Overview

• In a lengthy Instagram caption posted over the weekend and later deleted or edited, Spears wrote that she was cut off from calling or texting her sons for three years and said her marriage 'almost felt like a fake distraction.'
• Asghari responded via a statement to People, saying, 'Our marriage was very real to me,' adding that he was in love with Spears and wishes her the best.
• Spears also wrote that she feels she is 'healing,' describing a return of her appetite and reflecting on personal recovery following family estrangement.
• The pair married in June 2022; Asghari filed for divorce in August 2023, and the split was finalized in May 2024 after roughly seven years together as a couple.
• Coverage notes ongoing context including reported steps toward reconnection with son Jayden in late 2024 and previous reports that Asghari signed a nondisclosure agreement during the relationship.