Katy Perry called Russell Brand 'controlling' years before jail sentence for rape

Just, Russell, shut up. Stop saying things, because you, you know... Well, um, my mother-in-law is in the audience, so I can't be too rude today, um, but I want to... Really? Yeah, it's never a dull moment, I'll say that. Past comments by Katy Perry are resurfacing, where she called out her ex-husband, and now convicted rapist, Russell Brand, for upsetting behavior during their marriage. The two were married for 14 months. According to The Telegraph, Russell Brand's legal team blocked prosecutors from bringing up their failed union at his trial. But a 2013 interview with a pop star revealed the dynamics that led to her divorce from Brand. Perry told Vogue magazine, He didn't like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour. It was very controlling, which was upsetting. But she wasn't finished. Perry went on to say, 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. The singer went on to make a cryptic comment that she felt a lot of responsibility for the end of the romance, until she quote, found out the real truth. But she was cagey about what that comment meant, adding, I can't necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day. The disgraced comedian who married the pop star in October 2010 brutally texted her right before a show on New Year's Eve 2011 that he was divorcing her. Perry decided to go on with her show shortly after receiving the text. That devastating moment was captured in her documentary Katy Perry, Part of Me. Perry and Brand's divorce was finalized in July 2012. These comments resurfaced after a London jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Brand was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison. He started serving that sentence over the weekend immediately after the jury's verdict.