'Katy Perry wanted Russell Brand to file for divorce so she did not have to be the one to end their marriage'

• It has been said that Brand didn't approve of her partying lifestyle and new claims suggest that he told her to 'tone it down'
• Reports suggest divorce was agreed upon weeks ago, but both parties wanted to be out of the country when papers were filed

By Andrea Magrath, Natalie Trombetta and Alanah Eriksen
Last updated at 1:38 PM on 31st December 2011

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New reports claim that Katy Perry wanted her husband to file for divorce so that she didn't have to be the one to end their marriage - and disappoint her evangelical Christan parents.
Russell Brand's lawyers filed papers in Los Angeles this week ending the A-list couple's 14-month union.
According to celebrity website TMZ, the singer, 27, did not want to officially file for divorce herself as divorce goes against her religious upbringing.

Split: Katy Perry is claimed to have wanted estranged husband Russell Brand to file for divorce so she did not have to be the one to end their marriage

Her parents, Keith and Mary Hudson, publicly gave their approval to their daughter's love before their marriage, despite his controversial background.

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Keith, a pastor, said at the time: 'We all have a past. I was in the Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin era, and I used to take LSD.'
TMZ alleges that, contrary to earlier reports, the couple agreed to split a few weeks ago, but waited to file papers until they were both out of the country.

Religious: The singer is believed to be fearful of disappointing her evangelical Christian parents, who raised her to believe divorce is wrong

Brand, 36, is currently in England, while The One That Got Away singer Perry is on holiday in Hawaii.
Russell released a statement yesterday that said he still 'adores' his wife and hoped they would remain friends.
The comedian stepped out looking downcast without his wedding ring on in London yesterday as the news went public.

'Irreconcilable differences': 36-year-old Brand visited a friend in North London yesterday while his legal team filed court documents in Los Angeles

Brand said in his statement: 'Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends.'
His legal team filed court documents at the Superior Court in Los Angeles yesterday citing 'irreconcilable differences.'
The divorce documents, which refer to Perry by her give name Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, show there are 'community property assets,' suggesting there may not be a pre-nuptial agreement in place.
It does not list a date of separation and Perry is yet to comment on the split.

Signs of trouble: Katy Perry spent Christmas in Hawaii where she was pictured swimming in the sea

Holidays: Meanwhile, Russell Brand was across the Atlantic on Christmas Day where he was pictured here with charity swimmers on Coverack Beach in Cornwall

It has also been said that Brand didn't approve of her partying lifestyle and new claims suggest that he told her to 'tone it down'.
The recovered drug and sex addict is said to have disapproved strongly of her benders – such as a long day-into-night party in Rio earlier this year.
He also never apparently liked her friends such as the fun-loving singer Rihanna.
The pair sparked rumours of trouble after celebrating Christmas 7,000 miles apart - he spent the festive day in Cornwall while the Teenage Dream singer, 27, was with friends in Hawaii.

Official: The legal document refers to the singer by her given name, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Perry was not wearing her wedding ring either when she was photographed frolicking in the surf on December 25.

Last public appearance: The pair attended a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation in Los Angeles on December 3

The couple's split comes just four weeks after Brand declared his relationship was going strong.
He told Ellen DeGeneres on December 2: 'I'm really happily married. I’m married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge. I’m still alive.'
In November, Perry told the same TV host that that she 'would love to have children' with Brand.
She said: 'I think that's one of the reasons you get married, especially to the person that you marry. You think: "That person is going to be a good partner, a good parent.'''
Asked if she wanted a big family, Perry added: 'If it doesn't hurt the first time I'll keep popping them out.'
But there was clearly trouble brewing when the pair decided to spend Christmas apart, allegedly after a huge row.
A source was quoted as telling Us Weekly magazine: 'They had a massive fight. She was like, "F*** you. I'm going to do my own thing."
Meanwhile the insider said that Russell replied: 'Fine, f*** you too.'
The couple had planned Christmas together and Perry was expected to jet her family in a private plane over to the UK to celebrate.
In November, Brand's mother Barbara had tweeted she was looking forward to spending the festive season with her son and daughter-in-law.
She wrote on Twitter: 'Spoke to Russell and Katy, they are so happy, it's lovely. We will all be together for Christmas.'
The California-born star began dating the British comedian in 2009 after she famously threw a bottle at his head at an MTV Music Awards party.
He proposed just four months later on New Year's Eve and they were married in October last year.

