Katy Perry is said to be preparing to break her long-held silence on her troubled marriage to Russell Brand through both a tell-all autobiography and a streaming docuseries.
The 42-year-old American pop star has refused to speak out throughout Brand’s criminal proceedings but is now understood to be finalising plans to share her account of what insiders describe as an extremely bleak chapter in her life.
Brand was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court on November 5 of raping a fan and sexually assaulting three women following a four-week trial. He faces a potentially substantial prison sentence.
According to the Mail on Sunday, Ms Perry held off on any deal until the verdict was delivered but has now moved to progress discussions about both projects.
A well-placed Hollywood source told the Mail: “Katy has received multiple offers over the years to tell her story but would not consider anything until after the trial. She has a lot to say.”
The insider added: “At the moment she’s considering a Netflix-type series and an autobiography. She and her team have been in active discussions. There is a lot about that marriage which people don’t know. It was a very dark period in her life.”
Ms Perry’s representatives have reportedly been in contact with major streaming services, with both Netflix and Hulu understood to be among the platforms under consideration.
GB News has contacted Ms Perry’s representatives, Netflix, and Hulu for comment.
The singer was notably absent from Brand’s trial, with prosecutors opting not to reference her during proceedings.
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that Ms Perry was never contacted or invited to provide a witness statement to police.
The pair first crossed paths in June 2009 when Ms Perry filmed a cameo for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, in which Brand starred.
Their romance accelerated rapidly, culminating in a lavish Hindu wedding ceremony near a tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan in October 2010, complete with elephants, camels, and Brand arriving on a white horse.
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The marriage lasted just 14 months. Brand ended it by text message on New Year’s Eve 2011, shortly before Ms Perry was due to perform during her California Dreams Tour.
Speaking to Vogue in 2013, Ms Perry suggested there was more to the story than had been made public.
She described feeling “a lot of responsibility for it ending” before adding: “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.”
Ms Perry has offered glimpses of her feelings about Brand’s behaviour in recent months. During the opening night of her Out of Office UK tour at Blenheim Palace this summer, she told the 10,000-strong crowd: “I hope my ex isn’t here, he should be in jail.”
The singer, who shares a daughter with actor Orlando Bloom following a decade-long relationship, is now dating former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
Brand, 51, is currently being held in HMP Wandsworth ahead of sentencing, which is expected tomorrow.
Prison authorities have housed him alone after conducting a cell-sharing risk assessment and have barred him from mixing with other inmates over safety concerns.
It has also emerged that police are investigating two further rape allegations against him, with officers urging any additional victims to come forward.
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