Key takeaways:
- Britney Spears and Sam Asghari married in June 2022 in front of celebrity guests.
- The couple began dating in 2017, during which time Spears’ father prohibited her from getting married or having a child.
- Asghari filed for divorce on Wednesday, surprising many fans who had celebrated the couple’s wedding.
Pop star Britney Spears and her husband Sam Asghari have ended their marriage after 14 months. The couple tied the knot in a fairy-tale wedding in June 2022 in front of celebrity guests including Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton and Madonna.
Spears and Asghari began dating in 2017, during which time the singer claims her father prohibited her from getting married or having a child, while also exerting strict control over her health care and who she could contact.
The couple’s relationship played out alongside Spears’ fight to end a 13-year conservatorship overseen by her father, Jamie Spears, and professional conservator Jodi Montgomery.
On Wednesday, a person familiar with the filing confirmed to the press that Asghari had filed for divorce. Multiple sources also confirmed the news to People magazine.
The split comes as a surprise to many fans, who had celebrated the couple’s wedding as a milestone in Spears’ newly reclaimed life. It is unclear at this time what the future holds for the former couple.
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