Britney Spears’ Ex Columbus Short Congratulates Her on Wedding


Columbus Short
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Happy that she’s happy! Columbus ShortShared his best wishes to ex-girlfriend Britney SpearsAfter hearing her tell it, she got married. Sam Asghari.

“That’s huge. I think she’s finally gonna find her happy,” the Scandal alum, 39, told TMZ on Thursday, June 9, after a reporter told him that the Grammy winner, 40, was set to wed the model, 28. “Finding your happy is important. She found her happy.”

The Cadillac RecordsStar claimed in his 2020 memoir Short StoriesSpears and he briefly dated each other in 2003, while he was working as a dancer and producer with her. The following year, the “Toxic” singer wed Kevin FederlineJayden, 15, and Sean Preston (16) are her sons.

“Let her get her happy on,” Short continued on Thursday. “She deserves it. She entertained us for years. She gave us record after record, videos after videos, tour after tour — let the girl get her happy on.”

The CrossroadsActress and the HacksAfter five years of being together, the couple tied the knot in California on Thursday. “I am very ecstatic this day has come,” a rep for Asghari told Us WeeklyAfter the ceremony. “I know he wanted this for so long. He is always there to support and care for us every step of the journey. I am so grateful to have Sam in my life and can’t wait for the future they will build together.”

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Britney Spears and Sam Asghari
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Neither of Spears’ parents, JamieAnd Lynne SpearsThe event was attended by their sister,. Her sister, Jamie Lynne Spears, and her brother Bryan Spears, also didn’t attend the nuptials, which took place around 8:30 p.m. PT.

However, there were a few notable faces present, including Madonna, Selena Gomez, Drew BarrymoreAnd Paris Hilton. The socialite, aged 41, attended with her husband. Carter Reum, and her mom. Kathy Hilton. The afterparty will be held at the Confessions from a Heiress author joined Britney for a rendition of “Stars Are Blind.”

The “Lucky” songstress and the Can You Keep a Secret from Others?Star got engaged September 2021. An insider said that Asghari proposed three months later. Use that Britney didn’t plan on inviting any of her family members to her wedding.

“Britney can’t wait to get married and truly start her life,” the source added in December 2021. “They’ve already begun planning, and she is so happy she gets to finally make these decisions.”

Britney announced that they were expecting their first baby together earlier this year. But Britney confirmed that she had miscarried.

“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we have lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy,” read an image shared on both Britney and Asghari’s Instagram profiles. “This is a devastating time for any parent.”

The DollfaceThe alum later confirmed that the couple plan to keep trying for a little one. “We will be expanding our family soon,” he wrote via Instagram last month. “We are taking things positively and moving forward with our future.”

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