Sam Asghari has clapped again at his ex-wife, Britney Spears, for questioning the genuineness of their marriage. What she labeled as “pretend” was, actually, “very actual” to him. 

The American singer not too long ago opened up in regards to the time she was married to the mannequin, saying that it felt like a distraction from her real-life issues.

Asghari and Spears met in 2016 and bought married in 2022. Their marriage lasted a bit of over a yr, after which they separated and finalized their divorce in 2024. 

In an interview, Asghari cleared the air about his two-year marriage to the Princess of Pop. He acknowledged that the brevity of their marriage doesn’t invalidate the love they shared. 

“Our marriage was very actual to me. It might have been quick, however we have been collectively for seven years. I used to be in love along with her, will all the time have love for her,” the actor mentioned to Folks Journal.

Asghari additional added that he holds no in poor health emotions in the direction of his ex-wife and desires her “the very best all the time.” 

The Iranian native’s statements come shortly after Spears took to Instagram to open up about going by way of a tricky time whereas being married to him. The singer wrote that she was in denial about being minimize off from her youngsters and solely noticed her marriage to the previous health coach as a distraction. 

“I keep in mind in shock, my secret to survival was denial and quite a lot of tears. It is bizarre; Sam and I have been married, but it surely virtually felt like a pretend distraction to assist me take care of it,” Spears wrote. 

Within the candid put up, Spears revealed that being minimize off from “calling or texting” her youngsters put her in a troublesome house. The youngsters in query are Jayden James and Sean Preston, whom she shares along with her second husband, Kevin Federline. 

In 2023, James and Preston moved to Hawaii to stick with Federline, and Spears reportedly didn’t reunite along with her youngsters till 2024. 

The “Child One Extra Time” singer referred to the time she was married to Asghari as “the toughest years of [her] life” as a consequence of being separated from her youngsters. She additionally admitted that she turned to meals to assist her throughout her therapeutic course of, which remains to be ongoing. 

Regardless of Spears’ commentary on the short-lived union, Asghari has by no means shied away from having her again.

In 2023, an alleged TMZ documentary about Spears’ conservatorship was reportedly within the works. Asghari disliked the concept of different folks telling tales about his then-wife’s ache and stood up for her in a candid social media put up. 

The Iranian-born mannequin shared a video on his Instagram story saying that whereas he needed to respect Spears’ privateness, he merely needed to communicate up in regards to the matter.

“I discovered it completely disgusting for the people who have been in her life on the time, when she did not have a voice, they went and instructed her story prefer it was theirs. It was completely disgusting,” he mentioned. 

Asghari additionally mentioned that his former lover’s life was closely managed by her father. He added that utilizing her as a “money-making machine” was unsuitable and “disgusting.” 

Asghari as soon as credited his ex-wife for giving him a platform to advance his profession. In an interview, he admitted that he wasn’t going to lie about his marriage to Spears and say that it did not include its advantages. 

He famous that whereas his profession was already off to begin, his extremely publicized marriage to the pop singer was extremely useful for him.

“If you’re in such a public relationship, that offers you that platform. It kind of gave me that platform for who I’m,” he mentioned, per The Blast.