Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari files for divorce after 14 months of marriage

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Aug 17, 2023, 04:36 PM IST

American singer Britney Spears' husband Sam Asghari files for divorce after 14 months of marriage.

American singer Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce on Wednesday after 14 months of marriage. The couple tied the knot in a dream fairytale wedding in June last year. 

According to The Guardian, A person familiar with the filing, who is close to Asghari but not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that Sam Asghari filed for the divorce on Wednesday. 

According to a report in TMZ, the divorce filing allegedly happened after the couple had a huge fight over cheating allegations. Sam reportedly filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. According to the same report, Sam has also asked Britney for ‘spousal support’ and ‘attorney fees’ and stated: “he has yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets and obligations of each party.” 

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari met each other in 2016 on the sets of the singer’s music video Slumber Party. The pop star fell in love with the model and actor and cited her desire to marry Sam as one of the reasons she wanted an end to the constraining conservatorship. 

The duo were together for 7 years and tied the knot in an intimate but fairytale wedding at her home in Thousand Oaks, California, on 9 June 2022 in front of guests including Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton, and Madonna. Spears also earlier said that she and Sam lost a baby during pregnancy in May 2022, just a month before their wedding.

Britney Spears is an American singer popularly known for her songs like Gimme More, Oops!… I did it Again, Toxic, Baby One More Time, Hold It Against Me, Hold Me Closer, Slumber Party, and more. The singer enjoys a huge fan following and her memoir, The Woman in Me, is scheduled to be released in October.

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