers.

'The Met's probe remains unfastened and detectives inquire anyone who has been affected by this case, oregon anyone who has immoderate information, to travel guardant and talk with police. A dedicated squad of investigators is disposable via email astatine [email protected].

'Support is besides disposable by contacting the autarkic charity, Rape Crisis astatine 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line.'

Brand volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Friday May 2.

Jaswant Narwal, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: 'We person contiguous authorised the Metropolitan Police to complaint Russell Brand with a fig of intersexual offences.

'We cautiously reviewed the grounds aft a constabulary probe into allegations made pursuing the broadcast of a Channel 4 documentary successful September 2023.

'We person concluded that Russell Brand should beryllium charged with offences including rape, intersexual battle and indecent assault.'

In November 2024, the CPS confirmed that detectives from the Metropolitan Police had passed connected an grounds record regarding enactment offence allegations against Brand.

Brand, who presented a BBC Radio 2 amusement betwixt 2006 and 2008, near the relation aft his on-air prank, present known arsenic Sachsgate, erstwhile helium near a 'lewd' voicemail for Fawlty Towers histrion Andrew Sachs astir his granddaughter.

He besides presented connected Big Brother spin-off shows Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack successful the noughties.