'I'm so grateful my husband Russell Brand is clean and sober,' says Katy Perry in wake of Amy Winehouse's death

By Daily Mail Reporter


Grateful: Katy Perry discussed her husband Russell Brand's sobriety during an interview on Good Morning American today


Pop star Katy Perry says Amy Winehouse's death has made her even more grateful for husband Russell Brand staying sober.

Brand, himself a recovering drug addict, took to Twitter over the weekend to laud his late friend as a 'f***ing genius' following her death in London on Saturday.

And Perry says the death puts into perspective Brand's efforts to stay clean and away from drugs.


'My heart felt really sad,' Perry said on Good Morning America about hearing of Winehouse's death.

'My husband, who has been clean and sober for almost nine years, you know, I see him working a program and working on himself every single day.

'And I see how much work it takes to be clean and sober when you have, you know, addiction on your hands.

'It gave me a real a gratefulness for my husband, who got clean when he was 27.

'I feel really sad and I just hope she finds peace.'

Brand paid a lengthy written tribute to Winehouse yesterday, saying addiction should be treated as a potentially fatal disease.

He met her on the Camden pub scene a number of years ago, and said at first he thought she was 'just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars'.

He said when he spoke to her she was 'sweet and peculiar but most of all vulnerable'.

By chance Brand saw her perform with Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, and had an epiphany.

In the piece posted on his website he wrote: 'Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness.

'That twerp, all eyeliner and lager dithering up Chalk Farm Road under a back-combed barnet, the lips that I'd only seen clenching a fishwife fag and dribbling curses now a portal for this holy sound.'

Brand has given frank accounts of his battle to overcome drug addiction, and said loved ones will always fear getting a phone call with the worst news possible.

On duty: The star is currently in New York promoting her new film, The Smurfs


At the time he met Winehouse, he himself had not yet got clean, and he said: 'Winehouse and I shared an affliction, the disease of addiction.'

In the piece Brand accused the media of being more interested in 'tragedy than talent', and therefore said they focused more on her personal battles than her musical career.

He went on: 'Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions or death.

'Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today.

'We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy's incredible talent. Or Kurt's (Cobain) or Jimi's (Hendrix) or Janis's (Joplin), some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.'



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'I'm so grateful my husband Russell Brand is clean and sober,' says Katy Perry in wake of Amy Winehouse's death

By Daily Mail Reporter


Grateful: Katy Perry discussed her husband Russell Brand's sobriety during an interview on Good Morning American today


Pop star Katy Perry says Amy Winehouse's death has made her even more grateful for husband Russell Brand staying sober.

Brand, himself a recovering drug addict, took to Twitter over the weekend to laud his late friend as a 'f***ing genius' following her death in London on Saturday.

And Perry says the death puts into perspective Brand's efforts to stay clean and away from drugs.


'My heart felt really sad,' Perry said on Good Morning America about hearing of Winehouse's death.

'My husband, who has been clean and sober for almost nine years, you know, I see him working a program and working on himself every single day.

'And I see how much work it takes to be clean and sober when you have, you know, addiction on your hands.

'It gave me a real a gratefulness for my husband, who got clean when he was 27.

'I feel really sad and I just hope she finds peace.'

Brand paid a lengthy written tribute to Winehouse yesterday, saying addiction should be treated as a potentially fatal disease.

He met her on the Camden pub scene a number of years ago, and said at first he thought she was 'just some twit in a pink satin jacket shuffling round bars'.

He said when he spoke to her she was 'sweet and peculiar but most of all vulnerable'.

By chance Brand saw her perform with Paul Weller at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London, and had an epiphany.

In the piece posted on his website he wrote: 'Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness.

'That twerp, all eyeliner and lager dithering up Chalk Farm Road under a back-combed barnet, the lips that I'd only seen clenching a fishwife fag and dribbling curses now a portal for this holy sound.'

Brand has given frank accounts of his battle to overcome drug addiction, and said loved ones will always fear getting a phone call with the worst news possible.

