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"Katy Perry wanted Russell Brand to file the papers for their divorce to avoid upsetting her parents, it has been reported. The couple realised they had relationship problems a few months ago, but were attempting to work things out, TMZ reports. However, despite their best efforts, both parties felt that &amp;quot;it just wasn&amp;#039;t there&amp;quot; and decided to divorce a few weeks ago.  Perry&amp;#039;s parents are evangelical Christians, so she didn&amp;#039;t want to be the one to officially end the marriage by filing the court documents, instead tasking Brand with the duty. Both Perry and Brand wanted to be out of town when the papers were filed, which is why she was in Hawaii and he returned to England - spending Christmas 7,000 miles apart. Brand filed for divorce on Friday, citing &amp;quot;irreconcilable differences&amp;quot; for the split. &amp;quot;Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I&amp;#039;ll always adore her and I know we&amp;#039;ll remain friends,&amp;quot; he said. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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