Published on, Aug. 27 -- August 27, 2025 6:56 AM

Iranian-born actor-model Sam Asghari responded to his ex-wife, pop star Britney Spears, calling their 14-month marriage a 'fake distraction'.

For the unversed, Grammy-winning pop star Britney Spears said on Monday that her third marriage, to Sam Asghari, was a mere distraction and shield from the other struggles of her life, including separation from her kids.

"We're just people so fragile and human, the hardest years of my life were my two sons gone for those 3 years," the mother of Sean, 20, and Jayden, 19, whom she shares with her second husband, dancer Kevin Federline, wrote in an Instagram post.

"I was cut off from calling or texting and I remember in shock my secret to survival wa...