# Russell Brand’s ex makes bombshell claim about why he married Katy Perry in new Netflix doc

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russell-brands-ex-makes-bombshell-claim-about-why-he-married-katy-perry-in-new-netflix-doc/
- Published: 2026-11-14T19:26:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T20:23:24+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/14/entertainment/russell-brands-ex-makes-bombshell-claim-about-why-he-married-katy-perry-in-new-netflix-doc/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Jordan Martin alleges Brand wanted to marry someone famous.
- Brand and Perry married in 2010 and divorced in 2012.
- Perry later described their relationship as controlling.

## Summary

In the Netflix documentary “Russell Brand: Open Secret”, Brand’s former partner Jordan Martin alleges he married Katy Perry because he had long wanted to be married to someone famous. The claim adds her account to a film featuring anonymous entertainment-industry figures, former flatmates and journalists, while Brand is serving a prison sentence for rape and sexual assault.

Martin also recounts that, while they were dating in 2007, Brand said he wanted her with him in Hawaii to deter him from pursuing people on a film set, and allegedly criticised her appearance and sunbathing. Brand and Perry met in 2008, married in India in 2010, separated the following year and divorced in 2012. Perry later described their relationship as controlling; Brand’s representative was asked for comment.

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