Justin Trudeau’s duties as a “supportive boyfriend” have presumably been on overdrive these past few weeks (or more) after Katy Perry’s ex-husband Russell Brand was on trial for, then convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
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husband → convict → assault
Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10 years and six months on Monday.
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Brand → sentence → Monday
A source told People that while Perry is aware of the charges against her ex-husband, the “Firework” singer is focused on her career, her six-year-old daughter Daisy — whom she shares with ex-partner Orlando Bloom — and her blossoming romance with Trudeau.
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she → tell → Trudeau
“They’re in a very serious relationship,” the insider said.
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insider → ’re → relationship
“She sees a future with him.”
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She → see → him
Justin will support anything Katy does
The Daily Mail previously reported that Perry, 42, is in “active discussions” to release a tell-all book and docuseries about her “dark marriage” to Brand.
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Perry → support → Brand
“She has a lot to say,” a source told the Mail.
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source → have → Mail
As for Trudeau, 54, he plans to support his girlfriend from the sidelines — until she needs him.
“Justin has generally stayed away from any talk on Russell, but if she brings it up, he is very supportive,” the source said.
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source → plan → it
“If she asks for help or if it looks like she needs help navigating through it all, he has no problem being there for her,” the insider added.
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insider → ask → her
“With his political past, he knows how to deal with storms, and if Katy wants to do a book and a doc, he is going to let her fly and do anything she wants.”
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she → know → anything
‘Globalist stooge’
Brand, for his part, had been vocal about Trudeau, calling the former Canadian prime minister a “globalist stooge.”
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Brand → call → minister
And despite slamming Perry for falling for him, Brand admitted in an interview earlier this year on The Megyn Kelly Show that he “didn’t handle that marriage very well,” adding, “it was my fault” they went their separate ways.
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they → slam → ways
Perry has not spoken to Brand since December 2011, when he informed her via text that he was filing for divorce.
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he → speak → divorce
That moment was captured on video and shared a few months later in the pop star’s documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me.
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moment → capture → Me
The scene showed the singer sobbing backstage and being comforted by her team before she hit the stage for her California Dreams Tour.
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she → show → Tour
‘Moved on’
Perry confirmed to Vogue in 2013 that she had not spoken to Brand since receiving that devastating text.
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she → move → text
She also described their relationship dynamic in the interview, calling him “controlling” — and hinted at something more sinister.
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She → describe → something
“He didn’t like the atmosphere of me being the boss on tour.
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me → like → tour
So that was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting,” Perry told the publication at the time.
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Perry → tell → time
“I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, 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,” she added.
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she → feel → day
“I let go, and I was like, ‘This isn’t because of me, this is beyond me.’
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this → let → me
So I have moved on from that.”
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I → move → that
Ex “should be in jail” comment resurfaces
Months before Brand’s conviction, Perry made a pointed remark about an ex during a concert in July at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.
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Perry → resurface → Oxfordshire
The “Teenage Dream” singer asked audience members to act out their reaction to seeing an ex, to which Perry noted, per The Mirror, “I hope my ex isn’t here.
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ex → ask → Mirror
She did not specifically name Brand.
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She → name → Brand
After two days of deliberations, a London jury delivered its verdict for the British comedian and actor related to the accusations of six women dating back more than 20 years.
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jury → deliver → years
Brand — who has been living in Florida with wife Laura Gallacher and their three children since 2024 —denied all the charges, saying the incidents had either been consensual, reinvented or re-imagined.
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incidents → live → charges
The singer was not called to give evidence, and references to the marriage were removed from the prosecution’s opening following objections from Brand’s attorneys, citing its irrelevancy to the specific allegations which dated from before that period.
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which → call → period
The allegations stretched from 1999 to 2009, the latter part during which he started dating Perry.
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he → stretch → Perry
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