Donald Trump previously told Katy Perry she had made a “big mistake” marrying Russell Brand , who was found guilty of rape and sexual assault on Thursday.

In 2011, five years before he became US president, Trump weighed in on their relationship to say that although he liked the British comedian, he thought the American pop star would regret her decision to marry him the year before.

On the day before Brand filed for divorce, Trump wrote on Twitter: “I like Russell Brand, but Katy Perry made a big mistake when she married him. Let's see if I'm right---I hope not.”

The couple legally split the following year, and by 2014, Trump would describe Brand as a “major loser” and “total joke”.

Brand, 51, is now facing years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.

Donald Trump previously told Katy Perry she had made a ‘big mistake’ marrying Russell Brand (Getty)

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