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Sam Asghari reacts to Britney Spears calling their marriage a ‘fake distraction’

Britney Spears declared legally single
  • Britney Spears recently described her marriage to Sam Asghari as a “fake distraction” and “the hardest years of my life” in an Instagram post.
  • Sam Asghari responded through his representative, stating their marriage was “very real” to him and expressing continued love for Spears.
  • The couple met in 2016, married in 2022, and Asghari filed for divorce in August 2023 after just 14 months.
  • When they met, Spears was still under conservatorship, which was terminated in 2021.
  • Spears also claimed she was cut off from her sons during her marriage to Asghari, but appears to have since repaired her relationship with them.
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