WHY SAM ASGHARI AND BRITNEY SPEARS ARE SEPARATING?

WHY SAM ASGHARI AND BRITNEY SPEARS ARE SEPARATING?

Britney Spears is ready to roar after her breakup from husband Sam Asghari.

Hours after multiple outlets, including NBC News announced that the singer and her actor husband are parting ways after about 14 months of marriage, Spears took to Instagram to share a different life update.

Spears and Asghari found themselves at the centre of breakup speculations in March, as they were spotted without their engagement rings. However, Sam’s representative, Brandon Cohen of BAC Talent, swiftly addressed these rumours, clarifying to E! News that the couple’s relationship was not on the rocks.

In fact, the representative went on to provide conditions, explaining that Asghari had removed his ring due to a work-related photoshoot. On March 20, beside a selfie taken on set, Asghari wrote, “First day shoot. But for which project? Stay tuned.”

Their journey began in 2016 when they crossed paths on the set of Spears’ “Slumber Party” music video. This initial encounter blossomed into a big connection, leading to their engagement in September 2021. They sealed their commitment with a wedding in June 2022 after enjoying five years of togetherness.

Their intimate wedding was graced by a formation of stars, including Paris Hilton, Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Madonna, and Donatella Versace, the latter of whom designed Spears’ wedding gown. Adorned with a four-carat diamond in a platinum setting, Spears’ engagement ring bore the endearing engraving “Lioness,” a nickname present to her by Asghari.

This marked Spears’ third venture into marriage. Her first was a brief marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander in 2004, lasting a mere 55 hours, followed by her union with Kevin Federline—father of her sons Sean, 17, and Jayden, 16 later that year. Their marriage came to an end in 2007.

At the interval of their engagement, an insider close to Asghari disclosed to E! News that marriage had always been a mutual desire, especially as Spears’ 13 year conservatorship was nearing its conclusion. The source highlights how Britney was experiencing a newfound sense of liberation as her conservatorship was progressively dismantled, allowing her dreams to crystallise into reality. For Asghari, witnessing her journey to freedom served as inspiration to imagine  a future together burdenless by past challenges.

In a monumental turn of circumstances, Spears’ conservatorship was officially terminated in November 2021. Asghari commemorate this milestone by taking to social media, indicate, “History was made today. Britney is Free!”