On duty: The star is currently in New York promoting her new film, The Smurfs


At the time he met Winehouse, he himself had not yet got clean, and he said: 'Winehouse and I shared an affliction, the disease of addiction.'

In the piece Brand accused the media of being more interested in 'tragedy than talent', and therefore said they focused more on her personal battles than her musical career.

He went on: 'Addiction is a serious disease; it will end with jail, mental institutions or death.

'Now Amy Winehouse is dead, like many others whose unnecessary deaths have been retrospectively romanticised, at 27 years old. Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not preventable today.

'We have lost a beautiful and talented woman to this disease. Not all addicts have Amy's incredible talent. Or Kurt's (Cobain) or Jimi's (Hendrix) or Janis's (Joplin), some people just get the affliction. All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as a disease that will kill.'



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'We're not breaking up': Katy Perry and Russell Brand deny separation

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

We're fine: Katy Perry has slammed recent reports which claim that she and husband Russell Brand were considering a trial separation, here the couple are seen last month


Katy Perry and Russell Brand have endured countless break-up rumours since they tied the knot in October last year.

And whispers of a split have increased in recent months because the piar have spent more and more time apart due to their busy schedules.

But after a recent report claiming the couple were trying a trial separation, Katy has hit out, insisting that her marriage of just eight months is just fine.


Keeping busy: Russell seen leaving the gym with his trainer sipping on a drink from Earth Bar in West Hollywood today


The 26-year-old, who married the 36-year-old actor in a ceremony in India in October last year, said that just because the couple kept their relationship private, it didn't mean there was trouble in paradise.

Taking to her Twitter page to put the rumours to rest, she wrote: 'Just cause we don't flaunt our relationship doesn't mean there's something wrong w/it. Privacy is our luxury. #tabloidsrtrash #gossipisgross.'

Brand later supported his wife and wrote a message on his own Twitter page.


Denial: Katy took to her Twitter page to put break-up rumours to rest


He wrote, referring to the current phone hacking scandal surrounding former tabloid newspaper, News Of The World: 'You tell em Mrs Brand! In Britain we're currently dismantling the scum media so I'm not tuned in to their brain-farting.'

The couple's statements come as it was claimed earlier this month that the pair were considering a trial separation in a bid to keep their relationship on the right track.

A source told Heat magazine that Katy had confided: 'We're thinking of taking a break from our marriage. I'm worried it could be the end of the road for us.'


'Here, here honey': Brand later supported his wife and wrote a message on his own Twitter page



Trust: Katy says she trusts Brand 'implicitly'


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'We're not breaking up': Katy Perry and Russell Brand deny separation

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

We're fine: Katy Perry has slammed recent reports which claim that she and husband Russell Brand were considering a trial separation, here the couple are seen last month


Katy Perry and Russell Brand have endured countless break-up rumours since they tied the knot in October last year.

And whispers of a split have increased in recent months because the piar have spent more and more time apart due to their busy schedules.

But after a recent report claiming the couple were trying a trial separation, Katy has hit out, insisting that her marriage of just eight months is just fine.


Keeping busy: Russell seen leaving the gym with his trainer sipping on a drink from Earth Bar in West Hollywood today


The 26-year-old, who married the 36-year-old actor in a ceremony in India in October last year, said that just because the couple kept their relationship private, it didn't mean there was trouble in paradise.

Taking to her Twitter page to put the rumours to rest, she wrote: 'Just cause we don't flaunt our relationship doesn't mean there's something wrong w/it. Privacy is our luxury. #tabloidsrtrash #gossipisgross.'

Brand later supported his wife and wrote a message on his own Twitter page.


Denial: Katy took to her Twitter page to put break-up rumours to rest


He wrote, referring to the current phone hacking scandal surrounding former tabloid newspaper, News Of The World: 'You tell em Mrs Brand! In Britain we're currently dismantling the scum media so I'm not tuned in to their brain-farting.'

