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Everything we know about Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s divorce

Source: Sam Asgahri / Instagram

Britney Spears fans were left shocked on back in August when the popstar’s husband of 14 months, Sam Asghari, filed for divorce.

The two met back in 2016, when Asghari starred in the music video for Spears’ song Slumber Party and began dating five months later.

The personal trainer, 29, appeared to be Spears’ strength and stay throughout her bitter conservatorship battle, which ended in November 2021.

After popping the question in September 2021, the couple wed in an intimate backyard ceremony the following June with Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore and Madonna in attendance.

Asghari filed for divorce on Wednesday (August 16) (AP)

However, their fairytale wasn’t meant to be – and a mere 14 months later the pair have called it quits like so many other .

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