Britney Spears' husband Sam Asghari files for divorce after 14 months
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Britney Spears' husband, Sam Asghari, filed for divorce on Wednesday, PEOPLE reports.
The news comes less than a day after it was first reported that Asghari, 29, and Spears, 41, had separated after 14 months of marriage.
A representative for Spears did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment. In a statement posted to his Instagram story Thursday afternoon, Asghari wrote, "After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together. We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each other and I wish her the best always."
He added, "S--- happens. Asking for privacy seems [ridiculous] so I will just ask for everyone including media to be kind and thoughtful."
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Britney Spears and Sam Asghari
TMZ was the first to report the news of the couple's split, with multiple sources referencing "a nuclear argument that involve[d] allegations of cheating."
Spears and Asghari began dating shortly after they met on the set of her "Slumber Party" music video in 2016. Six years later, the pair tied the knot in a backyard wedding ceremony attended by pals Madonna, Drew Barrymore, and Paris Hilton.
The couple were together throughout Spears' legal battle to end her 13-year conservatorship, which ended in November 2021. Asghari, who frequently voiced his support for the pop star online, celebrated the news on Instagram with a caption that read, "History was made today. Britney is free!"
Amid the court hearings, it was announced that the couple had gotten engaged and were expecting their first child. In May 2022, Spears and Asghari revealed that they had lost their "miracle baby" in a joint statement on Instagram. "It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy," the caption read. "This is a devastating time for any parent."
Samasghari/Instagram Statement posted by Sam Asghari
This was Spears' third marriage and Asghari's first. The Grammy award-winning singer was previously married to her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander for 55 hours in 2004. Alexander later attempted to crash Spears' wedding to Asghari and was subsequently convicted of aggravated trespassing and battery for the incident. Following her marriage annulment from Alexander, Spears married Kevin Federline in 2004. The pair, who share two children, divorced in 2007.
[This article has been updated with Asghari's statement.]
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