Britney Spears on Sam Asghari divorce: 'I couldn't take the pain anymore'

Britney Spears has spoken for the archetypal clip since her hubby Sam Asghari announced their split, saying she "couldn't instrumentality the symptom anymore".

Mr Asghari, 29, cited "irreconcilable differences" successful a divorcement petition filed successful Los Angeles connected Wednesday.

He asks that spousal enactment and outgo of ineligible fees beryllium paid by Ms Spears, the documents state.

Ms Spears, 41, said she was "a small shocked" that her six-year narration with Mr Asghari had travel to an end.

Discussing their breakup successful an Instagram post, the vocalist wrote: "I'm not present to explicate wherefore due to the fact that it's honestly nobody's business."

"I've been playing it beardown for mode excessively agelong and my Instagram whitethorn look cleanable but it's acold from world and I deliberation we each cognize that," she added.

"I would emotion to amusement my emotions and tears connected however I truly consciousness but for immoderate crushed I've ever had to fell my weaknesses."

Ms Spears said she would beryllium "as beardown arsenic I can" and she was "actually doing beauteous damn good".

Mr Asghari, an Iranian-American actor, exemplary and fittingness trainer, met Ms Spears portion she was shooting the video for her opus Slumber Party successful 2016.

He was a vocal protagonist of her efforts to extremity her begetter Jamie's conservatorship; a combat she won conscionable months earlier their marriage.

The mates got engaged successful September 2021 and were joined successful a tiny ceremonial past June.

Rumours of their marital struggles were reported successful US tabloids this year. The 2 had precocious been seen without their wedding rings successful public.

In his ain station connected Instagram, Mr Asghari said: "After 6 years of emotion and committedness to each different my woman and I person decided to extremity our travel together.

"We volition clasp onto the emotion and respect we person for each different and I privation her the champion always."

He added: "Asking for privateness seems rediculous [sic] truthful I volition conscionable inquire for everyone including media to beryllium benignant and thoughtful."