Katy Perry’s father says he has forgiven Russell Brand for abandoning his daughter after just 14 months of marriage.
Christian preacher Keith Hudson, 76, told The Mail on Sunday he had no animosity towards the comedian, who ended his marriage via text message on New Year’s Eve in 2011.
He said, “I forgive him. Each of us had our past, but thank God we are forgiven.”
Pop star Perry, 38, told Vogue in 2013: “I felt very responsible that it ended.
“Then I learned the real truth, which I can’t reveal because I keep it locked in a safe for a rainy day. I thought, “This is not because of me; that beats me”.
Her father refused to reveal what information his daughter had kept from herself: “I can’t say anything because I’ll get in trouble.”
Perry declined to comment because Brand was accused of kidnapping one woman and sexually assaulting at least three others between 2006 and 2013.
Her representative also declined to comment.
Brand is now married to writer Laura Gallagher, sister of Sky Sports presenter Kirsty.