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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1231_russell_katy_docs_TMZ.pdf\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Katy Perry and Russell Brand divorce documents\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/30/1230-katy-russell-document-launch3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Russell Brand&lt;/strong&gt; has filed for divorce from &lt;strong&gt;Katy Perry &lt;/strong&gt;... TMZ has learned. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the docs, filed in L.A., Brand cites \"irreconcilable differences.\" The &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2010/10/23/russell-brand-katy-perry-married-wedding-india/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;two were married&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Oct. 23, 2010 in India.&amp;#160; They have no kids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The divorce docs say there are \"community property assets\" -- it's a sign there might not be a prenup, or if there is one it doesn't cover all of the earnings and other assets they accumulated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The docs do not give a date the couple separated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Russell has released a statement, claiming, \"Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage. I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Russell proposed to Katy in India on New Year's Eve 2009 -- nearly two years ago ... to the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources had told TMZ the couple was having problems, evidenced by the fact that they spent Christmas apart and neither was wearing a wedding ring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although it's not 100%, based on what we now know it appears Brand may have blindsided Perry by filing the divorce petition.&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Russell appeared on \"Ellen\" just this month, &lt;a href=\"http://www.toofab.com/2011/12/02/russell-brand-katy-perry-happily-married/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;slamming divorce rumors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;below&lt;/em&gt;) -- claiming, \"I'm really happily married ... I&amp;#8217;m married to Katy. Perpetually, until death do us part was the pledge. I&amp;#8217;m still alive.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; {{tmz_video_0}} &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2011/12/29/4247-katy-and-russell-before-the-split\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/30/1230-katy-perry-russell-brand-split-footer.jpg\" alt=\"1230_katy_perry_russell_brand_SPLIT_footer\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recent Divorces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/28/cal-worthington-divorce/\"&gt;Cal Worthington -- Legendary Car Dealer -- Slapped With Divorce Papers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/27/deion-sanders-divorce/\"&gt;Deion Sanders Files for Divorce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/23/mel-gibson-robyn-gibson-divorced/\"&gt;Mel Gibson &amp;amp; Wife Robyn Gibson -- Officially Divorced&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More Today in TMZ History&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;span color=\"#0000ee\"&gt;&lt;span color=\"#0000ee\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2006/02/18/308-celebrity-homes\"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;ul class=\"ul1\"&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2006/02/18/308-celebrity-homes\"&gt;Chris Brown -- Racist, Gay Slurs in Twitter Feud&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/28/lohan-family-christmas-photo/\"&gt;Lohan Family Christmas Photo &amp;#8212; Guess Who's Missing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/27/jon-gosselins-nyc-apartment-ransacked-haley-glassman-police-report/\"&gt;Jon Gosselin&amp;#8217;s NYC Apartment &amp;#8216;Ransacked&amp;#8217;&amp;#160;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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