Brand files for divorce from Perry

LOS ANGELES – British actor Russell Brand has filed for divorce from his singer wife Katy Perry after just over a year of marriage…

LOS ANGELES – British actor Russell Brand has filed for divorce from his singer wife Katy Perry after just over a year of marriage.

Brand (36), star of the film

Getting to the Greek

, and

California Gurls

singer Perry (27), met in 2008 and married in October 2010, becoming one of the most high-profile couples in entertainment.

However reports say their marriage has been in trouble for several weeks.

Brand filed divorce papers in Los Angeles yesterday citing irreconcilable differences. – (Reuters)

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