The couple's statements come as it was claimed earlier this month that the pair were considering a trial separation in a bid to keep their relationship on the right track.

A source told Heat magazine that Katy had confided: 'We're thinking of taking a break from our marriage. I'm worried it could be the end of the road for us.'


'Here, here honey': Brand later supported his wife and wrote a message on his own Twitter page



Trust: Katy says she trusts Brand 'implicitly'


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Who's your friend, Russell? Brand relaxes poolside with a Katy Perry lookalike as his wife recovers from food poisoning

By Daily Mail Reporter


Who's your friend? Russell Brand relaxes poolside with a Katy Perry lookalike as his wife recovers from food poisoning


At first glance, Russell Brand looks like he is having a whale of a time relaxing poolside in Los Angeles with wife Katy Perry.

However, on closer inspection, the lady showing off her figure in a tight black swimsuit is not Katy, but a brunette who looks astonishingly like the Firework singer.

Perhaps Brand's new friend was just keeping him company by the hotel pool in Miami as Katy was struck down with food poisoning over the weekend - so much so that she was forced to reschedule two of her planned concerts.


She later promised: 'I am going to return in a few weeks to give them the very best show ever!'

Brand wore a pair of white patterned swimming shorts as he chilled out with his new friend on Sunday.

But Katy was clearly fully appraised of the situation as later in the day, the couple were seen out together stopping at a fruit stand in Los Angeles.

The pictures of the pair together, a rarity in recent months, are set to dismiss rumours their nine-month marriage it in trouble.

Chilling out: The pair looked comfortable in each other's company as they relaxed in the pool

Conversation: The brunette lady wore a black swimming costume while Brand wore a pair of patterned swimming shorts


It was even claimed the pair were considering a trial separation in a bid to keep their relationship on the right track.

A source told heat magazine that Katy had confided: 'We're thinking of taking a break from our marriage. I'm worried it could be the end of the road for us.'

However their spokesperson today vigorously denied the claim.

The couple have been plagued with reports their marriage isn't working ever since they tied the knot last October after a whirlwind one year long-distance romance.

Together again: Brand and Katy dispelled rumours of marital trouble as they were seen together on Sunday stopping at a fruit stand in Los Angeles


Vitamins: The fruit would no doubt have done Katy good, as she was hit with a nasty case of food poisoning over the weekend


But in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine earlier this year, Katy insisted she trusts her husband implicitly, despite his lothario past.

She said: 'There's never a dull moment. He has never lied to me once. I trust him; there’s just a level of trust that we’ve built up.'

However, in an interview on Piers Morgan's Life Stories at the beginning of the year, Brand said staying faithful for the rest of his life was a daunting prospect.

He admitted: 'I take it one step at a time - like with drugs, like with alcohol. Don't look at things as in "rest of life".

'Of course marriage is for life and that's what I wanted but anything for the rest of life can be daunting.'



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Who's your friend, Russell? Brand relaxes poolside with a Katy Perry lookalike as his wife recovers from food poisoning

By Daily Mail Reporter


Who's your friend? Russell Brand relaxes poolside with a Katy Perry lookalike as his wife recovers from food poisoning


At first glance, Russell Brand looks like he is having a whale of a time relaxing poolside in Los Angeles with wife Katy Perry.

However, on closer inspection, the lady showing off her figure in a tight black swimsuit is not Katy, but a brunette who looks astonishingly like the Firework singer.

Perhaps Brand's new friend was just keeping him company by the hotel pool in Miami as Katy was struck down with food poisoning over the weekend - so much so that she was forced to reschedule two of her planned concerts.


She later promised: 'I am going to return in a few weeks to give them the very best show ever!'

Brand wore a pair of white patterned swimming shorts as he chilled out with his new friend on Sunday.

But Katy was clearly fully appraised of the situation as later in the day, the couple were seen out together stopping at a fruit stand in Los Angeles.

