Overview

• Spears wrote on Aug. 24 that marrying Asghari "almost felt like a fake distraction" during a period she says she could not call or text her sons.
• The post accompanied a back-turned nude photo, and outlets reported the lengthy caption was later removed, leaving the image.
• Asghari responded via his representative to People, saying, "Our marriage was very real to me" and that he was in love with her and wishes her well.
• The pair married in June 2022, separated 14 months later when he filed for divorce in August 2023, and finalized the split in May 2024.
• Coverage notes signs of healing and partial family reconnection, including time with son Jayden and Spears’ remark that she feels "hungry again" as a marker of recovery.