Katy Perry said her ex ‘should be in jail’ – months before Russell Brand’s guilty verdict

Katy Perry reportedly said her ex “should be in jail” in the months leading up to Russell Brand’s guilty verdict for rape and sexual assault.

According to Bang Showbiz, Perry was on stage in Oxfordshire, England — her ex-husband’s home country — on July 1 when she began playing an interactive game with the audience, in which she asked audience members to play after spotting an ex.

The “Firework” singer reportedly joked to the British public, “I hope my ex isn’t here. He should be in jail.”

Reps for Brand and Perry did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment Wednesday.

Perry — who was married to Brand from 2010 to 2012 and now shares daughter Daisy Dove, 6, with ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom — previously said in 2013 that her ex-husband was “controlling.”

“At first, when I met him, he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men want an equal, but then they get that equal and they’re like, I can’t handle equality,” the Grammy winner told Vogue at the time.

“He didn’t like the atmosphere where I’m the boss on tour,” she added. “So it was really hurtful, and it was very controlling, which was upsetting.”

While the “Teenage Dream” singer said she “felt a lot of responsibility for the end (of the marriage),” she ultimately decided the split wasn’t “about me; it’s beyond me.” She concluded: “So I evolved from there.”

Perry has been dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since July 2025.

Brand – who married Laura Gallacher, with whom he shares three children, in 2017 – was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault at a London court last week.

Page Six previously reported that he was now incarcerated at HMP Wandsworth in London and would be there “for the next few weeks”, according to lawyer Kally Sahota.

Sahota told us that the disgraced comedian will eventually be transferred to another prison taking into account “security, safety and rehabilitation needs.”

The “Get Me to the Greek” star, 51, was sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in the case that involved six accusers.

A former prisoner at HMP Wandsworth told the US Sun that Brand “had real problems”, a “walking dead man” while serving his sentence at the facility.

The comedian – who the Daily Mail reported “tries not to show his fear” and “prays for hours” while behind bars – will have to “survive until he gets his permanent move”, the ex-convict told The Sun.