Katy Perry's alarming nickname for Russell Brand amid ex's allegations of rape and sexual assault
21.09.2023 - 09:37
/ ok.co.uk
Katy Perry's rather chilling nickname for ex-husband Russell Brand has been unearthed as the comedian faces numerous accusations of rape and sexual assault, claims that he has denied. Controversial broadcaster Piers Morgan has shared the nickname that the Roar singer revealed to him in 2013 at a Vanity Fair party in Washington DC. Katy, 38, and Russell, 48, married in October 2010 but the comedian filed for divorce just 14 months later, texting the singer to tell her the marriage was over just moments before she went on stage to perform.
Now Piers, 58, has revealed that following the marriage Katy had begun referring to her ex-husband as 'Rasputin'. Recalling the interview attempt to The Sun, Piers shared that Katy told him she wasn't ready to speak about the marriage yet, as she explained: "Because you’ll get the truth out of me, and I’m just not ready to tell you the truth. In fact, I’m not sure I’m ready to admit the truth to myself.
"You Brits are all the same, so damn confident… Trouble is, I find that irresistible. I love Brits… Well, not all of them – not Rasputin, obviously." Piers added that he had later told Russell of the nickname, which left him "thrilled", as he told the journalist: "I like Rasputin... he was all right, wasn't he...
a mad monk with magical, mystical powers, having it off with everyone, drinking and getting into fights." Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and holy man, who became an advisor to Tsar Nicholas II after being summoned to the Royal Court to help heal his son's haemophilia. Rasputin is said to have eased the child's suffering, making himself indispensable to Tsarina Alexandra in the process, with rumours at court suggesting the pair were having an affair. Inside the
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