Video of the moment Russell Brand told Katy Perry he wanted a divorce has emerged, as it's revealed the pop star is planning to share secrets about their 'dark marriage'.
Brand was jailed for ten years and six months today after being convicted of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault on four women.
Perry has not spoken on her ex-husband's conviction but The Mail on Sunday learned that the singer is planning to talk about her marriage in a book and docuseries.
In December 2011, Brand sent Perry a text telling her he wanted their marriage to end after just 14 months.
The moment the singer received the message was captured in her documentary Katy Perry: Part Of Me as she sobbed uncontrollably minutes before she was due to perform to thousands in Brazil.
The film showed Perry being comforted by her team backstage, unable to communicate whether or not the concert would go ahead – it eventually did.
Video of the moment Russell Brand told Katy Perry he wanted a divorce has emerged, as it's revealed the pop star is planning to share secrets about their 'dark marriage'
The couple in 2010... Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week. Perry has not commented but it's been reported she is planning to talk about her marriage in a book and TV series
The film, shot between 2011 and 2012, also showed footage of Perry struggling to be apart from Brand during the world tour.
Additional reels showed tension in the marriage in the weeks before the message, with Perry admitting in one scene that she was fighting to 'keep the marriage alive'.
And another scene showed Perry looking exhausted on a plane asking one of her entourage when her next break in the tour was so she could go and see Brand.
She looked distressed when she was informed she would not be able to see him for another 18 days.
In another shot, a crewmember asked Perry if Brand was coming to visit her. The pop star responded: 'He should but he's not.'
Perry and Brand's romance came as something of a surprise when it first became public in 2009.
The pair met on the set of Get Him To The Greek, the Hollywood movie in which Brand had a starring role and Perry had a cameo, which was ultimately cut.
Brand filed for divorce from Perry in December 2011 after just 14 months of marriage
The couple held a lavish wedding in India at the Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary in Rajasthan in 2010.
Speaking in a Vogue interview, the California Gurls singer said she had initially taken 'a lot of responsibility' for the split until she 'found out the real truth'.
Russell Brand has been found guilty of rape and three sexual assaults - and our reporters Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull were in court every day to witness it all. They sat down with Detective Inspector Laura Nelson who revealed why the women who accused him in the infamous documentary were not involved in his rape trial.
She said at the time: 'He's a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him.
'Let's just say I haven't heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.'
Perry added: 'I felt a lot of responsibility for it ending, but then I found out the real truth, which I can't necessarily disclose because I keep it locked in my safe for a rainy day.
'I let go and I was like: "This isn't because of me; this is beyond me". So I have moved on from that.'
In the 15 years since her divorce, Perry has largely maintained what fans have called a 'dignified silence'.
Sources close to the star claim she was waiting for the outcome of Brand's trial before finalising a deal to tell all about her 'dark marriage' in a book and docuseries.
But she has been in 'active discussions' to tell her side of their marriage.
The source claimed her team have been in touch with streaming giants including Netflix and Hulu.