The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Katy and this is how their article starts:

Russell Brand? Years of rejection? Yep, the purple-haired sexpot spills tears and secrets in her concert film “Part of Me,” as the onetime religious teen from Santa Barbara breaks Michael Jackson’s chart record, racks up $44 million in one year alone and one-ups even studio execs with her power (don’t let those candy hearts fool you).

In the interview, she opens up about her split with Russell:

“There were times when what was going on in my personal life was so overwhelming that I had to bend over to let those tears fall straight out of my eyes and not my false lashes just as I’m about to go up on that ramp and sing Teenage Dream.”

On the fact that she covers her divorce in her new film:

“Like how I write my songs, honesty has always worked for me. … So if it ain’t broke, why (expletive) fix it? … Nobody knows what really happened except the two people who are in it.”

And possibly opening her own record lable:

“When it does come to fruition, I’m going to try and avoid the things that take away any fighting chance for an artist to have financial success.”

Check out the cover HERE, pics of Katy from the article HERE and the whole story over at the HollywoodReporter.com

Here’s the video for Katy’s latest song (from the movie), “Wide Awake:”