The pictures of the pair together, a rarity in recent months, are set to dismiss rumours their nine-month marriage it in trouble.

Chilling out: The pair looked comfortable in each other's company as they relaxed in the pool

Conversation: The brunette lady wore a black swimming costume while Brand wore a pair of patterned swimming shorts


It was even claimed the pair were considering a trial separation in a bid to keep their relationship on the right track.

A source told heat magazine that Katy had confided: 'We're thinking of taking a break from our marriage. I'm worried it could be the end of the road for us.'

However their spokesperson today vigorously denied the claim.

The couple have been plagued with reports their marriage isn't working ever since they tied the knot last October after a whirlwind one year long-distance romance.

Together again: Brand and Katy dispelled rumours of marital trouble as they were seen together on Sunday stopping at a fruit stand in Los Angeles


Vitamins: The fruit would no doubt have done Katy good, as she was hit with a nasty case of food poisoning over the weekend


But in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine earlier this year, Katy insisted she trusts her husband implicitly, despite his lothario past.

She said: 'There's never a dull moment. He has never lied to me once. I trust him; there’s just a level of trust that we’ve built up.'

However, in an interview on Piers Morgan's Life Stories at the beginning of the year, Brand said staying faithful for the rest of his life was a daunting prospect.

He admitted: 'I take it one step at a time - like with drugs, like with alcohol. Don't look at things as in "rest of life".

'Of course marriage is for life and that's what I wanted but anything for the rest of life can be daunting.'



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Katy Perry shows off her new accidental 'ginger' hairstyle as she launches her perfume

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


Purr-ty: Katy Perry shows off her new ginger hair style as she launches her new fragrance in Toronto, Canada


Even though she looked flawless as she greeted fans at her perfume launch last night Katy Perry was well aware that she didn't appear quite right.

Because the singer was sporting a new accidental hair colour.

The 26-year-old songstress debuted a striking strawberry blonde hue to her hair, which for a long time has been dyed jet black, as she introduced her fragrance Purr at Sears in Toronto, Canada.


Lightening up: Katy is in the process of changing her hair to blonde from jet black


'On my way to launch PURR in TORONTO! FINALLY CA has PURR avail to them! she wrote on her Twitter page earlier in the day.

'P.s. If u see a ginger haired girl that looks like me, it's me! #yay.'

Katy, who is a natural blonde, has spent years maintaining her hair as a dark brunette, even dying her eyebrows and eyelashes to match.


Patience: The singer has to wait three weeks to lighten her locks further otherwise her hair could break off


If you see a ginger girl it's me! The singer told fans to look out for her
But in order to take her hair back to blonde the I Kissed A Girl singer had to complete the process in two stages.


So just over a week ago she had her hair dyed this dark red-blonde colour.

'So I didn't get to the exact color (sic) I wanted from being black for so long! she explained to her fans on Twitter.


Promo duties: Katy took part in a Q&A session with her Canadian fans


'2get to goal I have 2b GINGER for 3WKS,' before explaining: 'If I don't wait 3wks, I'll end up w/no hair or a #pixie90scutw/abarretteinthefront It's okay, I'll get to my secret color(s) soon! #patience'

Katy is currently in the middle of her California Dreams tour which sees her performing tonight in Toronto before heading to Montreal and Ottawa next week.

Meanwhile, back at home in Los Angeles, it was revealed that Katy and her husband Russell Brand have bought a $6.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion.


Natural: Pictures of Katy before she was famous reveal how she looked before her trademark black locks


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Katy Perry shows off her new accidental 'ginger' hairstyle as she launches her perfume

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


Purr-ty: Katy Perry shows off her new ginger hair style as she launches her new fragrance in Toronto, Canada


Even though she looked flawless as she greeted fans at her perfume launch last night Katy Perry was well aware that she didn't appear quite right.

Because the singer was sporting a new accidental hair colour.

