Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Relationship Timeline

Britney Spears’s memoir “The Woman in Me” traces her life, from her early childhood to her rise to fame and conservatorship. It doesn’t, however, cover one recent major event in Spears’s life — her split from Sam Asghari.

Back in August, it was revealed that Spears and Asghari were going their separate ways after one year of marriage. The two met in 2016 on the set of the pop star’s music video for “Slumber Party,” and in her memoir, Spears writes that she knew she wanted Asghari in her life “immediately.” Just two months before Spears’s 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November 2021, the longtime couple announced their engagement on Instagram. “I can’t f*cking believe it ??????❣️!!!!!!,” the singer captioned a video featuring her custom diamond engagement ring.

On April 11, 2022, Spears and Asghari announced that they were expecting their first child together. The latter spoke about the pregnancy on Instagram, writing, “Fatherhood is something i have always looked forward to and i don’t take lightly. It is the most important job i will ever do.” A month after their announcement, though, the couple shared that they experienced a pregnancy loss. They later revealed that they were “moving forward” with their future and still planned to expand their family. Though Spears doesn’t often mention Asghari in her memoir, she does briefly touch on that event, saying that she was “devastated” by the loss.

On June 9, 2022, after five years of dating and less than one year of being engaged, Spears and Asghari tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony in Los Angeles. A source told People that the singer cried several times on her big day — all “happy tears.”

However, on Aug. 16, Asghari filed for divorce from Spears, citing irreconcilable differences, per court documents obtained by POPSUGAR. Asghari noted their date of separation as July 28, 2023. Reps for Spears and Asghari did not respond to POPSUGAR’s requests for comments at the time.

Ahead, take a look at every big moment in Spears and Asghari’s relationship timeline.