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Perry Wanted Brand to Divorce Her

Pop singer worried about upsetting religious parents

(Newser) - Looks like religion actually did play a role in the Katy Perry-Russell Brand divorce filing yesterday—but more in the timing of it. Details are trickling out on the long-rumored celebrity breakup:
  • Perry wanted Brand to file the divorce papers so as not to upset her religious parents, sources tell
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Russell Brand, Katy Perry Divorcing

'I know we'll remain friends,' says Brand

(Newser) - Big news in the celebrity splitsville department: Russell Brand has filed for divorce from Katy Perry, reports TMZ . The Brit actor, who had denied rumors of marital trouble earlier in the month, confirmed in a statement: "Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her...

Is Religion Tearing Katy, Russell Apart?

Rumors of marriage trouble continue to swirl

(Newser) - The Katy Perry-Russell Brand divorce rumors have been flying for a while now—both Perry and Brand have refuted them within the past month —but now things are (maybe) getting serious. The latest:
  • On Wednesday, Us reported that Perry and Brand had spent Christmas apart. After a "massive
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Larry King: Freeze Me
 Larry King: Freeze Me 
Dec 3, 2011 2:04 PM CST

Larry King: Freeze Me

He drops the news in a dinner interview with celebrities

(Newser) - Larry King doesn’t believe in an afterlife, and hence wants to be frozen when he dies, he reveals in a new special airing tomorrow night. Dinner with the Kings sees Larry sit down with a gaggle of celebrities—namely Conan O’Brien, Tyra Banks, Shaquille O’Neal, Seth MacFarlane,...

Japan Gives Russell Brand the Boot

Katy Perry says hubby deported for prior convictions

(Newser) - Russell Brand probably won't be extolling the virtues of Japanese hospitality anytime soon: The 35-year-old British comedian arrived in Tokyo to watch wife Katy Perry perform, only to get tossed from the country, reports Fox News. "So...my husband just got deported from Japan," tweeted the singer....

Arthur Movie Review: Russell Brand's 'Arthur' Less Pitiable, More Pitiful

 Arthur Remake 
 Just Plain 
 Awful 

movie review
Apr 8, 2011 1:12 PM CDT

Arthur Remake Just Plain Awful

Russell Brand stars in Jason Winer's remake

(Newser) - Arthur, a Russell Brand-powered remake of the film about a drunken billionaire man-child, fails miserably at recapturing its predecessor’s magic:
  • It’s a “grim load of mediocrity,” writes AO Scott, “made according to a lazy and cynical commercial blueprint” of Brand's “patented shtick,” “
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SNL: Russell Brand Is British, Get It?

Accent seems to be only joke of the evening

(Newser) - Russell Brand bounded across the Atlantic to host Saturday Night Live last night, and not everyone is glad he made the trip. Some reactions from around the blogosphere:
  • Brand's presence "(begat) a gaggle of English-themed content, and not one but two period sketches. (Sort of.) We just can't
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15 Celebs Who Went From 'Whatever' to 'Wow' in 2010

Even Gwyneth Paltrow's appeal is up

(Newser) - It's hard to believe that last year, James Franco was just, as the Daily Beast puts it, "that guy from Freaks & Geeks." He joins 14 other celebs on the Beast's list of the most-improved stars of 2010:
  • Jennifer Grey: Truly, no one puts Baby in a corner.
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A Wacky Wedding for Katy, Russell

The bride wore a sari, the groom was surrounded by camels

(Newser) - Katy Perry kissed a boy yesterday—and we're guessing she liked it. The sari-clad singer wed Russell Brand in a traditional Hindu ceremony in India. The details that are trickling in make the event sound predictably luxe ... and a little wacky: Some 21 camels, horses, and elephants formed "part...

Russell Brand Arrest: Paparazzi Shooting Up Katy Perry's Skirt

He's charged with simple battery

(Newser) - Russell Brand is free on bail today on charges of simple battery after he allegedly roughed up members of the paparazzi at LAX airport. The reason? He told cops upon his arrest that photographers were trying to shoot up fiancée Katy Perry's skirt, reports TMZ . Katy herself confirms the...

Get Him to the Greek One of Year's Funniest
 Get Him to the Greek 
 One of Year's Funniest 
movie review
Jun 4, 2010 7:13 AM CDT

Get Him to the Greek One of Year's Funniest

Jonah Hill and Russell Brand score with Apatow formula

(Newser) - Jonah Hill and Russell Brand keep the critics largely amused in Get Him to the Greek, another Judd Apatow-produced flick that has a nervous record exec (Hill) trying to get a troublesome rock star (Brand) from London to NYC to LA's Greek Theatre:
  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle : "The
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Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas
 Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas 
Mar 31, 2010 12:08 PM CDT

Biggest Celebrity Groomzillas

You wouldn't expect it, but Simon Cowell is one

(Newser) - Women get a lot of flack for being bridezillas, but Katy Perry recently said fiance Russell Brand is going crazier over their wedding prep—and he’s not the only high-profile groomzilla. Ami Angelowicz dishes on six more, on The Frisky :
  1. Simon Cowell: He wants a Salvador Dali-inspired wedding. Enough
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Duos We'd Rather Not Get Engaged
 Duos We'd 
 Rather Not Get Engaged 
NO XMAS RING, PUH-LEASE
Dec 15, 2009 11:42 PM CST

Duos We'd Rather Not Get Engaged

5 possible and jealousy-inducing celeb engagements

(Newser) - The Yuletide engagement is a tradition of celebrity ostentation—a little treat to make the holiday gloom that much more oppressive for the rest of us, writes Drew Grant . Here are five couples who should just keep their darn happiness to themselves:

BBC Yanks Comics for Prank Call

Brand famous for racy, offensive jokes

(Newser) - The BBC suspended two leading comedians for a prank call that infuriated 18,000 viewers and that even the prime minister called “inappropriate and unacceptable,” the news service reports. Foul-mouthed Russell Brand—who, stateside, offended abstinent teens at MTV's Music Video Awards—and Jonathan Ross told a 78-year-old...

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