All good things come to an end, but who didn’t see the end of this Hollywood marriage coming? Bueller? While short-lived celebrity marriages are not surprising these days, what is interesting is how this divorce is proceeding.
Despite being entitled to approximately $20 million of Katy Perry’s fortune, TMZ reports that Russell Brand will not take a single penny of it.
Russell’s lawyer filed final divorce papers Tuesday … although the judge will make the divorce official on June 30, because there’s a 6 month waiting period.
Informed sources told TMZ … Russell and Katy did NOT have a prenup. As a result, everything they earned during their 14-month marriage is community property — which means they’re each entitled to 50% of the pot.
Katy made $44 million between May, 2010 and May, 2011 — according to Forbes. The couple married in October, 2010, so Russell could have scored a fortune if he exercised his community property rights.
But here’s the deal. As one source told TMZ, “This divorce is as amicable as it gets, and Russell was a mensch (Yiddish for a good person).” He doesn’t want Katy’s money. He’s happy to walk away with the money he earned — which is far less than what Katy raked in.
Going through a divorce is not easy no matter who you are. It is refreshing to see how amicable the divorce of these pop culture icons is going. In a poll listed on TMZ, nearly 90% of the readers voted that Russell Brand as being “Noble” for how he is handling the proceeding and is not taking any of Katy’s loot.
Well done Russell.
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