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LITTLE ROCK — Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement. A Christian minister and longtime friend of Perry’s family performed a “private and spiritual ceremony,” which was attended by family members and close friends, said the statement released by the couple’s representatives. “The backdrop was the inspirational and majestic countryside of Northern India,”said the statement, which did not provide any further details on the ceremony. The wedding was held at the Amane-Khas luxury resort in a tiger reserve in Ranthambhore National Park, a hotel official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media. Security has been stringent with private security guards stationed at the resort and other nearby hotels where guests and the couple are staying for the six-day wedding celebration. Photographers and media reporters were not allowed into the Aman-e-Khas wildlife retreat. The couple have given the exclusive coverage rights to a London magazine, and no other photographers or journalists will be allowed into the resort. The 26-year-old Perry’s second album, Teenage Dream, was one of this year’s best-sellers. Brand, 35, is next set to star as Trinculo in The Tempest and the title character in a remake of Arthur.

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife told Canada’s immigration board Friday that they are seeking refuge in Canada because they are being persecuted in the United States, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges. The pair were arrested Thursday afternoon in a shopping area of an affluent Vancouver, British Columbia, neighborhood. The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, Calif., wherethey missed a court hearing Monday on felony vandalism charges. Santa Barbara County Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said Friday that Quaid and his wife Evi’s bail increased to $500,000 apiece. Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying Friday that eight friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been “murdered” under mysterious circumstances and she’s worried something will happen to her husband next. “We feel our lives are in danger,” she said. Friday’s hearing was a mandatory detention review and authorities have asked that they be kept in jail until their next hearing date Tuesday. Randy Quaid, 60, is best-known for supporting roles in films such as Independence Day and National Lampoon’s Vacation.