The 26-year-old songstress debuted a striking strawberry blonde hue to her hair, which for a long time has been dyed jet black, as she introduced her fragrance Purr at Sears in Toronto, Canada.


Lightening up: Katy is in the process of changing her hair to blonde from jet black


'On my way to launch PURR in TORONTO! FINALLY CA has PURR avail to them! she wrote on her Twitter page earlier in the day.

'P.s. If u see a ginger haired girl that looks like me, it's me! #yay.'

Katy, who is a natural blonde, has spent years maintaining her hair as a dark brunette, even dying her eyebrows and eyelashes to match.


Patience: The singer has to wait three weeks to lighten her locks further otherwise her hair could break off


If you see a ginger girl it's me! The singer told fans to look out for her
But in order to take her hair back to blonde the I Kissed A Girl singer had to complete the process in two stages.


So just over a week ago she had her hair dyed this dark red-blonde colour.

'So I didn't get to the exact color (sic) I wanted from being black for so long! she explained to her fans on Twitter.


Promo duties: Katy took part in a Q&A session with her Canadian fans


'2get to goal I have 2b GINGER for 3WKS,' before explaining: 'If I don't wait 3wks, I'll end up w/no hair or a #pixie90scutw/abarretteinthefront It's okay, I'll get to my secret color(s) soon! #patience'

Katy is currently in the middle of her California Dreams tour which sees her performing tonight in Toronto before heading to Montreal and Ottawa next week.

Meanwhile, back at home in Los Angeles, it was revealed that Katy and her husband Russell Brand have bought a $6.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion.


Natural: Pictures of Katy before she was famous reveal how she looked before her trademark black locks


source: dailymail

Katy Perry: "Last Friday Night" T.G.I.F (Music Video)

Katy Perry transformed into a nerd for her latest video...

Is It OK For Mom To Flirt w/ Your Hubby? --- Katy Perry Says Her Mom & Husband Flirt & Send Love Letters!

Ladies, is this something YOU are ok with?


Singer Katy Perry says her comedian and movie star husband, Russel Brand, has been having flirty exchanges with her mom, Mary Hudson.

‘My mother flirts with Russell,' explains Katy...

'He's very charming with my parents and he has an ongoing email love letter with my mum, and she loves it.'

But Katy finds the emails a little weird.

‘It's totally inappropriate,'

she adds.

'I tell him to stop.'

Weird? Or it's just Mom?

Katy Perry & Kanye "E.T." American Idol Performance (VIDEO)

Katy Perry and her alien friends took over the American Idol stage this week & Kanye came along for the ride ...take a look.

WATCH IT FROM YOUR PHONE - CLICK HERE

You're so hypnotizing
Could you be the devil
Could you be an angel

Your touch magnetizing
Feels like I am floating
Leaves my body glowing

They say be afraid
You're not like the others
Futuristic lover
Different DNA
They don't understand you

Your from a whole other world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light
...........
Infect me with your love and
Fill me with your poison

Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be a victim
Ready for abduction

Think there trying to send us subliminal messages with this song?




In case you missed it, click here for the official video for E.T. with Katy Perry & Kanye below.

Gwen Stefani Tells Rihanna & Katy Perry To Keep Their Pants On!

Pop divas are wearing less and less these days and Gwen Stefani is calling them out!

In this issue of Elle Magazine Singer Gwen Stefani is rocking the cover and inside she admits she’s super concerned about her looks —

“I’m very vain. That would be my middle name. Of course I am, you know what I mean? I love the visual.”

But says younger artists like Katy Perry and Rihanna go too far when they try to be provocative.

“I usually put pants on. I see these girls as more going for the sex-symbol thing. I was more, in the band, like a tomboy,”

she says, referring to her No Doubt days.


Gwen also gives her thoughts on pop music and its unpredictability.

“Like a guilty pleasure, it’s right at the moment. It’s like fashion—it’s now, then it’s gone.”

Do you think pop divas are more like sex-symbols these days?