Hicks: Katy Perry allegedly wants Russell Brand back

Despite running around Coachella with Rihanna last weekend, crowd-surfing, and generally acting like a carefree celebrity with lots of money and time, Katy Perry is apparently pining for ex-husband Russell Brand.

According to the New York Daily News and Us Weekly, the singer -- who parted ways with Brand after 14 months of marriage at the end of last year -- is currently "lost" and hoping to reconcile with the comedian.

"Katy's been trying to get him back" a friend told the magazine. "She's a lost soul right now."

So that's why she stopped calling me.

According to another source, Perry began to wax nostalgic about their relationship after taking a trip to India by herself April 3.

"She's already been missing Russell," the source told Us Weekly. "Being back there stirred up even more old feelings."

Brand, 36, filed for divorce from Perry, 27, in December, and the two have tried to keep their highly publicized split as clear-cut as possible.

The comedian didn't take any of Perry's money in the divorce, and Perry's pastor parents have said repeatedly that they hold no ill will toward Brand.

"There are no hard feelings toward Russell -- I just received a text from him the other day in fact," Perry's father, Keith Hudson, told Us Weekly at the time. "He is a wonderful and smart guy. Her career got real busy and she did not get to see that much of Russell. It was just one of those things."

Brand

is reportedly dating model Nikolett Barabas, and Perry has been spotted with French model Baptiste Giabiconi. A friend of Perry's said "Right now, Katy and Russell are trying to get to the point where they can at least be friends."

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