Katy Perry: Russell Brand dumped me over text message Katy Perry opens up about her exes, including Russell Brand, in the latest issue of Vogue. Katy Perry went from divorcing off-beat British comedian Russell Brand back in early 2012 to dating musician John Mayer, who once famously compared Jessica Simpson to "sexual napalm." With both relationships a thing of the past, the 28-year-old pop singer and Vogue cover girl dished about her exes in a new interview for the magazine's July issue. Perry said that her relationship with Brand ended 14 months after their 2010 marriage, when the 38-year-old comedian asked for a divorce via text message. "He's a very smart man, and I was in love with him when I married him," Perry said. Let's just say I haven't heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011. Perry also said that Brand wasn't comfortable with her career. "At first when I met him, he wanted an equal, and I think a lot of times strong men do want an equal, but then they get that equal and they're like, I can't handle the equalness," she said. I let go and I was like: This isn't because of me; this is beyond me. So I have moved on from that. Perry started dating Mayer shortly after her relationship with Brand ended. She called the 35-year-old singer-songwriter a "broken bird." I was madly in love with him. I still am madly in love with him," she said. All I can say about that relationship is that he's got a beautiful mind. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds," she added. July Vogue hits stands June 25.