Sam Asghari Calls Britney Spears' Conservatorship the 'Weirdest Thing to Deal with' in Their Relationship

Mar. 15, 2025

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari in 2019.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

Sam Asghariis opening up abouthis relationshipwithBritney Spears.During the Monday, Jan. 27 episode ofKate HudsonandOliver Hudson’s podcastSibling Revelry, the actor and model spoke about dating and being married to Spears, 43, amid her conservatorship. Spears and Asghari, 30,met in 2016,wed in June 2022andseparated 14 months later.Asghari, who is in season three ofThe Traitors, said their relationship was going “really well” until he learned about herconservatorship, which she was under from 2008 to 2021. “And that’s when I was like, wait a minute. Like, I thought I’m in America. What do you mean?” [He came to the United States from Iran at age 12.]He called Spears' conservatorship “the weirdest thing to deal with,” which surprised Asghari, who thought fame-related things like fans or money would be most “hard to deal with” in Hollywood.Britney Spears in 2016.Marco Piraccini\Archivio Marco Piraccini\Mondadori via Getty"One of the hardest things, I think, to deal with when you go into entertainment is your parents and the people around you, and everything that happens, and everybody that comes into your life that’s taken advantage — that damages you because those are the people that are closest to you.““Usually, the people that are around you, the people that you allow into your circle, you kind of are vulnerable to them,” Asghari continued.“They take an advantage because they think, you know, you you owe something to them or something, which is so ridiculous. That was the most difficult and weird spiral thing that I’ve witnessed in my life ever.“Asghari also mentioned the best thing he felt he could do during this period of Spears' life was to “provide support in that moment.” He tried to “provide information” and “resources that might be helpful, and really try to understand why” the conservatorship even happened.Britney Spears and Sam Asghari in April 2018.J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAADSpears entered aconservatorshipin 2008 following a public mental health crisis.Her father Jamie, who was in charge of theconservatorship, reportedly kept her under a weekly allowance and from making changes to her home, among other restrictions.She remained in the arrangement until 2021 whenJamie was suspended from his role of conservatorfollowingcourt hearings, and theconservatorship was terminated, whichBritney called “the best day of her life”.Looking back, Asghari doesn’t regret the relationship. “I’m always gonna be grateful and happy that it ever even happened,” he reflected onSibling Revelry.Sam Asghari in 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In November 2024,Asghari told PEOPLEabout how he was handling the new chapter of his life followinghis divorce from Spears getting finalized.“You just got to keep it positive,” he said at the time. “You got to stay grounded and understand what the truth is and really just live with that rather than other people’s opinions or anything like that.”

Sam Asghariis opening up abouthis relationshipwithBritney Spears.

During the Monday, Jan. 27 episode ofKate HudsonandOliver Hudson’s podcastSibling Revelry, the actor and model spoke about dating and being married to Spears, 43, amid her conservatorship. Spears and Asghari, 30,met in 2016,wed in June 2022andseparated 14 months later.

Asghari, who is in season three ofThe Traitors, said their relationship was going “really well” until he learned about herconservatorship, which she was under from 2008 to 2021. “And that’s when I was like, wait a minute. Like, I thought I’m in America. What do you mean?” [He came to the United States from Iran at age 12.]

He called Spears' conservatorship “the weirdest thing to deal with,” which surprised Asghari, who thought fame-related things like fans or money would be most “hard to deal with” in Hollywood.

Britney Spears in 2016.Marco Piraccini\Archivio Marco Piraccini\Mondadori via Getty

Marco Piraccini\Archivio Marco Piraccini\Mondadori via Getty

“One of the hardest things, I think, to deal with when you go into entertainment is your parents and the people around you, and everything that happens, and everybody that comes into your life that’s taken advantage — that damages you because those are the people that are closest to you.”

“Usually, the people that are around you, the people that you allow into your circle, you kind of are vulnerable to them,” Asghari continued.

“They take an advantage because they think, you know, you you owe something to them or something, which is so ridiculous. That was the most difficult and weird spiral thing that I’ve witnessed in my life ever.”

Asghari also mentioned the best thing he felt he could do during this period of Spears' life was to “provide support in that moment.” He tried to “provide information” and “resources that might be helpful, and really try to understand why” the conservatorship even happened.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari in April 2018.J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD

J. Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD

Spears entered aconservatorshipin 2008 following a public mental health crisis.Her father Jamie, who was in charge of theconservatorship, reportedly kept her under a weekly allowance and from making changes to her home, among other restrictions.

She remained in the arrangement until 2021 whenJamie was suspended from his role of conservatorfollowingcourt hearings, and theconservatorship was terminated, whichBritney called “the best day of her life”.

Looking back, Asghari doesn’t regret the relationship. “I’m always gonna be grateful and happy that it ever even happened,” he reflected onSibling Revelry.

Sam Asghari in 2024.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

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In November 2024,Asghari told PEOPLEabout how he was handling the new chapter of his life followinghis divorce from Spears getting finalized.

“You just got to keep it positive,” he said at the time. “You got to stay grounded and understand what the truth is and really just live with that rather than other people’s opinions or anything like that.”

source: people.com