17 August 2023 , 15:10
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Britney Spears has ensured her $60million (£47million) fortune is well protected in an “iron-clad” pre-nuptial agreement after her shock split from Sam Asghari.
The couple wed in a star-studded ceremony in June last year, surrounded by A-list stars including Paris Hilton and Drew Barrymore, but the Toxic hitmaker’s family, including her sons Jayden and Sean, were missing from the nuptials, which took place at her lavish home in Thousands Oaks, Los Angeles.
Britney and Sam were the picture of wedded bliss in the months after they exchanged vows, but the personal trainer had reportedly moved out following a “huge argument” over cheating rumours, and filed for divorce. However, her legal team made sure the pop icon’s multi-million dollar fortune was protected.
The couple are splitting after a year of marriage (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)The prenup reportedly ensures Sam won't get a penny from Britney's earnings made up to this point, TMZ reported. The star has a reported net worth of around $60million (£47million). This means under the terms of the prenup, if the couple were to divorce, the 29-year-old budding actor will not receive any of the star's past earnings from her tours, albums, and movie roles.
It's also believed that her legal team, including Mathew Rosengart, the lawyer who helped Britney end her 13-year conservatorship, were called shortly after the couple got engaged in order to get the prenup underway. Sam even cheekily poked fun at the prenup after he was inundated with messages regarding Britney’s fortune before their wedding.
'I'm spending £20k on a new bathroom - but won't help my brother out with cash'
The prenup has reportedly protected Britney's massive fortune (Getty Images for GLAAD)“Thank you everyone who is concerned about The prenup! Of course we're getting an iron clad prenup to protect my jeep and shoe collection incase she dumps me one day,” the fitness instructor said after news broke of the couple’s engagement. And it looks like Sam will be getting a below-average payout following the split.
Not only will Sam fail to stake a claim on any of the vast fortune Britney made before they were married, the amount of money he will be paid will be capped, according to US Weekly. The stuntman will reportedly receive $1million (£784,000) per every two years of their marriage, with a cap at $10million (£7.8million) after 15 years, but the couple were married for only 14 months, meaning any cash Sam is entitled to is now in doubt.
Britney and Sam wed in June last year (Britney Spears/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CepJ5VnPayr/)He also waived any claims to Britney's music collection, including her platinum-selling albums and singles, and his name is not listed on the deeds of their shared home in Thousand Oaks, which is reportedly worth more than $11million (£8.6million). According to the prenup, the house will be put into a limited liability company in the event of a divorce.
Since marrying Sam, Britney has signed a $15million (£11.8million) deal for her explosive memoir The Woman In Me, and also released two singles - a duet with Elton John for an updated version of his classic track Tiny Dancer, and Mind Your Business with will.i.am. It’s currently unclear as to whether Sam is entitled to any of the money made, and his lawyer said things still needed to be determined regarding their financial situation.
“Sam has yet to determine the full nature and extent of the separate property assets and obligations of each party,” his lawyer Neal Hersh explained in a statement. “There are various items of community and quasi-community assets and debts, the full nature and extent of which are unknown to (Sam) at this time.”