Lavish wedding: Katy flashed up pictures from her big day while performing Not Like The Movies at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February

Their lavish ceremony at a five-star resort in India included two elephants, acrobats and jugglers.
Brand was once notorious in England as a hard-partying bachelor and self-confessed sex addict.
He later had a spiritual awakening and got sober after years of heroin and alcohol abuse.
He insisted he'd reformed his wild ways before settling down with Perry.
'I think I was ready for it,' he said. 'If you're wild, like a wild animal, marriage won't contain you. I think that's how a lot of people get into trouble.'

Brand will next appear in the Eighties musical film, Rock Of Ages, alongside Tom Cruise.
Perry, who has spent much of the year on tour, recently released the new single The One That Got Away.
The track is currently number three on the US charts. If it reaches number one, it will be her sixth chart-topping single from her Teenage Dream album, surpassing the record set by Michael Jackson's Bad.

THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF KATY AND RUSSELL'S ROMANCE

Just married: Katy Perry and Russell Brand days after their lavish wedding in India in October 2010

Summer 2008: The couple are first introduced when Perry films a cameo appearance on Brand's film, get Him to the Greek.
September 2009: They begin dating after meeting again at the MTV Music Awards in LA. Perry famously threw a bottle at the comedian’s head during rehearsals. Brand joked on stage: ‘Katy Perry didn't win an award and she's staying at the same hotel as me, so she's gonna need a shoulder to cry on. So in a way, I'm the real winner tonight.’ He took her on a date the next day.
December 2009: Brand proposes to Perry near the Ranthambhore tiger sanctuary in Rajasthan, India.
June 2010: They reveal their matching tattoos, a Sanskrit phrase, in honour of the place they became engaged. The inking on the underside of their right biceps, means 'Go with the flow'.

One way to annoy the missus! Brand posted a picture of his bare-faced wife on Twitter in December last year. It was swiftly removed

September 2010: In the second instalment of his autobiography, My Booky Wook 2, former sex addict Brand says he fell in love with Perry the moment he met her. ‘I knew I'd marry her on that first date.,’ he wrote. ‘The truth is I fell in love with her when she hit me with that bottle. From the first date, I changed. No more women. Well, actually, thousands of women. I wake up to a different one each day, they're all her. She chose me, bottled me and cuffed me. And now this is my life, my girl, this beautiful woman.'
October 2010: The couple get married in a traditional Hindu ceremony at the same spot Brand proposed.
December 2010: Brand tweets a rather unflattering picture of a make-up free Perry before swiftly removing it from the social networking site.
February 2011: Perry denies reports she and Brand are undergoing couples therapy.

'Happily married': The comedian told Ellen DeGeneres his marriage was in good shape on December 2

November 2011: Perry tells talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres that she would ‘love to have children’ with Brand.
December 1, 2011: Perry denies divorce rumours, tweeting: 'First I'm pregnant, then I'm divorced. #ifihadadollarforeverytime'. The pair get tattoos after her Staples Center concert - Perry going for a smiling peppermint, and Brand opting for the West Ham United team badge.
December 2: Brand tells Ellen DeGeneres: I am really happily married… I’m married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge.' He adds that he wants children with the singer.

Mocking her man: Perry impersonated her husband during a sketch on Saturday Night Live on December 7

December 3, 2011: The couple are pictured together for the last time, at a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation in Los Angeles.
December 7, 2011: Perry impersonates her husband during a sketch on Saturday Night Live, mocking his accent when asked by show favourite Kenan Thompson if he had given her any hosting tips. Speaking about the show, she told MTV: 'I'm up for a challenge, for something new. I love to be challenged ... I married Russell Brand.'
December 25, 2011: Rumours the couple are divorcing start circulating after they spend Christmas 7,000 miles apart - Brand in Cornwall and Perry in Hawaii.
December 29: Brand is seen out in London, not wearing his wedding ring as he poses for photos with fans.

December 30, 2011: After another day out without his wedding ring, Brand announces he is divorcing Perry, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

DO THEY HAVE A PRE-NUP? WHAT'S AT STAKE

In Brand's divorce document, the star ticked the box for 'Property rights to be determined,' hinting that the pair may not have had a pre-nuptial agreement in place.
If they do, it does not cover all of the earnings and other assets they accumulated during their brief marriage.
The couple have at least three properties together - including a $6.5m Hollywood home they purchased in June.
They are also understood to own a $2.7m apartment in Manhattan's trendy TriBeca as well as a residence in London.
Brand asks in the papers that 'attorney fees and costs will be payable by each party to advance his/her own without prejudice.'

Martial home: The pair splashed out $6.5 million on this Hollywood mansion in June

City slickers: The pair are also understood to own an apartment in New York and a residence in London