Part of me, her then-husband russell brand texted his wish for a divorce just as the popstar was preparing for a. Katy perry previously addressed the real truth behind her split from russell brand. “he’s a very smart man, and i was in love with him when i married him,” perry. The moment was caught while perry , who was married to mr brand for 14 months, was. The real kicker is that russell communicated his intention to divorce katy with a mere text message and nothing else. · their marriage infamously ended with a brutal text message brand sent perry on new years eve in 2011. · russell was the one to file for divorce , and katy later revealed that he ended their marriage via text message , telling vogue in 2013: · unfortunately, her assertion turned out to be untrue as russell filed for divorce on. “lets just say i havent heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me. ” In it, he reportedly informed the singer he was filing for divorce. · resurfaced footage show the moments after katy perry was dumped by russell brand over text message. · and it bottomed out when the actor sent her a text 14 months later informing her he planned to file for divorce. The singer, 38, had told how the comedian, 48, ended their marriage through a text message on new. · as captured in footage for katy perry s 2012 documentary katy perry :