Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari has said the pair have decided to end their “journey together” after 14 months of marriage.
A divorce petition filed on Wednesday and seen by BBC News cited “irreconcilable differences” between Mr Asghari, 29, and Ms Spears, 41.
The couple got engaged in September 2021 and were married in a small but star-studded ceremony in June 2022.
Rumours of their marital struggles were reported in US tabloids this year.
Ms Spears became a global superstar after her song …Baby One More Time was released when she was just 16. She went on to have hits including Toxic, Womanizer and Oops!…I Did It Again.
In a post on Instagram, Mr Asghari said: “After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together.
“We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each other and I wish her the best always.
“Shit happens.
“Asking for privacy seems rediculous [sic] so I will just ask for everyone including media to be kind and thoughtful.”
Representatives for Ms Spears have not yet commented.
The musician did not address the divorce in a Wednesday night post to her 42 million Instagram followers, instead writing that she was “buying a horse soon”.
According to the dissolution of marriage petition filed by Mr Asghari in Los Angeles County Superior Court, he asks that spousal support and attorneys’ fees be paid by Ms Spears.
The Iranian-American actor, model and fitness trainer met Ms Spears while she was shooting the video for her song Slumber Party in 2016.
He was a vocal supporter of her efforts to end her father Jamie’s conservatorship, a fight she won just months before their marriage.
