Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are divorcing — and he allegedly wants to get paid

2023-08-17 18:10:02

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are divorcing — and he allegedly wants to get paid

Britney Spears seems to be ensuring her split from Sam Asghari runs smoothly — and on her terms.

The 41-year-old singer has hired powerhouse divorce attorney, Laura Wasser, to represent her, Yahoo Entertainment can confirm. Wasser is currently representing Kevin Costner amid his contentious divorce. She's also counted Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian and Johnny Depp as past clients.

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Sam Asghari wants to renegotiate the prenup

Asghari signed a prenuptial agreement before his star-studded wedding to Spears last year. However, reports claim he's trying to renegotiate the contract. There is a lot of money at stake. In 2021, Forbes estimated the pop star's fortune to be around $60 million.

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A source claimed to Page Six the 29-year-old model is "attempting to negotiate concessions beyond his prenup and threatening to go public with extraordinarily embarrassing information about Britney unless he gets paid."

TMZ suggests Asghari wants money

TMZ, which first reported the duo separated, suggested Asghari wants money. The outlet theorized "the likely end to the marriage will be a check from Britney to Sam that will settle things, at least financially.

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Prenup details revealed

Us Weekly reports the prenup stipulates Asghari will receive "$1 million per every two years" of their marriage, with a cap at $10 million after 15 years, according to an insider. The couple wed in June 2022, so according to these terms, he wouldn't receive $1 million.

Yahoo reached out to reps for Asghari about reports he's trying to renegotiate the prenup, but did not receive responses. Reps for Spears and Asghari have not commented on the divorce.

It seems to be business as usual for Spears on social media, which as of late, means no mention of Asghari. After news broke on Wednesday he filed for divorce, the singer posted she's "buying a horse soon."

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"So many options it’s kinda hard !!! A horse called Sophie and another called Roar," she captioned a photo of herself riding a horse on a beach. "I can't make up my mind !!! Should I join the camaraderie and put a pink cowboy hat on ???"

The "Toxic" singer has disabled comments on Instagram.

Insiders claim a toxic marriage

Speaking of toxic, Spears insiders claimed to People that has been the theme of her and Asghari's marriage. "It's been very toxic between them for a long time... Their marriage has been on the rocks for months," a source added. "There has been constant drama. It's sad."

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Spears was photographed without her wedding ring on Wednesday amid news of the split. TMZ reported Asghari already moved out after a "nuclear" fight in which he accused her of infidelity. The outlet noted the singer is losing her biggest support system in her husband as she's still estranged from her family.

Some in the Spears family might be happy, though. The singer's sister, Jamie Lynn, seemingly reacted to the news as she reportedly liked an Instagram post announcing the separation.

Spears and Asghari first met on set of her "Slumber Party" music video in 2016 as he starred as her love interest. They started 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 conservatorship battle and was a big supporter of it ending. He proposed in 2021.

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This will be Spears's third divorce. Kevin Federline, the singer's second husband with whom she shares Sean Preston, 17, and Jayden, 16, apparently "wishes her the best" amid the drama. Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan,

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