Rihanna supports heartbroken Perry

London: Singer Rihanna has come out in support of her friend Katy Perry, who recently announced her split from husband Russell Brand.

Perry is said to have shared a number of heart-to-heart phone calls with Rihaana as she deals with her split from British comedian after 14 months of marriage. "Katy is hardly speaking to anyone right now, but she called Rihanna as soon as she heard Russell was filing for divorce," thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying. "Katy was embarrassed about calling her parents as they`d been so against Russell in the first place, but Rihanna was a great support for her and she really helped to calm her down." IANS