Russell Brand has made his feelings about ex-wife Katy Perry’s new relationship with Justin Trudeau very clear.
The comedian, 50, married the pop star, 41, in 2010, before they divorced in 2012.
He went on to marry Laura Gallacher in 2017, with who he shares three children, while Perry began dating Orlando Bloom in 2016.
After welcoming their daughter, Daisy, in 2020, Perry and Bloom split, with Perry being linked to Canada’s former Prime Minister Trudeau, 53, earlier this year.
They recently went public with their romance by sharing a joint picture on Instagram, but Brand has now spoken out about the love affair and insisted he doesn’t approve.
During a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona, he told the audience: ‘Look, Katy Perry, I was married to her. I love her still, and I’m glad that her mom’s in the room to hear me say this, but look.
‘I was okay with [Perry’s ex-fiance] Orlando Bloom, but Justin Trudeau? Come on, man! Don’t put me in a category with that guy! That globalist stooge.’
Earlier this year, Brand explained the reasons the couple split in a rare comment about their relationship.
Speaking on his podcast, Stay Free with Russell Brand, in April, he said: ‘What I can tell you is, when I was married to Katy Perry, she’s like a—not entirely normal, because she’s an extraordinary, massive star—but she’s not weird or off key and wasn’t involved in anything nefarious, as far as I could tell.
‘The reasons that a marriage didn’t work are the normal human reasons marriages don’t work, and I have nothing but respect for her.’
He continued: ‘I obviously disagree with her political views, but I probably disagree with some of my wife’s political views, my beloved wife, Laura Brand’s political views. So, you know, you always disagree with people, don’t ya?’
Perry and Trudeau were first romantically linked over the summer, when they were spotted on a date in Montreal, Canada, shortly after the Dark Horse singer split from Bloom in June.
They were next photographed together in October, kissing on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara, and they went on to make their first public appearance as a couple at the Crazy Horse Paris cabaret show in the French capital, as the couple celebrated the singer’s 41st birthday.
A source explained to People magazine: ‘They have stayed in touch since the middle of summer but haven’t been able to spend that much time together, due mainly to her schedule.
‘Justin is also busy, and both have family obligations. They have interests in common. Both are taking dating as it comes. But they are definitely into each other – and have been.’
The insider noted the pair’s romance has been allowed to develop slowly and ‘in addition to the attraction, they are both smart and love to talk about serious issues.’
The source added: ‘Justin thinks she is terrific. It has had time to develop on a friend and intellectual level, as well as supersized attraction. The romance has merit.’
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