It seems that Britney Spears ensured her split from Sam Asghari went smoothly and on her terms.
The 41-year-old singer has hired powerful divorce attorney, Laura Wasser, to represent her, Yahoo Entertainment can confirm. Wasser is currently representing Kevin Costner amid his controversial divorce. It also counts Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian, and Johnny Depp as past clients.
Asghari signed a prenuptial agreement ahead of his star-studded wedding to Spears last year. However, reports claim that he is trying to renegotiate the contract. There is a lot of money at stake. in 2021, Forbes The pop star has an estimated net worth of around $60 million.
A source claimed Page six The 29-year-old model “tries to negotiate concessions beyond what he has accepted and threatens to reveal extraordinarily embarrassing information about Britney unless he is paid.”
TMZ, who reported the couple’s breakup for the first time, indicated that Asgari wanted money. The outlet posited that “the likely end to the marriage would be a check from Britney to Sam that would settle things, at least financially.”
us weekly The prenup reportedly stipulates that Asgari will receive “$1 million for every two years” of their marriage, with a cap of $10 million after 15 years, according to an insider. The couple got married in June 2022, and according to those terms, he won’t be getting $1 million.
Yahoo has reached out to Asghari’s representatives about reports that he is trying to renegotiate the prenup, but has not received any responses. Spears and Asghari’s representatives have not commented on the divorce.
It seems to be business as usual for Spears on social media, which lately has meant not to mention Asghari. After news broke on Wednesday that he had filed for divorce, the singer posted that she was “going to buy a horse soon.”
“So many choices it’s kinda hard!!! A horse named Sophie and another named Roar,” she captioned a photo of herself riding a horse on the beach. “I can’t make up my mind!!! Should I join the camaraderie and wear my pink cowboy hat???”
The “Toxic” singer has disabled comments on Instagram.
Speaking of toxic, Spears’ insiders claimed that the people This was the subject of her and Asghari’s marriage. “It was very toxic between them for a long time… their marriage has been on the rocks for months,” the source added. “There was drama going on. It’s sad.”
Spears was photographed without her wedding ring on Wednesday amid news of the split. TMZ She stated that Asgari had already left after a “nuclear” fight in which he accused her of infidelity. The outlet noted that the singer is losing her biggest support system in her husband because she is still estranged from her family.
Some of the Spears family might be happy. Singer Jamie Lynn’s sister, Seemingly She responded to the news as she reportedly liked an Instagram post announcing the breakup.
Spears and Asghari first met on the set of her music video ‘Slatter Party’ in 2016 where he starred as her love interest. They began dating a few months later — after the singer made the first move — and went public with their relationship in 2017. Asghari was with Spears throughout her custody battle and was a huge supporter of ending it. Proposed in 2021.
This will be Spears’ third divorce. Kevin Federline, the second husband of the singer, who she shares with Sean Preston, 17, and Jayden, 16, appears to be “wishing her well” amid the drama. Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was featured on NewsNation’s Banfield where he was asked if he had an inside track of what was going on.
“I don’t have an inside track on that. But from Kevin’s point of view, he just hopes that they work it out. And that, you know, the media is so focused on this, and he just hopes that everything works out for the best, be it together or No,” Kaplan shared. “He just hopes they make good decisions and work out, either go their separate ways or get back together. Whatever is best for them. He wishes her well.”
